Hanumath Mangalashtakam
(Mangala octet on Hanuman)
Translated by
P.R.Ramachander
(Mangala stotras are normally recited at the end of
reciting several stotras or the end of singing several songs or at the end of
an auspicious function. The devotee wishes auspiciousness to the Lord. Mangalam may also mean “good wishes”, or
“wishes for a happy ending”.)
Vaisaka* mase krishnayam
Dasami manda vasare,
Poorva bhadrasu Jathaya
Mangalam Sri Hanumathe. 1
* April-may month
Mangalam to Sri
Hanuman,
Who was born in the
month of Visaka,
On the tenth day of
the waxing moon,
On a Saturday under
the Poorva bhadra star.
Guru gowrava poornaya
Phala bhoopa priyaya cha,
Nana manikhya hasthaya ,
Mangalam Sri Hanumathe. 2
Mangalam to Sri
Hanuman,
Who has respect for
his teachers,
Who likes sweets
prepared out of fruits,
And whose different
hands are decorated by gems.
Suvarchala Kalathraya,
Chathurbhuja dharaya cha,
Ushtra roodaya veeraya ,
Mangalam Sri Hanumathe. 3
Mangalam to Sri
Hanuman,
Who is the consort of
Suvarchala*,
Who had four arms,
And who is the hero
who rides,
On a beam of light.
* Common belief is that Hanuman is a
bachelor.
Divya Mangala dehaya,
Peethambara dharaya cha,
Thaptha kanchana varnaya,
Mangalam Sri Hanumathe. 4
Mangalam to Sri
Hanuman,
Who has a blessed
holy body,
Who wears the yellow
silk,
And who is of the
colour of molten gold.
Bhaktha rakshana seelaya,
Janaki soka haarine,
Jagat pavaka nethraya,
Mangalam Sri Hanumathe.
5
Mangalam to Sri
Hanuman,
Who has the habit of
saving his devotees,
Who destroyed the
sorrow of Janaki,
And who has the
purest eyes of the world.
Pamba theera viharaya ,
Soumithri prana dhayine,
Sarva lokaika kandaya,
Mangalam Sri Hanumathe.
6
Mangalam to Sri
Hanuman,
Who lives in the
shores of
Who saved the life of
Lakshmana,
And who is in the
throat of the whole world.
Rambhavana viharaya,
Sukhathma thata vasine,
Sarva lokaika kantaya,
Mangalam Sri Hanumathe. 7
Mangalam to Sri
Hanuman,
Who lived in the
forests of Rampa,
Who lived with
pleasant happy people,
And who is in the
throat of the whole world.
Panachananaya Bheemaya
Kalanemi haraya cha,
Koundinya gothraya,
Mangalam Sri Hanumathe.
8
Mangalam to Sri
Hanuman,
Who has five faces ,
who is gross,
Who killed Kalanemi,
And who belonged to the Koundinya clan.