Sankat Mochan Hanuman Ashtak Lyrics in English, With Meaning

Sankat Mochan Hanuman Ashtak lyrics and meaning

Below are the 14 passages of Sankat Mochan Hanuman Ashtak 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 3 passages is still being reviewed and is marked.

Words (original script and transliteration)	Meaning in English
बाल समय रबि भक्षी लियो तब तीनहुँ लोक भयो अँधियारो ताहि सों त्रास भयो जग को यह संकट काहु सों जात न टारो देवन आनि करी बिनती तब छाड़ि दियो रबि कष्ट निवारो Baal samay rabi bhakshi liyo tab teenahun lok bhayo andhiyaaro taahi son traas bhayo jag ko yah sankat kaahu son jaat na taaro devan aani kari bintee tab chhaadi diyo rabi kasht nivaaro	As a child, you swallowed the sun, and all three worlds grew dark. The world was seized by terror, and no one could remove this crisis. When the gods came and pleaded with you, you released the sun and ended the suffering.
को नहिं जानत है जग में कपि संकट मोचन नाम तिहारो को नहिं जानत है जग में कपि को नहीं जानत है जग में कपि ko nahi jaanat hai jag mein kapi sankat mochan naam tihaaro ko nahin jaanat hai jag mein kapi ko nahin jaanat hai jag mein kapi	O Hanuman in monkey form, who in the world does not know your name, Sankat Mochan, the remover of distress?
संकट मोचन नाम तिहारो sankat mochan naam tihaaro	Your name is Sankat Mochan, the remover of distress.
बालि की त्रास कपीस बसै गिरि जात महाप्रभु पंथ निहारो baali ki traas kapees basai giri jaat mahaaprabhu panth nihaaro	Fearing Bali, Sugriva, the monkey king, lived on a mountain. He saw the great Lord Rama passing along the path.
चौंकि महामुनि साप दियो तब चाहिये कौन बिचार बिचारो chaunki mahaamuni saap diyo tab chaahiye kaun bichaar bichaaro	Meaning still under review.
कै द्विज रूप लिवाय महाप्रभु सो तुम दास के सोक निवारो kai dwij roop liwaay mahaaprabhu so tum daas ke sok nivaaro	Taking a Brahmin's form, you brought the great Lord Rama to Sugriva and relieved that servant's grief.
अंगद के संग लेन गये सिय खोज कपीस यह बैन उचारो जीवत ना बचिहौ हम सों जु बिना सुधि लाये इहाँ पगु धारो हेरि थके तट सिंधु सबे तब लाये सिया-सुधि प्रान उबारो angad ke sang len gaye siya khoj kapees yah bain uchaaro jeewat naa bachihau ham son ju bina sudhi laaye eehaan pagu dhaaro heri thake tat sindhu sabe tab laaye siya-sudhi praan ubaaro	You went with Angada to find Sita. The monkey king threatened death if the searchers returned without news. Exhausted at the ocean shore, they were saved when you brought news of her.
रावन त्रास दई सिय को सब राक्षसि सों कहि सोक निवारो raavan traas dai siya ko sab raakshasi son kahi sok nivaaro	Meaning still under review.
ताहि समय हनुमान महाप्रभु जाय महा रजनीचर मारो चाहत सीय असोक सो आगि सु दै प्रभु मुद्रिका सोक निवारो taahi samay hanumaan mahaaprabhu jaay mahaa rajaneechar maaro chaahat seeya asok so aagi su dai prabhu mudrika sok nivaaro	At that time, great Lord Hanuman, you went and slew mighty night-roaming demons. Sita wanted fire from the ashoka tree; you gave her Lord Rama's ring and dispelled her sorrow.
बान लग्यो उर लछिमन के तब प्रान तजे सुत रावन मारो लै गृह बैद्य सुषेन समेत तबै गिरि द्रोण सुबीर उपारो आनि सजीवन हाथ दई तब लछिमन के तुम प्रान उबारो baan lagyo ur lachhiman ke tab praan taje sut raavan maaro lai griha baidya sushen samet tabai giri dron subeer upaaro aani sajeevan haath dayi tab lachhiman ke tum praan ubaaro	When Ravana's son struck Lakshmana's chest and his life departed, you brought Sushena with his house, uprooted Mount Drona, and delivered Sanjivani to save Lakshmana's life.
रावन जुद्ध अजान कियो तब raavan juddh ajaan kiyo tab	Meaning still under review.
नाग की फाँस सबै सिर डारो श्रीरघुनाथ समेत सबै दल मोह भयो यह संकट भारो आनि खगेस तबै हनुमान जु बंधन काटि सुत्रास निवारो naag kee phaans sabai sir daaro shreeraghunaath samet sabai dal moh bhayo yah sankat bhaaro aani khages tabai hanumaan ju bandhan kaati sutraas nivaaro	Shri Raghunatha and the whole army were caught in serpent nooses and fell into a stupor. Hanuman, you brought Garuda, king of the birds, and freed them from their bonds and terror.
बंधु समेत जबै अहिरावन लै रघुनाथ पताल सिधारो देबिहिं पूजि भली बिधि सों बलि देउ सबै मिलि मंत्र बिचारो जाय सहाय भयो तब ही अहिरावन सैन्य समेत संहारो bandhu samet jabai ahiraavan lai raghunaath pataal sidhaaro debihin pooji bhalee bidhi son bali deu sabai mili mantra bichaaro jaay sahaay bhayo tab hee ahiraavan sainya samet samhaaro	When Ahiravana took Raghunatha and his brother to Patala to sacrifice them to the Goddess, you came to their aid and slew Ahiravana and his army.
काज किये बड़ देवन के तुम बीर महाप्रभु देखि बिचारो कौन सो संकट मोर गरीब को जो तुमसों नहिं जात है टारो बेगि हरो हनुमान महाप्रभु जो कछु संकट होय हमारो kaaj kiye bad devan ke tum beer mahaaprabhu dekhi bichaaro kaun so sankat mor gareeb ko jo tumson nahin jaat hai taaro begi haro hanumaan mahaaprabhu jo kachhu sankat hoy hamaaro	Great Lord Hanuman, you have done mighty deeds for the gods. Look upon my helplessness: what distress could you not remove? Quickly take away the troubles that are ours.

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About Sankat Mochan Hanuman Ashtak

Sankat Mochan Hanuman Ashtak is a Hindi (Awadhi) prayer to Hanuman as the remover of troubles (sankat mochan). Diya's listening library notes: Traditionally attributed to Goswami Tulsidas; the inspected Sanskrit Documents colophon states that attribution.

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