This traditional aarti honours Hanuman through remembered acts of service, rescue and courage. Its Ahiravana episode comes from later Ramayana storytelling; it should not be attributed to Valmiki's core narrative.
Hanuman Aarti: Hindi-script lyrics, English transliteration, verse-by-verse meaning, sources and recording differences.
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This traditional aarti honours Hanuman through remembered acts of service, rescue and courage. Its Ahiravana episode comes from later Ramayana storytelling; it should not be attributed to Valmiki's core narrative.
Complete twelve-couplet reading edition. Performers often repeat the opening couplet between verses; regional wording and the order of verses can vary.
Meanings are original English editorial paraphrases. The simple Roman reading aid is not scholarly IAST. Statements of spiritual benefit express the hymn's faith, not guaranteed outcomes.
आरती कीजै हनुमान लला की। दुष्ट दलन रघुनाथ कला की॥
Aarti kijai Hanuman lala ki. Dushta dalana Raghunatha kala ki.
Meaning: Offer the light of aarti to beloved Hanuman, destroyer of evil and an expression of Raghunath's power.
जाके बल से गिरिवर काँपे। रोग दोष जाके निकट न झाँके॥
Jake bala se girivara kampe. Roga dosha jake nikata na jhamke.
Meaning: The hymn praises strength that makes mountains tremble and a presence before which illness and faults cannot stand. This is devotional praise, not a medical promise.
अंजनि पुत्र महा बलदाई। सन्तन के प्रभु सदा सहाई॥
Anjani putra maha baladai. Santana ke prabhu sada sahai.
Meaning: Anjani's mighty son gives strength and is always a helper to the saints.
दे बीरा रघुनाथ पठाए। लंका जारि सिया सुधि लाए॥
De bira Raghunatha pathae. Lanka jari Siya sudhi lae.
Meaning: Raghunath sends the brave Hanuman, who burns Lanka and returns with news of Sita.
लंका सो कोट समुद्र-सी खाई। जात पवनसुत बार न लाई॥
Lanka so kota samudra-si khai. Jata Pavanasuta bara na lai.
Meaning: Lanka is a fortress with the sea as its moat; the wind-god's son crosses without delay.
लंका जारि असुर संहारे। सियारामजी के काज सँवारे॥
Lanka jari asura samhare. Siyaramaji ke kaja samvare.
Meaning: He burns Lanka, defeats its hostile forces, and carries out Sita and Ram's work.
लक्ष्मण मूर्छित पड़े सकारे। आनि संजीवन प्राण उबारे॥
Lakshmana murchhita pade sakare. Ani Sanjivana prana ubare.
Meaning: When Lakshmana lies unconscious, Hanuman brings the life-restoring herb and saves him.
पैठि पाताल तोरि जम-कारे। अहिरावण की भुजा उखारे॥
Paithi patala tori jama-kare. Ahiravana ki bhuja ukhare.
Meaning: He enters the underworld, breaks death's confinement and defeats Ahiravana. This episode belongs to later Ramayana traditions.
बाएँ भुजा असुरदल मारे। दाहिने भुजा संतजन तारे॥
Baen bhuja asura-dala mare. Dahine bhuja santajana tare.
Meaning: With one arm he defeats hostile forces; with the other he rescues the saints.
सुर नर मुनि आरती उतारें। जय जय जय हनुमान उचारें॥
Sura nara muni aarti utaren. Jaya jaya jaya Hanuman ucharen.
Meaning: Gods, people and sages offer aarti, calling out victory to Hanuman.
कंचन थार कपूर लौ छाई। आरती करत अंजना माई॥
Kanchana thara kapura lau chhai. Aarti karata Anjana mai.
Meaning: Camphor burns on a golden plate as Mother Anjana offers aarti.
जो हनुमानजी की आरती गावे। बसि बैकुण्ठ परम पद पावे॥
Jo Hanumanaji ki aarti gave. Basi Baikuntha parama pada pave.
Meaning: The closing verse expresses the devotional hope that singing Hanuman's aarti leads to the highest abode, Vaikuntha.
Traditional devotional text; modern spellings vary. The underlying historical text is distinct from any modern edition, translation, arrangement or recording. Romanization, introductions and meanings here are original editorial work; no modern source translation, images or recording have been copied into this reading. Reference checked 26 October 2026. Editorial selection, not a verified popularity ranking.