Aarti · Hanuman

Hanuman Aarti — Aarti Kije Hanuman Lala Ki

“Aarti kījai Hanumān lalā kī” is the best-known aarti of Hanuman, usually sung after the Hanuman Chalisa. It retells his great deeds from the Ramayana — the burning of Lanka, the bringing of the life-giving herb and the rescue of Rama and Lakshmana from Ahiravana.

When to recite: Sung after the Hanuman Chalisa on Tuesdays and Saturdays, on Hanuman Jayanti and at Hanuman temples.

Aarti

1. आरती कीजै हनुमान लला की ।
   दुष्ट दलन रघुनाथ कला की ॥

   ārtī kījai hanumān lalā kī |
   duṣṭa dalan raghunāth kalā kī ||

   Let us perform the aarti of beloved Hanuman, destroyer of the wicked and a manifestation of Rama’s power.

2. जाके बल से गिरिवर काँपे ।
   रोग दोष जाके निकट न झाँके ॥

   jāke bal se girivar kām̐pe |
   rog doṣ jāke nikaṭ na jhām̐ke ||

   At whose strength the mountains tremble, and near whom disease and evil dare not even peep.

3. अंजनि पुत्र महा बलदाई ।
   सन्तन के प्रभु सदा सहाई ॥

   aṃjani putra mahā baldāī |
   santan ke prabhu sadā sahāī ||

   The son of Anjani, giver of great strength, is the Lord of the saints and their constant helper.

4. दे बीरा रघुनाथ पठाए ।
   लंका जारि सिया सुधि लाए ॥

   de bīrā raghunāth paṭhāe |
   laṃkā jāri siyā sudhi lāe ||

   Entrusted with his mission by Rama, he went forth, burned Lanka and brought back news of Sita.

5. लंका सो कोट समुद्र सी खाई ।
   जात पवनसुत बार न लाई ॥

   laṃkā so koṭ samudra sī khāī |
   jāt pavanasut bār na lāī ||

   Lanka was a fortress with the ocean for its moat, yet the son of the Wind crossed it without delay.

6. लंका जारि असुर संहारे ।
   सियारामजी के काज सँवारे ॥

   laṃkā jāri asur saṃhāre |
   siyārāmjī ke kāj sam̐vāre ||

   He burned Lanka, destroyed the demons and accomplished the work of Sita and Rama.

7. लक्ष्मण मूर्छित पड़े सकारे ।
   आनि सजीवन प्राण उबारे ॥

   lakṣmaṇ mūrchit paṛe sakāre |
   āni sajīvan prāṇ ubāre ||

   When Lakshmana lay unconscious, he brought the Sanjivani herb before dawn and saved his life.

8. पैठि पाताल तोरि जम-कारे ।
   अहिरावण की भुजा उखारे ॥

   paiṭhi pātāl tori jam-kāre |
   ahirāvaṇ kī bhujā ukhāre ||

   He entered the underworld, broke its deadly bonds and tore off the arms of Ahiravana.

9. बाएँ भुजा असुरदल मारे ।
   दाहिने भुजा संतजन तारे ॥

   bāem̐ bhujā asuradal māre |
   dāhine bhujā saṃtajan tāre ||

   With his left arm he struck down the demon hosts; with his right he saved the saints.

10. सुर नर मुनि आरती उतारें ।
    जय जय जय हनुमान उचारें ॥

    sur nar muni ārtī utāreṃ |
    jay jay jay hanumān ucāreṃ ||

    Gods, humans and sages perform his aarti, crying “Victory, victory, victory to Hanuman!”

11. कंचन थार कपूर लौ छाई ।
    आरती करत अंजना माई ॥

    kaṃcan thār kapūr lau chāī |
    ārtī karat aṃjanā māī ||

    The flame of camphor glows on a golden plate as Mother Anjana herself performs the aarti.

12. जो हनुमानजी की आरती गावे ।
    बसि बैकुण्ठ परम पद पावे ॥

    jo hanumānjī kī ārtī gāve |
    basi baikuṇṭha param pad pāve ||

    Whoever sings this aarti of Hanuman dwells in Vaikuntha and attains the highest state.