Bajrang Baan: When and How to Chant for Strength, Protection, and Divine Intervention

॥ Doha ॥

Nishchay prem pratith te, binay kare sanman ।
Tehi ke karaj sakal shubh, siddha karai Hanuman ॥

Those devotees who recite these verses with love and unwavering faith have all their beneficial desires fulfilled by Hanuman.

॥ Chopai ॥

Jai Hanumant sant hitkari । Suni lijai prabhu araj hamari
Jan ke kaaj vilambha na kijai । Aatur dauri maha sukha deejai

Glory to Hanuman, the benefactor of saints. Please listen to our prayer. Do not delay in doing the work of your devotees. Please rush to do it and give us immense peace.

Jaise kudi Sindhu wahi para । Surasa badh paithi vistara
Aage jayee lankini roka । Marehu laat gaee sur loka

[Come running] just like when you leapt across the ocean, entered and then emerged from the expanded mouth of Surasa [who tried to obstruct your path], and on landing in Lanka sent the demoness Lankini to the heavenly abode by kicking her to death [when she tried to prevent you from entering the city].

Jaay Vibhishan ko sukh deenha । Sita nirakhi param padh leenha
Baagh ujaari Sindhu maha bora । Ati aatur yum kaatar tora

In Lanka you gave pleasure to Vibhishan [by meeting him] and attained the supreme position [of being loved by Sri Ram] due to Sita’s merciful benediction. Then you laid waste the Ashoka grove and dumped the trees in the ocean, symbolically breaking the knife of Yama, the God of Death.

Akshay kumar maari sanhara । Loom lapait Lannk ko jaara
Laah samaan Lannk jaari gayee । Jai jai dhuni sur pur mmhah bhayee

You killed Akshay Kumar (Ravana’s son) and burnt Lanka with your tail. Lanka burned like lac (molten wax) and the heavens were filled by the sound of “Hail to Hanuman’s glory”.

Ab vilaambha kehi kaaran swami । Krupa karahu urr antaryaami
Jai jai Lakshman praan ke daataah । Aatur hoy dukh harahu nipaata

Why are you delaying now my Lord; you know what resides in the minds of your devotees, so have mercy on me. Glory to you who restored the life of Lakshman. Quickly dispel my fears.

Jai Giridhar jai jai sukh-sagar । Sur samuha samartha bhatnagar
Om Hanu Hanu Hanu Hanu Hanumant Hattile । Bairihi maru bajjrah ki kile

Hail to you, holder of the mountain! You are an ocean of happiness, wisest amongst gods and the most skillful. O you of indomitable spirit kill the enemies (lust, anger, greed…) as if they were nailed by the strike of a thunderbolt.

Gada bajjrah lai bairihi maaro । Maharaj prabhu daas ubaaro
Om-kar huunkar maha-prabhu dhaavo । Bajjra gada hanu vilambha na lavo

O Lord! Relieve your servant by hitting the enemies with your mace as if it were a thunderbolt. Saying the thundering sound of OM, challenge the enemies and crush them with your mace.

Om hrim hrim hrim Hanumant Kapeesa । Om Huum Huum Huum Hanu ari urr shisha
Satya hou Hari shapath paay-ke । Ram-duuth dharu maru dhaay-ke

O Hanuman, Lord of the Monkeys, I invoke you with the Tantric mantra Oṁ hrim hrim hrim and Oṁ hun hun hun. Strike the enemy in the chest and head. I swear by the name of Hari that all that I say is the truth. O messenger of Sri Ram, rush to attack the enemy at once.

Jai jai jai Hanumant agaadha । Dukkha paavat jan kehi apraadha
Puja jap jap nem achaara । Nahin jaanata kacchu daas tumhara

Glory to you, o fathomless Hanuman! Due to which offence is your devotee suffering so much? This servant of yours knows nothing of worship, sacred mantras, penance, or the discipline of rituals and virtuous acts

Van upavan, mag giri gruha maahi । Tumhare bal hum darpath nahi
Paay paroh kar jori manavoh । Yahi avasar abh kehi gohravoo

Relying on your strength, I have no fear anywhere – whether in the forest, garden, mountains, on the road, or in the house. I fall at your feet and entreat you with folded hands [to help me]. For whom else shall I call at this hour?

Jai Anjani Kumar Balvanta । Shankar suvan veer Hanumanta
Badan karal kaal kul ghalak । Ram sahay sada prati-palak

Hail Hanuman! All-powerful son of Anjani and brave son of Shiva. You have a fierce and terrifying body and are the slayer of even the God of Death’s minions. You are always by the side of Sri Ram and are the benefactor of all.

Bhoot preth pishachya nishachar । Agni Betal kaal mari-mar
Innhe maru tohi shapath ram ki । Rakhu naath marjaad naam ki

Slay all evil spirits: ghosts, spirits, hobgoblins, demons, fire, vampires, calamities, and epidemics. Kill all of them in the name of Lord Sri Ram thereby maintaining the sanctity and truth of the holy name.

Janaksuta Hari daas kahavoh । Taaki shapath vilambha na lavo
Jai Jai Jai dhuni hoath akasha । Sumirath hoath dusaha dukha naasha

You are the servant of Sri Ram and Mother Sita. I implore you in their names – make no delay. The sky is reverberating with the sound of your glories, the mere remembrance of which dispels all sorrows.

Charan sharan kar jori manavoh । Yahi avasar abh kehi gouravoh
Uthu uthu chalu tohi Ram duhai । Paayh parooh kar jori manai 

I have come to take refuge at your feet. I plead with you; who else shall I call for help in this time of urgent need? Get up, get up, come along! I urge you with folded hands to swing into action.

Om cham cham cham cham chapal chalanta । Om Hanu Hanu Hanu Hanu Hanumanta
Om han han hank deta kapi chanchal । Om san san sahami parane khal dal

I implore you O nimble-footed Hanuman with the call of Oṁ chãṁ chãṁ chãṁ chãṁ and Oṁ hanu hanu hanu hanu. Strike swiftly like lightning! O Hanuman, you are swift. Whenever the monkeys roar, the crowd of evil-doers flee in terror.

Apne jan ko turantah ubharo । Sumirat hoy anand hamaro
Yaha Bajrang Baan jehi mareh । Tahi kaho phir kaun ubareh

Save this devotee of yours immediately. I get immense pleasure remembering you. Who can save one who is attacked with the arrow of Bajarang Baan (literally meaning an arrow as strong as a thunderbolt)

Paath karai Bajrang Baan ki । Hanumant raksha karai pran ki
Yaha Bajrang Baan jo jaape । Tehi te bhoot preth sabh kaape

Those who recite these verses of Bajarang Baan are protected for life by Hanuman. Even ghosts and evil spirits tremble out of fear of those who chant this Bajarang Baan.

Dhup deyah aru jaapai hamesha । Taake taanh nahi rahe kalesha

Those who wave incense sticks in front of you and chant your holy name are always free from bodily torments of all kinds.

॥ Doha ॥

Prem pratith-he kapi bhajai, sada dharai urr dhyaan ॥
Tehi ke karaj sakala shubh, siddha karai hanuman ॥

Those who chant Hanuman’s holy name with faith, devotion, and love and always remember him in their hearts are sure to have all their desires fulfilled by Hanuman.