About this stotra
Mangala stotras are normally recited at the end of reciting several stotras or the end of singing several songs or at the end of an auspicious function. The devotee wishes auspiciousness to the Lord. Mangalam may also mean good wishes or wishes for a happy ending. Hanumath Mangalashtakam is an octet that is recited at the end of Hanuman Pooja during Arati. It enumerates Hanuman’s traits. This Mantra is chanted to cure diseases and solve all problems in life.
Hanuman Mangalashtakam lyrics and meaning
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Verse 1
वैशाखे मासि कृष्णायां दशम्यां मन्दवासरे।
पूर्वाभाद्रप्रभूताय मङ्गलं श्रीहनूमते ॥ १ ॥
vaiśākhe māsi kṛṣṇāyāṃ daśamyāṃ mandavāsare.
pūrvābhādraprabhūtāya maṅgalaṃ śrīhanūmate .. 1 ..
Mangalam to Sri Hanuman,
Who was born in the month of Visaka,
On the tenth day of the rising moon,
On a Saturday on Poorva bhadra star.
Word by word
- वैशाखे (vaiśākhe)
- in the month of Vaiśākha
- मासि (māsi)
- in the month
- कृष्णायां (kṛṣṇāyām)
- in the dark fortnight
- दशम्यां (daśamyām)
- on the tenth day
- मन्दवासरे (mandavāsare)
- on a Saturday (manda:slow, dull (Saturday) | vāsare:on the day)
- पूर्वाभाद्रप्रभूताय (pūrvābhādraprabhūtāya)
- born under Pūrvabhādra star (pūrvābhādra:Pūrvabhādra (star) | prabhūtāya:born to)
- मङ्गलं (maṅgalaṃ)
- auspiciousness
- श्रीहनूमते (śrīhanūmate)
- to Sri Hanuman (śrī:revered, auspicious | hanūmate:to Hanuman)
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Verse 2
करुणारसपूर्णाय फलापूपप्रियाय च ।
माणिक्यहारकण्ठाय मङ्गलं श्रीहनूमते ॥ २ ॥
karuṇārasapūrṇāya phalāpūpapriyāya ca .
māṇikyahārakaṇṭhāya maṅgalaṃ śrīhanūmate .. 2 ..
Mangalam to Sri Hanuman,
Who has respect for his teachers,
Who likes sweets prepared out of fruits,
And whose different hands are decorated by gems.
Word by word
- करुणारसपूर्णाय (karuṇārasapūrṇāya)
- full of compassion (karuṇā:compassion | rasa:essence | pūrṇāya:full of)
- फलापूपप्रियाय (phalāpūpapriyāya)
- fond of fruit sweets (phala:fruit | āpūpa:sweets | priyāya:fond of)
- च (ca)
- and
- माणिक्यहारकण्ठाय (māṇikyahārakaṇṭhāya)
- neck adorned with gem necklace (māṇikya:gem | hāra:necklace | kaṇṭhāya:to the neck)
- मङ्गलं (maṅgalaṃ)
- auspiciousness
- श्रीहनूमते (śrīhanūmate)
- to Sri Hanuman (śrī:revered | hanūmate:to Hanuman)
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Verse 3
सुवर्चलाकलत्राय चतुर्भुजधराय च ।
उष्ट्रारूढाय वीराय मङ्गलं श्रीहनूमते ॥ ३ ॥
suvarcalākalatrāya caturbhujadharāya ca .
uṣṭrārūḍhāya vīrāya maṅgalaṃ śrīhanūmate .. 3 ..
Mangalam to Sri Hanuman,
Who is the consort of Suvarchala,
Who has four arms,
And who is the hero who rides,
On a beam of light.
Word by word
- सुवर्चलाकलत्राय (suvarcalākalatrāya)
- to the consort of Suvarchala (suvarcalā:Suvarchala | kalatrāya:to the consort)
- चतुर्भुजधराय (caturbhujadharāya)
- to the four-armed bearer (catur:four | bhuja:arms | dharāya:to the bearer)
- च (ca)
- and
- उष्ट्रारूढाय (uṣṭrārūḍhāya)
- to the camel-rider (uṣṭra:camel | ārūḍhāya:to the rider)
- वीराय (vīrāya)
- to the hero
- मङ्गलं (maṅgalaṃ)
- auspiciousness
- श्रीहनूमते (śrīhanūmate)
- to Sri Hanuman (śrī:Sri | hanūmate:to Hanuman)
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Verse 4
दिव्यमङ्गलदेहाय पीताम्बरधराय च ।
तप्तकाञ्चनवर्णाय मङ्गलं श्रीहनूमते ॥ ४ ॥
divyamaṅgaladehāya pītāmbaradharāya ca .
taptakāñcanavarṇāya maṅgalaṃ śrīhanūmate .. 4 ..
Mangalam to Sri Hanuman,
Who has a blessed holy body,
Who wears the yellow silk,
And who is of the colour of molten gold.
Word by word
- दिव्यमङ्गलदेहाय (divyamaṅgaladehāya)
- to the divine auspicious body (divya:divine | maṅgala:auspicious | dehāya:to the body)
- पीताम्बरधराय (pītāmbaradharāya)
- to the wearer of yellow garments (pīta:yellow | ambara:garment | dharāya:to the wearer)
- च (ca)
- and
- तप्तकाञ्चनवर्णाय (taptakāñcanavarṇāya)
- to the one of molten gold color (tapta:molten | kāñcana:gold | varṇāya:to the one of color)
- मङ्गलं (maṅgalaṃ)
- auspiciousness
- श्रीहनूमते (śrīhanūmate)
- to Sri Hanuman (śrī:Sri | hanūmate:to Hanuman)
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Verse 5
भक्तरक्षणशीलाय जानकीशोकहारिणे ।
ज्वलत्पावकनेत्राय मङ्गलं श्रीहनूमते ॥ ५ ॥
bhaktarakṣaṇaśīlāya jānakīśokahāriṇe .
jvalatpāvakanetrāya maṅgalaṃ śrīhanūmate .. 5 ..
Mangalam to Sri Hanuman,
Who is known to save his devotees,
Who destroyed the sorrow of Janaki,
And who has the purest eyes of the world.
Word by word
- भक्तरक्षणशीलाय (bhaktarakṣaṇaśīlāya)
- to the protector of devotees (bhakta:devotee | rakṣaṇa:protection | śīlāya:to the one with nature)
- जानकीशोकहारिणे (jānakīśokahāriṇe)
- remover of Janaki's sorrow (jānakī:Janaki | śoka:sorrow | hāriṇe:to the remover)
- ज्वलत्पावकनेत्राय (jvalatpāvakanetrāya)
- to the one with fiery eyes (jvalat:fiery | pāvaka:fire | netrāya:to the one with eyes)
- मङ्गलं (maṅgalaṃ)
- auspiciousness
- श्रीहनूमते (śrīhanūmate)
- to Lord Hanuman (śrī:revered | hanūmate:to Hanuman)
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Verse 6
पम्पातीरविहाराय सौमित्रिप्राणदायिने ।
सृष्टिकारणभूताय मङ्गलं श्रीहनूमते ॥ ६ ॥
pampātīravihārāya saumitriprāṇadāyine .
sṛṣṭikāraṇabhūtāya maṅgalaṃ śrīhanūmate .. 6 ..
Mangalam to Sri Hanuman,
Who lives in the shores of Pampa river,
Who saved the life of Lakshmana,
And who is in the throat of the whole world.
Word by word
- पम्पातीरविहाराय (pampātīravihārāya)
- to the one dwelling on Pampa's shore (pampā:Pampa | tīra:shore | vihāra:dwelling | āya:to the one)
- सौमित्रिप्राणदायिने (saumitriprāṇadāyine)
- to the giver of life to Lakshmana (saumitri:Lakshmana | prāṇa:life | dāyine:to the giver)
- सृष्टिकारणभूताय (sṛṣṭikāraṇabhūtāya)
- to the cause of creation (sṛṣṭi:creation | kāraṇa:cause | bhūtāya:to the one who is)
- मङ्गलं (maṅgalaṃ)
- auspiciousness
- श्रीहनूमते (śrīhanūmate)
- to Lord Hanuman (śrī:Lord | hanūmate:to Hanuman)
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Verse 7
रम्भावनविहाराय गन्धमादनवासिने ।
सर्वलोकैकनाथाय मङ्गलं श्रीहनूमते ॥ ७ ॥
rambhāvanavihārāya gandhamādanavāsine .
sarvalokaikanāthāya maṅgalaṃ śrīhanūmate .. 7 ..
Mangalam to Sri Hanuman,
Who lived in the forests of Rampa,
Who lived with pleasant happy people,
And who is in the throat of the whole world.
Word by word
- रम्भा (rambhā)
- Rambha
- वन (vana)
- forest
- विहाराय (vihārāya)
- for the enjoyment
- गन्धमादन (gandhamādana)
- Gandhamadana
- वासिने (vāsine)
- to the resident
- सर्व (sarva)
- all
- लोक (loka)
- world
- एक (eka)
- one
- नाथाय (nāthāya)
- to the lord
- मङ्गलं (maṅgalaṃ)
- auspiciousness
- श्रीहनूमते (śrīhanūmate)
- to Lord Hanuman (śrī:revered | hanūmate:to Hanuman)
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Verse 8
पञ्चाननाय भीमाय कालनेमिहराय च ।
कौण्डिन्यगोत्रजाताय मङ्गलं श्रीहनूमते ॥ ८ ॥
pañcānanāya bhīmāya kālanemiharāya ca .
kauṇḍinyagotrajātāya maṅgalaṃ śrīhanūmate .. 8 ..
Mangalam to Sri Hanuman,
Who has five faces, who is gross,
Who killed Kalanemi,
And who belonged to the Koundinya clan.
Word by word
- पञ्चाननाय (pañcānanāya)
- to the five-faced (pañca:five | ānana:face | āya:to)
- भीमाय (bhīmāya)
- to the formidable
- कालनेमिहराय (kālanemiharāya)
- to the slayer of Kalanemi (kālanemi:Kalanemi | harāya:to the slayer)
- च (ca)
- and
- कौण्डिन्यगोत्रजाताय (kauṇḍinyagotrajātāya)
- to the one born in Koundinya clan (kauṇḍinya:Koundinya | gotra:clan | jāta:born | āya:to)
- मङ्गलं (maṅgalaṃ)
- auspiciousness
- श्रीहनूमते (śrīhanūmate)
- to Sri Hanuman (śrī:Sri | hanūmate:to Hanuman)
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Verse 9
इति श्री हनुमान् मङ्गलाष्टकम् ॥
iti śrī hanumān maṅgalāṣṭakam ..
Thus ends the Śrī Hanumān Maṅgalāṣṭakam.
Word by word
- इति (iti)
- thus
- श्री (śrī)
- auspicious
- हनुमान् (hanumān)
- Hanuman
- मङ्गलाष्टकम् (maṅgalāṣṭakam)
- auspicious eight-verse hymn (मङ्गल:auspicious | अष्टकम्:eight-verse hymn)
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