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Bajrang Baan Lyrics in English, With Meaning
Bajrang Baan lyrics in English with the meaning of each passage, the original script, and the recording Diya plays to listen along.
The short answer
Bajrang Baan is an Awadhi hymn to Hanuman.
Bajrang Baan addresses Hanuman in devotional prayer. This Hindi prayer is traditionally attributed to Tulsidas. This page has all 22 passages of Bajrang Baan as sung in the recording Diya plays: the words in English letters, the original script where Diya's record has it, and the meaning of each passage in English, with the recording to listen along.
Bajrang Baan lyrics and meaning
Below are the 22 passages of Bajrang Baan as sung in the recording Diya plays, in the order they are sung. Each row gives the words in English letters under the original script, and their meaning in English. The meaning of 1 passage is still being reviewed and is marked.
| Words (original script and transliteration) | Meaning in English |
|---|---|
| निश्चय प्रेम प्रतीति ते विनय करैं सनमान तेहि के कारज सकल शुभ सिद्ध करैं हनुमान Nishchay prem prateeti te Vinay karain sanmaan Tehi ke kaaraj sakal shubh Siddh karain Hanumaan | Hanuman brings every auspicious undertaking to completion for the person who petitions him respectfully with resolve, love and trust. |
| जय हनुमंत संत हितकारी सुनि लीजै प्रभु विनय हमारी जन के काज बिलंब न कीजै आतुर दौरि महासुख दीजै जैसे कूदि सिंधु के पारा सुरसा बदन पैठि बिस्तारा आगे जाय लंकिनी रोका मारेहु लात गई सुरलोका Jai Hanumant sant hitkaari Suni leejai prabhu vinay hamaari Jan ke kaaj bilamb na keejai Aatur dauri mahasukh deejai Jaise koodi sindhu ke paara Surasa badan paithi bistaara Aage jaay Lankini roka Maarehu laat gayi surloka | Hanuman, benefactor of the saints, hear our plea and hurry to help, as when you crossed the ocean, entered Surasa's mouth and kicked Lankini to the gods' realm. |
| जाय विभीषन को सुख दीन्हा सीता निरखि परमपद लीन्हा बाग उजारि सिंधु महँ बोरा अति आतुर जमकातर तोरा Jaay Vibheeshan ko sukh deenha Seeta nirakhi parampad leenha Baag ujaari sindhu mahan bora Ati aatur jamkaatar tora | You went to Vibhishana and brought him joy. Seeing Sita, you attained the supreme state. You devastated the garden and cast it into the sea; in great haste, you broke Yama's blade. |
| अक्षय कुमार मारि संहारा लूम लपेटि लंक को जारा लाह समान लंक जरि गई जय जय धुनि सुरपुर नभ भई Akshaya kumaar maari sanhaara Loom lapeti lank ko jaara Laah samaan lank jari gayi Jai jai dhuni surpur nabh bhayi | You struck down and killed Akshaya Kumara. With your wrapped tail, you set Lanka ablaze. Lanka burned like lac resin, and cries of 'Hail! Hail!' rang through the gods' city and the sky. |
| अब बिलंब केहि कारन स्वामी कृपा करहु उर अंतरजामी जय जय लखन प्रान के दाता आतुर ह्वै दुख करहु निपाता Ab bilamb kehi kaaran swaami Kripa karahu ur antarjaami Jai jai Lakhan praan ke daata Aatur hwai dukh karahu nipaata | Master, why delay now? Have mercy, you who know the heart from within. Hail! Hail, giver of Lakshmana's life! Hurry and end suffering. |
| जय हनुमान जयति बल सागर सुर समूह समरथ भटनागर Jai Hanumaan jayati bal saagar Sur samooh samarath bhatnaagar | Hail Hanuman! Hail, ocean of strength, powerful and accomplished warrior among the hosts of the gods. |
| ॐ हनू हनू हनू हनुमंत हठीले बैरिहि मारु बज्र की कीले Om hanoo hanoo hanoo Hanumant hatheele Bairihi maaru bajra ki keele | Om is followed by three repeated invocation sounds. Unyielding Hanuman, kill the enemy with thunderbolt spikes. |
| ॐ हीं हीं हीं हनुमंत कपीसा ॐ हूं हूं हूं हनु अरि उर सीसा Om heen heen heen hanumant kapeesa Om hoon hoon hoon hanu ari ur seesa | Om, with three seed sounds: Hanuman, lord of the monkeys. Om, with three more seed sounds: strike the enemy's chest and head. |
| जय अंजनी कुमार बलवंता शंकर सुवन वीर हनुमंता बदन कराल काल कुल घालक राम सहाय सदा प्रतिपालक Jaya anjanee kumaar balvanta Shankar suvan veer hanumanta Badan karaal kaal kul ghaalak Raam sahaay sada pratipaalak | Hail, mighty son of Anjani! Brave Hanuman, son of Shankara, your face is fearsome; you destroy Death's entire clan. You help Rama and are always a protector. |
| भूत प्रेत पिशाच निसाचर अग्नि बेताल काल मारी मर इन्हें मारु तोहि सपथ राम की Bhoot pret pishaach nisaachar Agni betaal kaal maaree mar Inhein maaru tohi sapath raam kee | Ghosts, restless dead, flesh-eating spirits, night-roaming demons, fire, corpse-haunting spirits, Death, pestilence and death: destroy these! I adjure you by Rama. |
| राखु नाथ मरजाद नाम की Raakhu naath marjaad naam kee | Lord, uphold the honor of the name. |
| सत्य होहु हरि सपथ पाइ कै राम दूत धरु मारु धाइ कै Satya hohu hari sapath paai kai Raam doot dharu maaru dhaai kai | Honor the oath in Hari's name. Messenger of Rama, rush forward, seize the enemy and strike! |
| जय जय जय हनुमंत अगाधा दुख पावत जन केहि अपराधा पूजा जप तप नेम अचारा नहिं जानत कछु दास तुम्हारा बन उपबन मग गिरि गृह माहीं तुम्हरे बल हौं डरपत नाहीं Jaya jaya jaya hanumanta agaadhaa Dukh paavat jan kehi apraadha Pooja jap tap nem achaara Nahin jaanat kachhu daas tumhaara Ban upaban mag giri grih maahin Tumhare bal haun darpat naahin | Hail! Hail! Hail, unfathomable Hanuman! Why is your devotee suffering? I know nothing of religious observance, yet your strength keeps me unafraid wherever I am. |
| जनकसुता हरि दास कहावौ ताकी सपथ बिलंब न लावौ Janakasuta hari daas kahaavau Taaki sapath bilamb na laavau | Meaning still under review. |
| जय जय जय धुनि होत अकासा सुमिरत होय दुसह दुख नासा Jaya jaya jaya dhuni hot akaasaa Sumirat hoy dusaha dukh naasaa | 'Hail! Hail! Hail!' resounds in the sky; remembering you destroys unbearable suffering. |
| चरन पकरि कर जोरि मनावौं यहि औसर अब केहि गोहरावौं उठु उठु चलु तोहि राम दोहाई पायं परौं कर जोरि मनाई Charan pakari kar jori manaavon Yahi ausar ab kehi goharaavon Uthu uthu chalu tohi raam dohaayee Paayan paron kar jori manaayee | Hanuman, I clasp your feet and plead with folded hands: rise, rise and come, by Rama! Whom else can I call on now? |
| ॐ चम चम चम चम चपल चलंता ॐ हनु हनु हनु हनु हनु हनुमंता ॐ हं हं हाँक देत कपि चंचल ॐ सं सं सहमी पराने खल दल Om cham cham cham cham chapal chalantaa Om hanu hanu hanu hanu hanu hanumantaa Om ham ham haank det kapi chanchal Om san san sahami paraane khal dal | Repeated sacred sounds invoke swiftly moving Hanuman. The nimble monkey Hanuman gives a war cry, and the hosts of the wicked flee in terror. |
| अपने जन को तुरत उबारौ सुमिरत होय आनंद हमारो Apne jan ko turat ubaarau Sumirat hoy aanand hamaaro | Rescue your devotee at once. Remembering you brings us joy. |
| यह बजरंग बाण जेहि मारे ताहि कहो फिरि कवन उबारे Yah bajrang baan jehi maare Taahi kaho phiri kavan ubaare | If this Bajrang Baan—Hanuman's arrow—strikes someone, tell me: who can then save them? |
| पाठ करे बजरंग बाण की हनुमत रक्षा करें प्रान की यह बजरंग बाण जो जापै तासों भूत प्रेत सब काँपै Paath kare bajrang baan ki Hanumat raksha karein praan ki Yah bajrang baan jo jaapai Taason bhoot pret sab kaanpai | Hanuman protects the life of anyone who recites Bajrang Baan. Ghosts and restless dead all tremble before whoever chants it. |
| धूप देय जो जपै हमेशा ताके तन नहिं रहै कलेसा Dhoop deya jo japai hameshaa Taake tan nahin rahai kalesaa | For one who offers incense and keeps chanting, no affliction remains in their body—no affliction remains in their body. |
| उर प्रतीति दृढ़ सरन ह्वै पाठ करै धरि ध्यान बाधा सब हर करैं सब काम सफल हनुमान Ur prateeti dridh saran hwai Paath karai dhari dhyaan Baadha sab har karain Sab kaam saphal hanumaan | For one who takes refuge with firm trust in the heart and recites with focused attention, Hanuman removes every obstacle and brings all undertakings to success. |
Diya's English explains each passage in plain language; it is not a word-for-word translation.
About Bajrang Baan
Bajrang Baan addresses Hanuman in devotional prayer. This Hindi prayer is traditionally attributed to Tulsidas.
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Questions people ask
What is Bajrang Baan?
Bajrang Baan is an Awadhi hymn to Hanuman. Bajrang Baan addresses Hanuman in devotional prayer.
Can I listen to Bajrang Baan while reading the words?
Yes. The recording Diya plays is on this page, above the words. In Diya you can listen to mantras, prayers, aartis, bhajans, and devotional recordings.
Is the English a word-for-word translation?
No. Diya's English gives the meaning of each passage in plain language, not a word-for-word translation. The meaning of 1 passage is still being reviewed and is marked on the page.
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Sources
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- Bajrang Baan: words and English meanings (Diya listening library)
DiyaPublished by Houdini Apps, LLC
- बजरँग बाण, Bajrang Baan | HARIHARAN I Full HD | Hanuman Janmotsav Special | Shree Hanuman Chalisa
T-Series Bhakti SagarPublished by YouTube
- बजरंग बाण (Bajrang Baan)
Shri Sidhbali Baba Dham
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