About this stotra
The Hanuman Pancharatna is traditionally attributed to the great sage and philosopher Adi Shankaracharya. Lord Hanuman is a revered deity in Hindu tradition, known for his unwavering devotion to Lord Rama and his immense strength and courage. He is a central figure in the Ramayana, where he plays a crucial role as a loyal devotee and messenger of Lord Rama, aiding in the rescue of Goddess Sita. Lord Hanuman is often worshipped for his ability to bestow strength, courage, and wisdom upon his devotees.
The Lord Hanuman Pancharatnam is a devotional hymn that praises Lord Hanuman's divine qualities and seeks his blessings. The hymn begins by describing Lord Hanuman as free from worldly desires, with tears of joy and a heart full of devotion, serving as the messenger of Lord Rama. It highlights his youthful, radiant face and compassionate glances, which are filled with the essence of kindness. The hymn continues to extol Lord Hanuman's prowess in overcoming obstacles, likening his eyes to lotus petals and his lips to glowing red berries. He is depicted as the leader of the monkey army and a formidable force against demons, dedicated to protecting the downtrodden. The hymn concludes by stating that those who recite this five-gem hymn of Lord Hanuman will enjoy worldly pleasures and ultimately attain devotion to Lord Rama. Through vivid imagery and epithets, the hymn emphasizes Lord Hanuman's strength, compassion, and unwavering devotion, encouraging devotees to seek his blessings for a life enriched with spiritual fulfillment and protection.
Hanuman Pancharatnam lyrics and meaning
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Verse 1
वीताखिल-विषयेच्छं जातानन्दाश्र पुलकमत्यच्छम् ।
सीतापति दूताद्यं वातात्मजमद्य भावये हृद्यम् ॥ १॥
vītākhila-viṣayecchaṃ jātānandāśra pulakamatyaccham .
sītāpati dūtādyaṃ vātātmajamadya bhāvaye hṛdyam .. 1..
I now call to mind Hanuman, the son of the wind god, gladdening to contemplate, who is free of all sensual desires, who sheds tears of joy and is filled with rapture, who is the purest of the pure and the first of Rama's messengers.
Word by word
- वीताखिल-विषयेच्छम् (vītākhila-viṣayeccham)
- free of all desires (vīta:free of | akhila:all | viṣaya:sensual objects | iccham:desire)
- जातानन्दाश्र (jātānandāśra)
- tears of joy (jāta:born | ānanda:joy | aśra:tears)
- पुलकमत्यच्छम् (pulakamatyaccham)
- filled with rapture (pulaka:rapture | mati:mind | accham:pure)
- सीतापति (sītāpati)
- Lord of Sita (sītā:Sita | pati:lord)
- दूताद्यं (dūtādyaṃ)
- first of messengers (dūta:messenger | ādyaṃ:first)
- वातात्मजम् (vātātmajam)
- son of the wind god (vāta:wind | ātmaja:son)
- अद्य (adya)
- now
- भावये (bhāvaye)
- I contemplate
- हृद्यम् (hṛdyam)
- gladdening
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Verse 2
तरुणारुण मुख-कमलं करुणा-रसपूर-पूरितापाङ्गम् ।
सञ्जीवनमाशासे मञ्जुल-महिमानमञ्जना-भाग्यम् ॥ २॥
taruṇāruṇa mukha-kamalaṃ karuṇā-rasapūra-pūritāpāṅgam .
sañjīvanamāśāse mañjula-mahimānamañjanā-bhāgyam .. 2..
I think of Hanuman, whose face is like the lotus, red like the rising sun, the corners of whose eyes are full of the feeling of mercy, who is life-giving, whose greatness has the quality of beauty, who personifies Anjana's good fortune.
Word by word
- तरुणारुण (taruṇāruṇa)
- young and red (taruṇa:young | aruṇa:red)
- मुख (mukha)
- face
- कमलं (kamalaṃ)
- lotus
- करुणा-रसपूर-पूरितापाङ्गम् (karuṇā-rasapūra-pūritāpāṅgam)
- corners of eyes full of mercy (karuṇā:mercy | rasa:essence | pūra:full | pūrita:filled | apāṅgam:corners of eyes)
- सञ्जीवनम् (sañjīvanam)
- life-giving
- आशासे (āśāse)
- I think of
- मञ्जुल-महिमानम् (mañjula-mahimānam)
- whose greatness has beauty (mañjula:beautiful | mahimānam:greatness)
- अञ्जना-भाग्यम् (añjanā-bhāgyam)
- Anjana's good fortune (añjanā:Anjana | bhāgyam:good fortune)
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Verse 3
शम्बरवैरि-शरातिगमम्बुजदल-विपुल-लोचनोदारम् ।
कम्बुगलमनिलदिष्टम् बिम्ब-ज्वलितोष्ठमेकमवलम्बे ॥ ३॥
śambaravairi-śarātigamambujadala-vipula-locanodāram .
kambugalamaniladiṣṭam bimba-jvalitoṣṭhamekamavalambe .. 3..
I seek refuge in the one who flies faster than the arrows of madana, whose eyes wide as the petals of the lotus are filled with kindness, whose neck is smooth and well-formed as the conch shell, who represented good fortune to the wind god, and whose lips are bright-red like the bimba fruit.
Word by word
- शम्बरवैरि-शरातिगम् (śambaravairi-śarātigam)
- faster than Madana's arrows (śambara:Madana | vaira:enemy | śara:arrow | atigam:faster than)
- अम्बुजदल-विपुल-लोचन-उदारम् (ambujadala-vipula-locana-udāram)
- eyes wide as lotus petals (ambuja:lotus | dala:petal | vipula:wide | locana:eyes | udāram:kind)
- कम्बुगलम् (kambugalam)
- conch-like neck (kambu:conch | gala:neck)
- अनिलदिष्टम् (aniladiṣṭam)
- good fortune to wind god (anila:wind | diṣṭam:fortune)
- बिम्ब-ज्वलित-ओष्ठम् (bimba-jvalita-oṣṭham)
- lips bright-red like bimba (bimba:bimba fruit | jvalita:bright-red | oṣṭham:lips)
- एकम् (ekam)
- one
- अवलम्बे (avalambe)
- I seek refuge
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Verse 4
दूरीकृत-सीतार्तिः प्रकटीकृत-रामवैभव-स्फूर्तिः ।
दारित-दशमुख-कीर्तिः पुरतो मम भातु हनुमतो मूर्तिः ॥ ४॥
dūrīkṛta-sītārtiḥ prakaṭīkṛta-rāmavaibhava-sphūrtiḥ .
dārita-daśamukha-kīrtiḥ purato mama bhātu hanumato mūrtiḥ .. 4..
May the form of Hanuman come resplendent before me, the one that dispelled Sita's grief, that brought out the glory of Shri Rama's prowess, that tore Ravana's reputation into shreds.
Word by word
- दूरीकृत (dūrīkṛta)
- dispelled
- सीतार्तिः (sītārtiḥ)
- Sita's grief (sītā:Sita | artiḥ:grief)
- प्रकटीकृत (prakaṭīkṛta)
- made manifest
- रामवैभवस्फूर्तिः (rāmavaibhavasphūrtiḥ)
- glory of Rama's prowess (rāma:Rama | vaibhava:glory | sphūrtiḥ:prowess)
- दारित (dārita)
- torn
- दशमुखकीर्तिः (daśamukhakīrtiḥ)
- Ravana's reputation (daśamukha:Ravana | kīrtiḥ:reputation)
- पुरतः (purataḥ)
- before
- मम (mama)
- my
- भातु (bhātu)
- may it shine
- हनुमतो (hanumato)
- of Hanuman
- मूर्तिः (mūrtiḥ)
- form
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Verse 5
वानर-निकराध्यक्षं दानवकुल-कुमुद-रविकर-सदृशम् ।
दीन-जनावन-दीक्षं पवन तपः पाकपुञ्जमद्राक्षम् ॥ ५॥
vānara-nikarādhyakṣaṃ dānavakula-kumuda-ravikara-sadṛśam .
dīna-janāvana-dīkṣaṃ pavana tapaḥ pākapuñjamadrākṣam .. 5..
I saw the leader of the Vanara (monkey) populace, the one who was (inimical) like the sun's rays to the (night-blooming) lily of the Danava people (the demonic race), who is dedicated to the protection of those in distress, who was the culmination of the accumulated penances of Vayu.
Word by word
- वानर (vānara)
- monkey
- निकराध्यक्षं (nikarādhyakṣam)
- leader of the group (nikara:group | adhyakṣam:leader)
- दानवकुल (dānavakula)
- of the Danava race (dānava:Danava | kula:race)
- कुमुद (kumuda)
- night-blooming lily
- रविकर (ravikara)
- sun's rays (ravi:sun | kara:rays)
- सदृशम् (sadṛśam)
- like
- दीन (dīna)
- distressed
- जनावन (janāvana)
- protection of people (jana:people | avana:protection)
- दीक्षं (dīkṣam)
- dedicated
- पवन (pavana)
- Vayu
- तपः (tapaḥ)
- penance
- पाकपुञ्जम् (pākapuñjam)
- culmination of penances (pāka:culmination | puñjam:penances)
- अद्राक्षम् (adrākṣam)
- I saw
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Verse 6
एतत्-पवन-सुतस्य स्तोत्रं यः पठति पञ्चरत्नाख्यम् ।
चिरमिह-निखिलान् भोगान् भुङ्क्त्वा श्रीराम-भक्ति-भाग्-भवति ॥ ६॥
etat-pavana-sutasya stotraṃ yaḥ paṭhati pañcaratnākhyam .
ciramiha-nikhilān bhogān bhuṅktvā śrīrāma-bhakti-bhāg-bhavati .. 6..
He who recites this hymn to Hanuman, will become one with the devotees of Shri Rama after enjoying for long the pleasures of this world.
Word by word
- एतत् (etat)
- this
- पवनसुतस्य (pavanasutasya)
- of the son of the wind (pavana:wind | sutasya:of the son)
- स्तोत्रं (stotraṃ)
- hymn
- यः (yaḥ)
- who
- पठति (paṭhati)
- recites
- पञ्चरत्नाख्यम् (pañcaratnākhyam)
- called five jewels (pañca:five | ratna:jewels | ākhyam:called)
- चिरम् (ciram)
- for long
- इह (iha)
- here
- निखिलान् (nikhilān)
- all
- भोगान् (bhogān)
- pleasures
- भुङ्क्त्वा (bhuṅktvā)
- enjoying
- श्रीरामभक्तिभाग् (śrīrāmabhaktibhāg)
- one with devotees of Shri Rama (śrī:Shri | rāma:Rama | bhakti:devotion | bhāg:part)
- भवति (bhavati)
- becomes
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