Shri Hanuman Stavan (Hanumannamaskar) — full paath and English meaning
Hanuman Stavan is a collection of famous vandana shlokas of Hanuman ji; the first doha and 'Atulitabaladhamam' are from Tulsidas's Ramcharitmanas, and the rest are traditional Sanskrit shlokas. It is recited before Sunderkand and Hanuman Chalisa.
On Tuesday, Saturday and before Sunderkand — along with Hanuman Chalisa and Sankatamochan Hanumanashtak.
Doha
Pranavaun pavanakumar khal ban pavak gyanghan ।
Jasu hriday agar bashin ram sar chap dhar ॥
I bow to Pawanputra Hanuman, who is like a fire that burns the forest of the wicked and is full of knowledge; in the home of whose heart dwells Shri Ram with bow and arrows. (Ramcharitmanas, Balkand)
Atulitabaldham hemashailabhdeh
Danujavanakrishanun gyaninamagraganyam ।
Sakalagunanidhanan vanaranamdhish
Raghupatipriyabhaktan vatjat namami ॥
I bow to the son of the Wind — abode of matchless strength, with a body like a golden mountain, a fire to the forest of demons, foremost of the wise, treasury of all virtues, lord of the monkeys, beloved devotee of Shri Ram. (Ramcharitmanas, Sunderkand)
Goshpadikritavarishan mashakikritarakshasam ।
Ramayanamahamalaratnan vande'nilatmajam ॥
He who made the ocean as small as a cow's hoofprint and the demons as trifling as mosquitoes, the jewel of the great garland of the Ramayan — I worship that son of the Wind.
Anjananandanan viran janakishokanashanam ।
Kapishamakshahantaran vande lankabhayankaram ॥
I worship Hanuman — son of Anjani, the hero, who ended Mata Sita's grief, lord of the monkeys, slayer of Ravan's son Akshakumar, the terror of Lanka.
Ullanghya sindhoh salilan salilan
Yah shokavahnin janakatmajayah ।
Aday tenaiv dadah lankan
Namami tan pranjaliranjaneyam ॥
He who crossed the ocean's waters in play, and took the fire of Mata Sita's grief and with it burnt Lanka — I bow with folded hands to that son of Anjani.
Manojavan marutatulyavegan
Jitendriyan buddhimtan varishtham ।
Vatatmajan vanarayuthamukhyan
Shriramdut sharanan prapadye ॥
I take refuge in the messenger of Shri Ram — swift as the mind, fast as the wind, master of the senses, best of the wise, son of the Wind, chief of the monkey army.
Anjaneyamatipatalananan
Kanchanadrikamaniyavigraham ।
Parijatatarumulavasinan
Bhavyami pavamananandanam ॥
I meditate on the son of Anjani, the son of the Wind — with a deep-red face, a body beautiful like a golden mountain, dwelling at the root of the Parijat tree.
Yatra yatra raghunathakirtanan
Tatra tatra kritamastakanjalim ।
Bashpavariparipurnalochanan
Marutin namat rakshasantakam ॥
Wherever Shri Ram's kirtan is sung, there Hanuman ji is present, hands folded over his head, eyes full of tears of love — bow to that Maruti, the end of the demons.
The paath of Shri Hanuman Stavan (Hanumannamaskar) is complete.
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