- Doha
निश्चय प्रेम प्रतीति ते, बिनय करैं सनमान।
तेहि के कारज सकल शुभ, सिद्ध करैं हनुमान॥
Nishchay prem pratiti te, binay karain sanman.
Tehi ke karaj sakal shubh, siddha karain Hanuman ||
The doha says that for those who pray with firm resolve, love and faith, and with reverence, Hanuman brings all their good undertakings to success.
- Chaupai 1
जय हनुमंत संत हितकारी।
सुन लीजै प्रभु अरज हमारी॥
Jay hanumant sant hitkari.
Sun lijai prabhu araj hamari ||
Victory to Hanuman, who does good to the saintly. O Lord, please hear our plea.
- Chaupai 2
जन के काज विलंब न कीजै।
आतुर दौरि महा सुख दीजै॥
Jan ke kaj vilamb na kijai.
Aatur dauri maha sukh dijai ||
Do not delay in your devotee’s cause. Hurry to us and give us great comfort.
- Chaupai 3
जैसे कूदि सिंधु महिपारा।
सुरसा बदन पैठि बिस्तारा॥
Jaise koodi sindhu mahipara.
Sursa badan paithi bistara ||
Just as you leapt across the ocean, and entered the mouth that Surasa had stretched wide. (This is an episode of the Sundar Kand.)
- Chaupai 4
आगे जाय लंकिनी रोका।
मारेहु लात गई सुरलोका॥
Aage jay lankini roka.
Marehu lat gayi surloka ||
Further on, Lankini barred your way; you struck her with your foot, and she went to the world of the gods.
- Chaupai 5
जाय विभीषण को सुख दीन्हा।
सीता निरखि परमपद लीन्हा॥
Jay vibhishan ko sukh dinha.
Sita nirkhi parampad linha ||
You went and gave comfort to Vibhishan, and on seeing Sita you attained the highest blessedness.
- Chaupai 6
बाग उजारि सिंधु महँ बोरा।
अति आतुर जमकातर तोरा॥
Bag ujari sindhu mahan bora.
Ati aatur jamkatar tora ||
You laid waste the (Ashoka) grove and sank it in the sea, and with great speed you broke “Yama’s dagger”, overcoming foes as deadly as death.
- Chaupai 7
अक्षय कुमार मारि संहारा।
लूम लपेटि लंक को जारा॥
Akshay kumar mari sanhara.
Loom lapeti lank ko jara ||
You slew Akshay Kumar, Ravana’s son, and with fire wrapped round your tail you burned Lanka.
- Chaupai 8
लाह समान लंक जरि गई।
जय जय धुनि सुरपुर में भई॥
Lah saman lank jari gayi.
Jay jay dhuni surpur mein bhaee ||
Lanka burned like lac, and cries of victory rang out in the city of the gods.
- Chaupai 9
अब विलंब केहि कारन स्वामी।
कृपा करहु उर अंतर्यामी॥
Ab vilamb kehi karan svami.
Kripa karhu ur antaryami ||
Why the delay now, my Master? Be gracious, you who know what lies within the heart.
- Chaupai 10
जय जय लक्ष्मण प्राण के दाता।
आतुर होय दुःख करहु निपाता॥
Jay jay lakshman pran ke data.
Aatur hoy duhkh karhu nipata ||
Victory, victory to you who gave Lakshman back his life. Come swiftly and destroy my sorrow.
- Chaupai 11
जय गिरिधर जय जय सुखसागर।
सुर समूह समरथ भटनागर॥
Jay giridhar jay jay sukhsagar.
Sur samooh samrath bhatnagar ||
Victory to you who carried the mountain, ocean of joy. Among all the gods you are mighty, the foremost of warriors.
- Chaupai 12
ॐ हनु हनु हनु हनुमंत हठीले।
बैरिहिं मारु बज्र की कीले॥
Om hanu hanu hanu hanumant hathile.
Bairihin maru bajra ki kile ||
Om! Strike, strike, strike, O resolute Hanuman: slay the enemy and pin him down with the nail of the thunderbolt. (“Hanu” means “strike” or “destroy”.)
- Chaupai 13
गदा बज्र लै बैरिहिं मारो।
महाराज प्रभु दास उबारो॥
Gada bajra lai bairihin maro.
Maharaj prabhu das ubaro ||
Take up your mace and thunderbolt and strike the enemy. O great King, O Lord, rescue your servant.
- Chaupai 14
ॐकार हुंकार महाप्रभु धावो।
बज्र गदा हनु विलंब न लावो॥
Omkar hunkar mahaprabhu dhavo.
Bajra gada hanu vilamb na lavo ||
O great Lord, come running with the sound of Om and a mighty roar. Strike with thunderbolt and mace, and do not delay.
- Chaupai 15
ॐ ह्रीं ह्रीं ह्रीं हनुमंत कपीशा।
ॐ हुं हुं हुं हनु अरि उर शीशा॥
Om hrin hrin hrin hanumant kapisha.
Om hun hun hun hanu ari ur shisha ||
Om hreem hreem hreem, O Hanuman, lord of the vanaras! Om hum hum hum: strike the enemy’s heart and head. (Hreem and hum are seed syllables of mantras; by tradition their power lies in the sound rather than in a word meaning.)
- Chaupai 16
सत्य होहु हरि शपथ पाय के।
रामदूत धरु मारु धाय के॥
Satya hohu hari shapath pay ke.
Ramdoot dharu maru dhay ke ||
Bound by an oath sworn on the Lord, make this plea come true. O messenger of Ram, run, seize the enemy and strike.
- Chaupai 17
जय जय जय हनुमंत अगाधा।
दुःख पावत जन केहि अपराधा॥
Jay jay jay hanumant agadha.
Duhkh pavat jan kehi apradha ||
Victory, victory, victory to Hanuman, whose depths none can fathom. For what fault does your devotee suffer?
- Chaupai 18
पूजा जप तप नेम अचारा।
नहिं जानत हौं दास तुम्हारा॥
Pooja jap tap nem achara.
Nahin janat haun das tumhara ||
I know nothing of worship, japa, austerity, vows or rites; I am only your servant.
- Chaupai 19
वन उपवन मग गिरि गृह माहीं।
तुम्हरे बल हम डरपत नाहीं॥
Van upvan mag giri grih mahin.
Tumhare bal ham darpat nahin ||
In forest or garden, on the road, on the mountain or at home, trusting in your strength we fear nothing.
- Chaupai 20
पाँय परौं कर जोरि मनावौं।
यहि अवसर अब केहि गोहरावौं॥
Pany paraun kar jori manavaun.
Yahi avsar ab kehi gohravaun ||
I fall at your feet and plead with folded hands. At a time like this, whom else should I call on?
- Chaupai 21
जय अंजनि कुमार बलवंता।
शंकर सुवन वीर हनुमंता॥
Jay anjani kumar balvanta.
Shankar suvan vir hanumanta ||
Victory to the mighty son of Anjani, the hero Hanuman, called the son of Shankar (tradition regards him as a form of Shiva).
- Chaupai 22
बदन कराल काल कुल घालक।
राम सहाय सदा प्रतिपालक॥
Badan karal kal kul ghalak.
Ram sahay sada pratipalak ||
Your face is fearsome, and you destroy even the clan of Death. You are Ram’s helper and an ever-present protector.
- Chaupai 23
भूत प्रेत पिशाच निशाचर।
अग्नि बैताल काल मारी मर॥
Bhoot pret pishach nishachar.
Agni baital kal mari mar ||
Ghosts, spirits, pishachas and night-prowlers, fire-vetalas, Kaal, plague and death: (the next chaupai asks Hanuman to strike them all down).
- Chaupai 24
इन्हें मारु तोहि शपथ राम की।
राखु नाथ मरजाद नाम की॥
Inhen maru tohi shapath Ram ki.
Rakhu nath marjad naam ki ||
Strike them down: you are bound by Ram’s oath. O Lord, uphold the honour of your name.
- Chaupai 25
जनकसुता हरि दास कहावो।
ताकी शपथ विलंब न लावो॥
Janaksuta hari das kahavo.
Taki shapath vilamb na lavo ||
You are called the servant of Janaka’s daughter Sita and of the Lord; by her oath, do not delay.
- Chaupai 26
जय जय जय धुनि होत अकाशा।
सुमिरत होत दुसह दुःख नाशा॥
Jay jay jay dhuni hot akasha.
Sumirat hot dusah duhkh nasha ||
Cries of victory resound in the sky. The text says that remembering you destroys even unbearable sorrow.
- Chaupai 27
चरण शरण कर जोरि मनावौं।
यहि अवसर अब केहि गोहरावौं॥
Charan sharan kar jori manavaun.
Yahi avsar ab kehi gohravaun ||
Taking refuge at your feet, I plead with folded hands. At a time like this, whom else should I call on?
- Chaupai 28
उठु उठु चलु तोहि राम दुहाई।
पाँय परौं कर जोरि मनाई॥
Uthu uthu chalu tohi Ram duhaee.
Pany paraun kar jori manaee ||
Rise, rise, come: I call on you in Ram’s name. I fall at your feet and plead with folded hands.
- Chaupai 29
ॐ चं चं चं चं चपल चलंता।
ॐ हनु हनु हनु हनु हनुमंता॥
Om cham cham cham cham chapal chalanta.
Om hanu hanu hanu hanu hanumanta ||
Om cham cham cham cham, O swift-moving one! Om hanu hanu hanu hanu, O Hanuman! (These are mantra lines built on seed syllables.)
- Chaupai 30
ॐ हं हं हाँक देत कपि चंचल।
ॐ सं सं सहमि पराने खल दल॥
Om ham ham hank det kapi chanchal.
Om sam sam sahmi parane khal dal ||
Om ham ham: when the restless monkey hero roars his challenge, om sam sam, the hosts of the wicked shrink back and flee.
- Chaupai 31
अपने जन को तुरत उबारो।
सुमिरत होय आनंद हमारो॥
Apne jan ko turat ubaro.
Sumirat hoy aanand hamaro ||
Rescue your devotee at once. Remembering you fills us with joy.
- Chaupai 32
यह बजरंग बाण जेहि मारै।
ताहि कहो फिर कौन उबारै॥
Yah bajrang ban jehi marai.
Tahi kaho phir kaun ubarai ||
The text says: whom this Bajrang Baan strikes, who then can save?
- Chaupai 33
पाठ करै बजरंग बाण की।
हनुमत रक्षा करै प्राण की॥
Path karai bajrang ban ki.
Hanumat raksha karai pran ki ||
The text says that Hanuman protects the life of whoever recites the Bajrang Baan.
- Chaupai 34
यह बजरंग बाण जो जापै।
ताते भूत प्रेत सब काँपै॥
Yah bajrang ban jo japai.
Tate bhoot pret sab kanpai ||
According to the text, ghosts and spirits all tremble before whoever recites this Bajrang Baan.
- Chaupai 35
धूप देय अरु जपै हमेशा।
ताके तन नहिं रहै कलेशा॥
Dhoop dey aru japai hamesha.
Take tan nahin rahai kalesha ||
The text says that whoever offers incense and recites it always is left with no bodily suffering.
- Closing Doha
प्रेम प्रतीतिहि कपि भजै, सदा धरै उर ध्यान।
तेहि के कारज सकल शुभ, सिद्ध करैं हनुमान॥
Prem pratitihi kapi bhajai, sada dharai ur dhyaan.
Tehi ke karaj sakal shubh, siddha karain Hanuman ||
Whoever worships the monkey hero with love and faith and keeps him always in the heart: the doha says Hanuman brings all such a person’s good undertakings to success.
Printed and online texts of the Bajrang Baan differ a good deal: the order of lines, some chaupais and the closing doha all vary. The text here is the one on which Randhir Prakashan, Haridwar’s printed ‘51 Chalisa Sangrah’, Drik Panchang and Bhakti Bharat agree; where the sources are evenly split, the printed book’s reading is taken. The main variants: in chaupai 1 the printed book reads ‘jay Hanuman sant hitkari’; in chaupai 8 you will find ‘surpur mahan bhai’ (Drik Panchang) or ‘surpur nabh bhai’ (Bhakti Bharat, sanskritdocuments.org) for ‘surpur mein bhai’; in chaupai 10 ‘Lakhan’ for ‘Lakshman’ and ‘atur hvai’ for ‘atur hoy’; in chaupai 11 sanskritdocuments.org has ‘jai Hanuman jayati bal-sagar’; in chaupai 12 the printed book reads ‘shri hanu hanu hanu’ and ‘bajra ko kile’; in chaupai 16 Bhakti Bharat has ‘maru jaay ke’; in chaupai 18 Drik Panchang has ‘nahin janat kachhu’; in chaupai 21 Drik Panchang has ‘dheer Hanumanta’; in chaupai 27 sanskritdocuments.org has ‘charan pakari’; in chaupai 35 you will also find ‘jo japai’ for ‘aru japai’. Chaupai 20 is missing from the sanskritdocuments.org text. Some editions close with this doha: ‘Ur pratiti dridh, saran hvai, path karai dhari dhyan. Badha sab har, karain sab kaam saphal Hanuman’. An older Webdunia text, quoted for reference by sanskritdocuments.org, adds about 27 more chaupais; they were not found in any printed source, so they are not given here.
