Lord Hanuman

śrī hanumadaṣṭakam

(Shri Hanumadashtakam in English (IAST))

Traditional

Shri Hanumadashtakam is a profound octet dedicated to Lord Hanuman, the quintessential devotee of Lord Rama. Composed in elegant Sanskrit, this stotra serves as a passionate plea for spiritual liberation and divine grace. The devotee acknowledges their own worldly attachments and karmic burdens, seeking refuge at the lotus feet of Hanuman to overcome the fire of material existence. Chanting this hymn with devotion is believed to instill mental strength, alleviate suffering, and remove obstacles. It acts as a powerful tool for those desiring the steadfast faith and humble service that define the character of Lord Hanuman.

śrīraghurājapadābjaniketana paṅkajalocana maṅgalarāśe
caṇḍamahābhujadaṇḍa surārivikhaṇḍanapaṇḍita pāhi dayālo |
pātakinaṃ ca samuddhara māṃ mahatāṃ hi satāmapi mānamudāraṃ
tvāṃ bhajato mama dehi dayāghana he hanuman svapadāmbujadāsyam || 1 ||
saṃsṛtitāpamahānaladagdhatanūruhamarmatanorativelaṃ
putradhanasvajanātmagṛhādiṣu saktamateratikilbiṣamūrteḥ |
kenacidapyamalena purākṛtapuṇyasupuñjalavena vibho vai
tvāṃ bhajato mama dehi dayāghana he hanuman svapadāmbujadāsyam || 2 ||
saṃsṛtikūpamanalpamaghoranidāghanidānamajasramaśeṣaṃ
prāpya suduḥkhasahasrabhujaṅgaviṣaikasamākulasarvatanorme |
ghoramahākṛpaṇāpadameva gatasya hare patitasya bhavābdhau
tvāṃ bhajato mama dehi dayāghana he hanuman svapadāmbujadāsyam || 3 ||
saṃsṛtisindhuviśālakarālamahābalakālajhaṣagrasanārtaṃ
vyagrasamagradhiyaṃ kṛpaṇaṃ ca mahāmadanakrasucakrahṛtāsum |
kālamahārasanorminipīḍitamuddhara dīnamananyagatiṃ māṃ
tvāṃ bhajato mama dehi dayāghana he hanuman svapadāmbujadāsyam || 4 ||
saṃsṛtighoramahāgahane carato maṇirañjitapuṇyasumūrteḥ
manmathabhīkaraghoramahogramṛgapravarārditagātrasusandheḥ |
matsaratāpaviśeṣanipīḍitabāhyamateśca kathaṃ cidameyaṃ
tvāṃ bhajato mama dehi dayāghana he hanuman svapadāmbujadāsyam || 5 ||
saṃsṛtivṛkṣamanekaśatāghanidānamanantavikarmasuśākhaṃ
duḥkhaphalaṃ karaṇādipalāśamanaṅgasupuṣpamacintyasumūlam |
taṃ hyadhiruhya hare patitaṃ śaraṇāgatameva vimocaya mūḍhaṃ
tvāṃ bhajato mama dehi dayāghana he hanuman svapadāmbujadāsyam || 6 ||
saṃsṛtipannagavaktrabhayaṅkaradaṃṣṭramahāviṣadagdhaśarīraṃ
prāṇavinirgamabhītisamākulamandamanāthamatīva viṣaṇṇam |
mohamahākuhare patitaṃ dayayoddhara māmajitendriyakāmaṃ
tvāṃ bhajato mama dehi dayāghana he hanuman svapadāmbujadāsyam || 7 ||
indriyanāmakacoragaṇairhṛtatattvavivekamahādhanarāśiṃ
saṃsṛtijālanipātitameva mahābalibhiśca vikhaṇḍitakāyam |
tvatpadapadmamanuttamamāśritamāśu kapīśvara pāhi kṛpālo
tvāṃ bhajato mama dehi dayāghana he hanuman svapadāmbujadāsyam || 8 ||
brahmamarudgaṇarudramahendrakirīṭasukoṭilasatpadapīṭhaṃ
dāśarathiṃ japati kṣitimaṇḍala eṣa nidhāya sadaiva hṛdabje |
tasya hanūmata eva śivaṅkaramaṣṭakametadaniṣṭaharaṃ vai
yaḥ satataṃ hi paṭhetsa naro labhate'cyutarāmapadābjanivāsam || 9 ||
iti śrī madhusūdanāśrama śiṣyā'cyutaviracitaṃ śrīmaddanumadaṣṭakam |

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