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- Opening doha
- Doha (opening)
निश्चय प्रेम प्रतीति ते, बिनय करैं सनमान।तेहि के कारज सकल शुभ, सिद्ध करैं हनुमान॥
niścaya prema pratīti te, binaya karaĩ sanamāna।tehi ke kāraja sakala śubha, siddha karaĩ hanumāna॥
Whoever prays with certain love and trust, offering a humble and respectful entreaty — Hanuman brings all of that person's auspicious undertakings to fulfillment.
- The 28 chaupais
- Chaupai 1
जय हनुमंत संत हितकारी।सुन लीजै प्रभु अरज हमारी॥
jaya hanumanta santa hitakārī।suna lījai prabhu araja hamārī॥
Glory to Hanuman, benefactor of the saints — O Lord, please hear our humble plea.
- Chaupai 2
जन के काज बिलंब न कीजै।आतुर दौरि महा सुख दीजै॥
jana ke kāja bilamba na kījai।ātura dauri mahā sukha dījai॥
Do not delay in your servant's task — hasten at once and grant great happiness.
- Chaupai 3
जैसे कूदि सिंधु महिपारा।सुरसा बदन पैठि बिस्तारा॥
jaise kūdi sindhu mahipārā।surasā badana paiṭhi bistārā॥
Just as you leapt clear across the great ocean, and entered the ever-widening mouth of Surasa —
- Chaupai 4
आगे जाय लंकिनी रोका।मारेहु लात गई सुरलोका॥
āge jāya laṅkinī rokā।mārehu lāta gaī suralokā॥
Further on, Lankini blocked your way — one blow from you sent her to the world of the gods.
- Chaupai 5
जाय बिभीषन को सुख दीन्हा।सीता निरखि परमपद लीन्हा॥
jāya bibhīṣana ko sukha dīnhā।sītā nirakhi paramapada līnhā॥
You brought comfort to Vibhishan, and on beholding Sita, reached the highest fulfillment of your mission.
- Chaupai 6
बाग उजारि सिंधु महँ बोरा।अति आतुर जमकातर तोरा॥
bāga ujāri sindhu mahã borā।ati ātura jamakātara torā॥
You laid waste the pleasure garden and plunged it into the sea; with utmost speed, you tore through the terror of Death itself.
- Chaupai 7
अक्षय कुमार मारि संहारा।लूम लपेटि लंक को जारा॥
akṣaya kumāra māri sanhārā।lūma lapeṭi laṅka ko jārā॥
You struck down and destroyed Akshaykumar; wrapping your blazing tail around it, you set Lanka ablaze.
- Chaupai 8
लाह समान लंक जरि गई।जय जय धुनि सुरपुर नभ भई॥
lāha samāna laṅka jari gaī।jaya jaya dhuni surapura nabha bhaī॥
Lanka burned down like a stick of lac, and shouts of victory rose through the sky and the world of the gods.
- Chaupai 9
अब बिलंब केहि कारन स्वामी।कृपा करहु उर अंतरयामी॥
aba bilamba kehi kārana svāmī।kṛpā karahu ura antarayāmī॥
Now, my Lord, for what reason is there delay? Show your grace, O knower of every heart.
- Chaupai 10
जय जय लखन प्रान के दाता।आतुर ह्वै दुख करहु निपाता॥
jaya jaya lakhana prāna ke dātā।ātura hvai dukha karahu nipātā॥
Glory, glory to you, giver of life back to Lakshman — hasten now and put an end to my suffering.
- Chaupai 11
जै हनुमान जयति बल-सागर।सुर-समूह-समरथ भट-नागर॥
jai hanumāna jayati bala-sāgara।sura-samūha-samaratha bhaṭa-nāgara॥
Victory to Hanuman, ocean of strength — a warrior skilled and able beyond the whole assembly of gods.
- Chaupai 12
ॐ हनु हनु हनु हनुमंत हठीले।बैरिहि मारु बज्र की कीले॥
oṃ hanu hanu hanu hanumanta haṭhīle।bairihi māru bajra kī kīle॥
Om, hanu hanu hanu — O resolute Hanuman, strike down the enemy with a spike of thunderbolt.
- Chaupai 13
ॐ ह्नीं ह्नीं ह्नीं हनुमंत कपीसा।ॐ हुं हुं हुं हनु अरि उर सीसा॥
oṃ hnīṃ hnīṃ hnīṃ hanumanta kapīsā।oṃ huṃ huṃ huṃ hanu ari ura sīsā॥
Om, hnim hnim hnim — O Hanuman, lord of monkeys. Om, hum hum hum — strike at the enemy's heart and head.
- Chaupai 14
जय अंजनि कुमार बलवंता।शंकरसुवन बीर हनुमंता॥
jaya añjani kumāra balavantā।śaṅkarasuvana bīra hanumantā॥
Victory to the mighty son of Anjani, heroic Hanuman, son of Shankar.
- Chaupai 15
बदन कराल काल-कुल-घालक।राम सहाय सदा प्रतिपालक॥
badana karāla kāla-kula-ghālaka।rāma sahāya sadā pratipālaka॥
Fearsome of face, destroyer of the forces of death — ever Rama's helper and protector.
- Chaupai 16
भूत, प्रेत, पिसाच निसाचर।अगिन बेताल काल मारी मर॥
bhūta, preta, pisāca nisācara।agina betāla kāla mārī mara॥
Ghosts, spirits, demons, and night-wandering rakshasas; fire-spirits, vetals, and deadly plague —
- Chaupai 17
इन्हें मारु, तोहि सपथ राम की।राखु नाथ मरजाद नाम की॥
inhẽ māru, tohi sapatha rāma kī।rākhu nātha marajāda nāma kī॥
Strike all these down — by Rama's own oath I entreat you — and uphold, O Lord, the honor of your name.
- Chaupai 18
सत्य होहु हरि सपथ पाइ कै।राम दूत धरु मारु धाइ कै॥
satya hohu hari sapatha pāi kai।rāma dūta dharu māru dhāi kai॥
Prove true to the oath of Hari — O messenger of Rama, rush forth, seize, and strike.
- Chaupai 19
जय जय जय हनुमंत अगाधा।दुख पावत जन केहि अपराधा॥
jaya jaya jaya hanumanta agādhā।dukha pāvata jana kehi aparādhā॥
Victory, victory, victory to you, unfathomable Hanuman — for what fault does your servant suffer so?
- Chaupai 20
पूजा जप तप नेम अचारा।नहिं जानत कछु दास तुम्हारा॥
pūjā japa tapa nema acārā।nahĩ jānata kachu dāsa tumhārā॥
Of worship, chanting, austerity, vows, and ritual conduct, this servant of yours knows nothing at all.
- Chaupai 21
बन उपबन मग गिरि गृह माहीं।तुम्हरे बल हौं डरपत नाहीं॥
bana upabana maga giri gṛha māhī̃।tumhare bala hauṃ ḍarapata nāhī̃॥
In forest or grove, on the road, the mountain, or at home — trusting in your strength, I fear nothing.
- Chaupai 22
जनकसुता हरि दास कहावौ।ताकी सपथ बिलंब न लावौ॥
janakasutā hari dāsa kahāvau।tākī sapatha bilamba na lāvau॥
You are known as the servant of Sita, the daughter of Janak — by her name, do not delay.
- Chaupai 23
जै जै जै धुनि होत अकासा।सुमिरत होय दुसह दुख नासा॥
jai jai jai dhuni hota akāsā।sumirata hoya dusaha dukha nāsā॥
Cries of victory, victory, victory rise into the sky — remembering you, even unbearable suffering is destroyed.
- Chaupai 24
चरन पकरि, कर जोरि मनावौं।यहि औसर अब केहि गोहरावौं॥
carana pakari, kara jori manāvaũ।yahi ausara aba kehi goharāvaũ॥
Holding your feet, with joined hands I plead — at this moment, who else can I call upon?
- Chaupai 25
उठु, उठु, चलु, तोहि राम दुहाई।पायँ परौं, कर जोरि मनाई॥
uṭhu, uṭhu, calu, tohi rāma duhāī।pāyã̃ paraũ, kara jori manāī॥
Rise, rise, come now — I call on Rama's name to summon you; I fall at your feet, pleading with joined hands.
- Chaupai 26
ॐ चं चं चं चं चपल चलंता।ॐ हनु हनु हनु हनु हनुमंता॥
oṃ caṃ caṃ caṃ caṃ capala calantā।oṃ hanu hanu hanu hanu hanumantā॥
Om, cham cham cham cham — swift and ever in motion. Om, hanu hanu hanu hanu — Hanuman.
- Chaupai 27
ॐ हं हं हाँक देत कपि चंचल।ॐ सं सं सहमि पराने खल-दल॥
oṃ haṃ haṃ hā̃ka deta kapi cañcala।oṃ saṃ saṃ sahami parāne khala-dala॥
Om, ham ham — the swift monkey lets out his roar. Om, sam sam — the hordes of the wicked flee in terror.
- Chaupai 28
अपने जन को तुरत उबारौ।सुमिरत होय आनंद हमारौ॥
apane jana ko turata ubārau।sumirata hoya ānanda hamārau॥
Save your own servant at once — remembering you alone brings us joy.
- The 4 phalas
- Phala Shruti 1
यह बजरंग-बाण जेहि मारै।ताहि कहौ फिरि कवन उबारै॥
yaha bajaraṅga-bāṇa jehi mārai।tāhi kahau phiri kavana ubārai॥
Whomever this Bajrang Baan strikes down — tell me, who then could possibly save them?
- Phala Shruti 2
पाठ करै बजरंग-बाण की।हनुमत रक्षा करै प्रान की॥
pāṭha karai bajaraṅga-bāṇa kī।hanumata rakṣā karai prāna kī॥
Whoever recites this Bajrang Baan — Hanuman himself protects their very life.
- Phala Shruti 3
यह बजरंग बाण जो जापैं।तासों भूत-प्रेत सब कापैं॥
yaha bajaraṅga bāṇa jo jāpaĩ।tāsoṃ bhūta-preta saba kāpaĩ॥
Whoever chants this Bajrang Baan — before them, every ghost and evil spirit trembles.
- Phala Shruti 4
धूप देय जो जपै हमेसा।ताके तन नहिं रहै कलेसा॥
dhūpa deya jo japai hamesā।tāke tana nahĩ rahai kalesā॥
Whoever offers incense and chants this always — no affliction remains in their body.
- Closing doha
- Doha (closing)
उर प्रतीति दृढ़, सरन ह्वै, पाठ करै धरि ध्यान।बाधा सब हर, करैं सब काम सफल हनुमान॥
ura pratīti dṛḍha, sarana hvai, pāṭha karai dhari dhyāna।bādhā saba hara, karaĩ saba kāma saphala hanumāna॥
For one who takes refuge with firm faith in the heart and recites this with focused attention, Hanuman removes every obstacle and brings all undertakings to success.
Overview
The Bajrang Baan (श्री बजरंग बाण, “Hanuman’s arrow”) is a Hanuman stotra recited for protection — not a chalisa in the strict sense of forty measured verses, despite being grouped with the chalisas here for cataloguing. Its structure is its own: an opening doha asking for Hanuman’s grace, a body of chaupai-like couplets that recall his deeds from the Ramayana while invoking him directly through a run of bija (seed) mantras, and a closing phala shruti describing the protection said to come from reciting it, framed by a final doha. Where the Hanuman Chalisa is a hymn of daily praise, the Bajrang Baan is usually reached for with a more specific, urgent intent — warding off fear, hostility, or malevolent influence, as its name (baan, “arrow”) suggests.
Origin and source
Like the Hanuman Chalisa, the Bajrang Baan is traditionally attributed to Tulsidas and composed in Awadhi, the same literary Hindi dialect as the Ramcharitmanas — the closing line of the text itself names him as its author. Unlike the Chalisa, though, its text is not fully standardized: devotional collections and printed gutkas circulate more than one version, differing in a handful of couplets, their wording, and their order. The text given here follows the shorter sequence that is corroborated word for word across independent Hindi devotional sources, rather than a longer variant that some print editions carry with a couple of additional couplets inserted into the middle.
How it is recited
The Bajrang Baan is most often recited together with the Hanuman Chalisa, either right after it or in its own separate sitting, and it shares the Chalisa’s association with Tuesday and Saturday, the two days most closely linked to Hanuman worship. Devotees tend to reach for it at times of fear, obstruction, or hostility in particular, though a single daily recitation alongside the Chalisa is the more common, everyday practice. Some devotees repeat it a set number of times — eleven is common — in one sitting, especially when reciting it for a specific difficulty rather than as part of a daily routine.
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