Hanuman Aarti
हनुमान आरती
Hanuman Aarti — "Aarti Kije Hanuman Lala Ki" — is the traditional aarti sung while offering light to Hanuman, celebrating his strength and devotion to Rama.
आरती कीजै हनुमान लला की। दुष्ट दलन रघुनाथ कला की॥ जाके बल से गिरिवर काँपे। रोग दोष जाके निकट न झाँके॥ अंजनि पुत्र महा बलदाई। संतन के प्रभु सदा सहाई॥ आरती कीजै हनुमान लला की। दुष्ट दलन रघुनाथ कला की॥ दे बीरा रघुनाथ पठाए। लंका जारि सिया सुधि लाए॥ लंका सो कोट समुद्र सी खाई। जात पवनसुत बार न लाई॥ आरती कीजै हनुमान लला की। दुष्ट दलन रघुनाथ कला की॥ लंका जारि असुर संहारे। सियारामजी के काज सँवारे॥ लक्ष्मण मूर्छित पड़े सकारे। लाए संजीवन प्राण उबारे॥ आरती कीजै हनुमान लला की। दुष्ट दलन रघुनाथ कला की॥ पैठि पताल तोरि जमकारे। अहिरावण की भुजा उखारे॥ बाईं भुजा असुर दल मारे। दाहिने भुजा सन्तजन तारे॥ आरती कीजै हनुमान लला की। दुष्ट दलन रघुनाथ कला की॥ सुर नर मुनि जन आरती उतारें। जय जय जय हनुमान उचारें॥ कंचन थार कपूर लौ छाई। आरती करत अंजना माई॥ आरती कीजै हनुमान लला की। दुष्ट दलन रघुनाथ कला की॥ जो हनुमानजी की आरती गावै। बसि बैकुण्ठ परम पद पावै॥ लंक विध्वंस किये रघुराई। तुलसीदास स्वामी कीर्ति गाई॥ आरती कीजै हनुमान लला की। दुष्ट दलन रघुनाथ कला की॥
›Transliteration (English)
Aarti kije Hanuman lala ki, dusht dalan Raghunath kala ki. Jaake bal se girivar kaanpe, rog dosh jaake nikat na jhaanke, Anjani putra maha baldai, santan ke prabhu sada sahai. Aarti kije Hanuman lala ki, dusht dalan Raghunath kala ki. De beera Raghunath pathaye, Lanka jaari Siya sudhi laaye, Lanka so kot samudra si khai, jaat Pavansut baar na laai. Aarti kije Hanuman lala ki, dusht dalan Raghunath kala ki. Lanka jaari asur sanhare, Siyaramji ke kaj sanware, Lakshman moorchhit padhe sakare, laaye Sanjeevan praan ubare. Aarti kije Hanuman lala ki, dusht dalan Raghunath kala ki. Paithi patal tori jamkare, Ahiravan ki bhuja ukhare, Baaein bhuja asur dal maare, daahine bhuja santjan taare. Aarti kije Hanuman lala ki, dusht dalan Raghunath kala ki. Sur nar muni jan aarti utaren, jai jai jai Hanuman ucharen, Kanchan thaar kapoor lau chhai, aarti karat Anjana mai. Aarti kije Hanuman lala ki, dusht dalan Raghunath kala ki. Jo Hanumanji ki aarti gaavai, basi Baikunth param pad paavai, Lank vidhwans kiye Raghurai, Tulsidas swami keerti gai. Aarti kije Hanuman lala ki, dusht dalan Raghunath kala ki.
›Meaning
This aarti invites devotees to offer light (aarti) to "Hanuman lala," the beloved child-form of Hanuman, celebrating him as the destroyer of evil through Lord Rama's power. It recounts his best-known feats — shaking mountains with his might, protecting devotees from illness and misfortune, burning Lanka and bringing news of Sita back to Rama, carrying the Sanjeevani herb to revive the unconscious Lakshmana, and defeating the demon Ahiravan in the netherworld to rescue Rama and Lakshmana. The aarti closes by describing gods, sages and people offering him light on a golden plate with camphor, and promises that whoever sings this aarti with devotion attains a place in Vaikuntha (Vishnu's abode) — a blessing recorded, the verse says, by Tulsidas himself.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Hanuman Aarti?›
Hanuman Aarti, commonly known by its opening line "Aarti Kije Hanuman Lala Ki," is the traditional song sung while offering a lit lamp (aarti) to Hanuman at the close of his puja.
When is Hanuman Aarti sung?›
It is sung at the end of Hanuman puja, typically on Tuesdays and Saturdays, and at temple aarti gatherings, though it can be sung any day.
Who wrote Hanuman Aarti?›
It is traditionally attributed to Goswami Tulsidas, though as an oral devotional composition its exact authorship is not documented as precisely as his written works.