Hanuman Ashtottara Shatanamavali
हनुमान अष्टोत्तर शतनामावली
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The Hanuman Ashtottara Shatanamavali is a traditional garland of the 108 names of Hanuman. The 108 names of Lord Hanuman (Anjaneya, the son of the wind) — the supreme devotee of Sri Rama, remover of fear and giver of strength — each chanted with “Om” and “namaḥ”, recited on Tuesdays and Saturdays.
✦ As told in scripture
It is said that to offer the 108 names of Hanuman with a sincere and devoted heart — a flower at each name — is to draw the lasting grace of the divine, which never forsakes those who lovingly call upon it.
The Mantra
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ॐ अञ्जनीगर्भसम्भूताय नमः ॐ वायुपुत्राय नमः ॐ चिरञ्जीविने नमः ॐ महाबलाय नमः ॐ कर्णकुण्डलाय नमः ॐ ब्रह्मचारिणे नमः ॐ ग्रामवासिने नमः ॐ पिङ्गकेशाय नमः ॐ रामदूताय नमः ॐ सुग्रीवकार्यकर्त्रे नमः ॐ बालीनिग्रहकारकाय नमः ॐ रुद्रावताराय नमः ॐ हनुमते नमः ॐ सुग्रीवप्रियसेवकाय नमः ॐ सागरक्रमणाय नमः ॐ सीताशोकनिवारणाय नमः ॐ छायाग्राहीनिहन्त्रे नमः ॐ पर्वताधिश्रिताय नमः ॐ प्रमाथाय नमः ॐ वनभङ्गाय नमः ॐ महाबलपराक्रमाय नमः ॐ महायोद्ध्रे नमः ॐ धीराय नमः ॐ सर्वासुरमहोद्यताय नमः ॐ अग्निसूक्तोक्तचारिणे नमः ॐ भीमगर्वविनाशाय नमः ॐ शिवलिङ्गप्रतिष्ठात्रे नमः ॐ अनघाय नमः ॐ कार्यसाधकाय नमः ॐ वज्राङ्गाय नमः ॐ भास्करग्रासाय नमः ॐ ब्रह्मादिसुरवन्दिताय नमः ॐ कार्यकर्त्रे नमः ॐ कार्यार्थिने नमः ॐ दानवान्तकाय नमः ॐ अग्रविद्यानां पण्डिताय नमः ॐ वनमालिने नमः ॐ असुरान्तकाय नमः ॐ वज्रकायाय नमः ॐ महावीराय नमः ॐ रणाङ्गणचराय नमः ॐ अक्षासुरनिहन्त्रे नमः ॐ जम्बुमालीविदारणाय नमः ॐ इन्द्रजीद्गर्वसंहर्त्रे नमः ॐ मन्त्रीनन्दनघातकाय नमः ॐ सौमित्रिप्राणदाय नमः ॐ सर्ववानररक्षकाय नमः ॐ सञ्जीवननगोद्वाहिने नमः ॐ कपिराजाय नमः ॐ कालनिधये नमः ॐ दधिमुखादिगर्वसंहर्त्रे नमः ॐ धूम्रविदारणाय नमः ॐ अहिरावणहन्त्रे नमः ॐ दोर्दण्डशोभिताय नमः ॐ गरलागर्वहरणाय नमः ॐ लङ्काप्रासादभञ्जकाय नमः ॐ मारुतये नमः ॐ अञ्जनीवाक्यसाधाकाय नमः ॐ लोकधारिणे नमः ॐ लोककर्त्रे नमः ॐ लोकदाय नमः ॐ लोकवन्दिताय नमः ॐ दशास्यगर्वहन्त्रे नमः ॐ फाल्गुनभञ्जकाय नमः ॐ किरीटीकार्यकर्त्रे नमः ॐ दुष्टदुर्जयखण्डनाय नमः ॐ वीर्यकर्त्रे नमः ॐ वीर्यवर्याय नमः ॐ बालपराक्रमाय नमः ॐ रामेष्टाय नमः ॐ भीमकर्मणे नमः ॐ भीमकार्यप्रसाधकाय नमः ॐ विरोधिवीराय नमः ॐ मोहनाशिने नमः ॐ ब्रह्ममन्त्रिणे नमः ॐ सर्वकार्याणां सहायकाय नमः ॐ रुद्ररूपीमहेश्वराय नमः ॐ मृतवानरसञ्जीविने नमः ॐ मकरीशापखण्डनाय नमः ॐ अर्जुनध्वजवासिने नमः ॐ रामप्रीतिकराय नमः ॐ रामसेविने नमः ॐ कालमेघान्तकाय नमः ॐ लङ्कानिग्रहकारिणे नमः ॐ सीतान्वेषणतत्पराय नमः ॐ सुग्रीवसारथये नमः ॐ शूराय नमः ॐ कुम्भकर्णकृतान्तकाय नमः ॐ कामरूपिणे नमः ॐ कपीन्द्राय नमः ॐ पिङ्गाक्षाय नमः ॐ कपिनायकाय नमः ॐ पुत्रस्थापनकर्त्रे नमः ॐ बलवते नमः ॐ मारुतात्मजाय नमः ॐ रामभक्ताय नमः ॐ सदाचारिणे नमः ॐ युवानविक्रमोर्जिताय नमः ॐ मतिमते नमः ॐ तुलाधारपावनाय नमः ॐ प्रवीणाय नमः ॐ पापसंहारकाय नमः ॐ गुणाढ्याय नमः ॐ नरवन्दिताय नमः ॐ दुष्टदानवसंहारिणे नमः ॐ महायोगिने नमः ॐ महोदराय नमः ॐ रामसन्मुखाय नमः ॐ रामपूजकाय नमः
oṃ añjanīgarbhasambhūtāya namaḥ oṃ vāyuputrāya namaḥ oṃ cirañjīvine namaḥ oṃ mahābalāya namaḥ oṃ karṇakuṇḍalāya namaḥ oṃ brahmacāriṇe namaḥ oṃ grāmavāsine namaḥ oṃ piṅgakeśāya namaḥ oṃ rāmadūtāya namaḥ oṃ sugrīvakāryakartre namaḥ oṃ bālīnigrahakārakāya namaḥ oṃ rudrāvatārāya namaḥ oṃ hanumate namaḥ oṃ sugrīvapriyasevakāya namaḥ oṃ sāgarakramaṇāya namaḥ oṃ sītāśokanivāraṇāya namaḥ oṃ chāyāgrāhīnihantre namaḥ oṃ parvatādhiśritāya namaḥ oṃ pramāthāya namaḥ oṃ vanabhaṅgāya namaḥ oṃ mahābalaparākramāya namaḥ oṃ mahāyoddhre namaḥ oṃ dhīrāya namaḥ oṃ sarvāsuramahodyatāya namaḥ oṃ agnisūktoktacāriṇe namaḥ oṃ bhīmagarvavināśāya namaḥ oṃ śivaliṅgapratiṣṭhātre namaḥ oṃ anaghāya namaḥ oṃ kāryasādhakāya namaḥ oṃ vajrāṅgāya namaḥ oṃ bhāskaragrāsāya namaḥ oṃ brahmādisuravanditāya namaḥ oṃ kāryakartre namaḥ oṃ kāryārthine namaḥ oṃ dānavāntakāya namaḥ oṃ agravidyānāṃ paṇḍitāya namaḥ oṃ vanamāline namaḥ oṃ asurāntakāya namaḥ oṃ vajrakāyāya namaḥ oṃ mahāvīrāya namaḥ oṃ raṇāṅgaṇacarāya namaḥ oṃ akṣāsuranihantre namaḥ oṃ jambumālīvidāraṇāya namaḥ oṃ indrajīdgarvasaṃhartre namaḥ oṃ mantrīnandanaghātakāya namaḥ oṃ saumitriprāṇadāya namaḥ oṃ sarvavānararakṣakāya namaḥ oṃ sañjīvananagodvāhine namaḥ oṃ kapirājāya namaḥ oṃ kālanidhaye namaḥ oṃ dadhimukhādigarvasaṃhartre namaḥ oṃ dhūmravidāraṇāya namaḥ oṃ ahirāvaṇahantre namaḥ oṃ dordaṇḍaśobhitāya namaḥ oṃ garalāgarvaharaṇāya namaḥ oṃ laṅkāprāsādabhañjakāya namaḥ oṃ mārutaye namaḥ oṃ añjanīvākyasādhākāya namaḥ oṃ lokadhāriṇe namaḥ oṃ lokakartre namaḥ oṃ lokadāya namaḥ oṃ lokavanditāya namaḥ oṃ daśāsyagarvahantre namaḥ oṃ phālgunabhañjakāya namaḥ oṃ kirīṭīkāryakartre namaḥ oṃ duṣṭadurjayakhaṇḍanāya namaḥ oṃ vīryakartre namaḥ oṃ vīryavaryāya namaḥ oṃ bālaparākramāya namaḥ oṃ rāmeṣṭāya namaḥ oṃ bhīmakarmaṇe namaḥ oṃ bhīmakāryaprasādhakāya namaḥ oṃ virodhivīrāya namaḥ oṃ mohanāśine namaḥ oṃ brahmamantriṇe namaḥ oṃ sarvakāryāṇāṃ sahāyakāya namaḥ oṃ rudrarūpīmaheśvarāya namaḥ oṃ mṛtavānarasañjīvine namaḥ oṃ makarīśāpakhaṇḍanāya namaḥ oṃ arjunadhvajavāsine namaḥ oṃ rāmaprītikarāya namaḥ oṃ rāmasevine namaḥ oṃ kālameghāntakāya namaḥ oṃ laṅkānigrahakāriṇe namaḥ oṃ sītānveṣaṇatatparāya namaḥ oṃ sugrīvasārathaye namaḥ oṃ śūrāya namaḥ oṃ kumbhakarṇakṛtāntakāya namaḥ oṃ kāmarūpiṇe namaḥ oṃ kapīndrāya namaḥ oṃ piṅgākṣāya namaḥ oṃ kapināyakāya namaḥ oṃ putrasthāpanakartre namaḥ oṃ balavate namaḥ oṃ mārutātmajāya namaḥ oṃ rāmabhaktāya namaḥ oṃ sadācāriṇe namaḥ oṃ yuvānavikramorjitāya namaḥ oṃ matimate namaḥ oṃ tulādhārapāvanāya namaḥ oṃ pravīṇāya namaḥ oṃ pāpasaṃhārakāya namaḥ oṃ guṇāḍhyāya namaḥ oṃ naravanditāya namaḥ oṃ duṣṭadānavasaṃhāriṇe namaḥ oṃ mahāyogine namaḥ oṃ mahodarāya namaḥ oṃ rāmasanmukhāya namaḥ oṃ rāmapūjakāya namaḥ
Meaning:The 108 names of Lord Hanuman (Anjaneya, the son of the wind) — the supreme devotee of Sri Rama, remover of fear and giver of strength — each chanted with “Om” and “namaḥ”, recited on Tuesdays and Saturdays.
Benefits of Chanting Hanuman Ashtottara Shatanamavali
Chanting the 108 names (Ashtottara Shatanamavali) of Hanuman invokes the divine grace, blessings and protection of the deity.
Each name is a meditation on a sacred quality; reciting all 108 with devotion purifies the mind and fulfils sincere prayers.
Traditionally offered as an archana — one name at a time with a flower or kumkum — especially on Tuesdays and Saturdays.
Most auspicious during Hanuman Jayanti; suitable for daily recitation with faith.
How to Chant Hanuman Ashtottara Shatanamavali
Bathe and sit facing east before an image of the deity. Recite each name beginning with “Om” (ॐ) and ending with “namaḥ” (नमः), offering a flower, tulsi leaf, bilva leaf or a pinch of kumkum at the Lord’s feet for each name (archana). The full garland of 108 names may be chanted daily, or especially on Tuesdays and Saturdays and during Hanuman Jayanti.
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