Lord Hanuman

hanumān (āñjaneya) aṣṭottara śatanāma stotram

(Hanuman Ashtottara Shatanama Stotram in English (IAST))

From Puranas

This powerful stotram serves as a devotional garland of one hundred and eight sacred names of Lord Hanuman, the embodiment of strength, devotion, and selfless service. Often found within Puranic literature, this hymn honors the son of the wind god, Vayu, highlighting his heroic deeds such as destroying the Ashoka Vatika and delivering the ring to Mother Sita. Chanting these names with reverence is believed to bestow immense mental clarity, courage, and divine protection upon the devotee. It is a potent tool for removing obstacles, overcoming fear, and deepening one's spiritual bond with the supreme devotee of Lord Rama.

āñjaneyo mahāvīro hanumānmārutātmajaḥ |
tatvajñānapradaḥ sītādevīmudrāpradāyakaḥ || 1 ||
aśokavanikācchettā sarvamāyāvibhañjanaḥ |
sarvabandhavimoktā ca rakṣovidhvaṃsakārakaḥ || 2 ||
paravidyāparīhāraḥ paraśauryavināśanaḥ |
paramantranirākartā parayantraprabhedakaḥ || 3 ||
sarvagrahavināśī ca bhīmasenasahāyakṛt |
sarvaduḥkhaharaḥ sarvalokacārī manojavaḥ || 4 ||
pārijātadrumūlasthaḥ sarvamantrasvarūpavān |
sarvatantrasvarūpī ca sarvayantrātmakastathā || 5 ||
kapīśvaro mahākāyaḥ sarvarogaharaḥ prabhuḥ |
balasiddhikaraḥ sarvavidyāsampatpradāyakaḥ || 6 ||
kapisenānāyakaśca bhaviṣyaccaturānanaḥ |
kumārabrahmacārī ca ratnakuṇḍaladīptimān || 7 ||
sañcaladvālasannaddhalambamānaśikhojjvalaḥ |
gandharvavidyātattvajño mahābalaparākramaḥ || 8 ||
kārāgṛhavimoktā ca śṛṅkhalābandhamocakaḥ |
sāgarottārakaḥ prājño rāmadūtaḥ pratāpavān || 9 ||
vānaraḥ kesarisutaḥ sītāśokanivārakaḥ |
añjanāgarbhasambhūto bālārkasadṛśānanaḥ || 10 ||
vibhīṣaṇapriyakaro daśagrīvakulāntakaḥ |
lakṣmaṇaprāṇadātā ca vajrakāyo mahādyutiḥ || 11 ||
cirañjīvī rāmabhakto daityakāryavighātakaḥ |
akṣahantā kāñcanābhaḥ pañcavaktro mahātapāḥ || 12 ||
laṅkiṇībhañjanaḥ śrīmān siṃhikāprāṇabhañjanaḥ |
gandhamādanaśailastho laṅkāpuravidāhakaḥ || 13 ||
sugrīvasacivo dhīraḥ śūro daityakulāntakaḥ |
surārcito mahātejā rāmacūḍāmaṇipradaḥ || 14 ||
kāmarūpī piṅgalākṣo vārdhimainākapūjitaḥ |
kabalīkṛtamārtāṇḍamaṇḍalo vijitendiryaḥ || 15 ||
rāmasugrīvasandhātā mahirāvaṇamardanaḥ |
sphaṭikābho vāgadhīśo navavyākṛtipaṇḍitaḥ || 16 ||
caturbāhurdīnabandhurmahātmā bhaktavatsalaḥ |
sañjīvananagāhartā śucirvāgmī dṛḍhavrataḥ || 17 ||
kālanemipramathano harimarkaṭamarkaṭaḥ |
dāntaḥ śāntaḥ prasannātmā śatakaṇṭhamadāpahṛt || 18 ||
yogī rāmakathālolaḥ sītānveṣaṇapaṇḍitaḥ |
vajradaṃṣṭro vajranakho rudravīryasamudbhavaḥ || 19 ||
indrajitprahitāmoghabrahmāstravinivārakaḥ |
pārthadhvajāgrasaṃvāsī śarapañjarabhedakaḥ || 20 ||
daśabāhurlorkapūjyo jāmbavatprītivardhanaḥ |
sītāsametaśrīrāmapādasevādhurandharaḥ || 21 ||
ityevaṃ śrīhanumato nāmnāmaṣṭottaraṃ śatam |
yaḥ paṭhecchṛṇuyānnityaṃ sarvānkāmānavāpnuyāt || 22 ||

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