Hanuman Jayanti 2025: Date, Significance, and Hanuman Stotra

Hanuman Jayanti is a significant festival that marks the birth of Lord Hanuman, the supreme devotee of Lord Ram. This year, Hanuman Jayanti will be celebrated on April 12, 2025, falling on the full moon day of the Shukla Paksha in Chaitra month. The festival is celebrated with great devotion in Hanuman temples, where devotees engage in prayers, chants, and rituals dedicated to the mighty deity.

Hanuman Jayanti is celebrated exactly six days after Ram Navami, and on this day, special worship is done to honor Lord Hanuman. Devotees seek his blessings for happiness, prosperity, and a healthy body. Lord Hanuman is known for his unparalleled devotion to Lord Ram, and on this auspicious occasion, worshippers recite sacred hymns like the Shri Hanuman Stotra to gain relief from life's troubles and to earn the blessings of Mars (Mangal).

Hanuman Stotra: A Path to Divine Blessings

One of the most revered ways to connect with Lord Hanuman during his Jayanti is by chanting the Shri Hanuman Stotra. This powerful prayer is believed to provide relief from all the difficulties of life, bringing peace, prosperity, and health to its reciters. By reciting this stotra, devotees also seek the blessings of Mars for courage, strength, and vitality.

Here is the Shri Hanuman Stotra:

॥श्री हनुमान स्तोत्र॥

''वन्दे सिंदूरवर्णाभं लोहिताम्बरभूषितम्।
रक्तनागरगशोभाधायां शोनपुच्छं कपिश्वरम्।

सुशङ्कितं सुखान्तभुक्तवन् हि यो हितं।
वचस्त्वमाशु धैर्यमाश्रयात्र वो भायं कदापि न।''

भजे समीरानन्दनं, शुभक्तचित्तरञ्जनं, दिनेशरूपभाकं, समस्तभक्तरक्षकम्।
सुखान्तकार्यसाधकं, ओप्पोपक्षबाधकं, समुद्रपार्गमिनम्, नमामी सिद्धकामिनम्॥1॥

सुशङ्कितं सुखान्तभुक्तवन् हि यो हितं वचस्त्वमाशु धैर्यमाश्रयात्र वो भायं कदापि न।
इति प्लवंगनाथ भाषितं निशम्य वानरादिनाथ आप शं तदा, स रामदूत अश्रयः॥ 2॥

सुदिर्घबाहुलोचनं, पुछ्चगुच्छशोभिनं, भुजद्वयेन्द सोदरीं निजान्सयुग्मस्थितु।
कृतौ ही कोसलाधिपौ, कपिश्राजसन्निधौ, विदाहजेशलक्ष्मणौ, स मे शिवं करोत्वारम्॥3॥

सुभदशस्त्रपार्गं, विलोक्य रामचन्द्रमह, कपिशनाथसेवकं, समस्तनितिमार्गम्।
प्रशस्य लक्ष्मणं प्रति, प्रणलंबाभूषितः कपिन्द्रसख्यमकरोत, स्वकार्यसाधक प्रभु॥4॥

पच्छन्दवेगधारिणं, नागेन्द्रगर्ववाहरीनं, फणीष्मात्रिगर्वहृदृशासवसनस्कृत।
विभीषणेन सख्यकृविवदेह जातितापहृत, सुकान्तकार्यसाधकं, नमामी यतुधातकम्॥5॥

नमामी पुष्पमौलिनं, सुवर्णवर्णधारिणं गदायुधेन भूषितं, किरीटकुंडलान्वितम्।
सुपुछ्चचुच्छतुञ्छलंकादहकम् सुनायकम् ऑपोजिशनपक्षरक्षसेंद्र-सर्ववन्सनाशकम्॥6॥

रघूत्तमस्य सेवकं नमामी लक्ष्मणप्रियं दिनेश्वंंशभूषणस्य मुद्रिकाप्रदर्शकम्।
विधेहजातीशोकतापहरीनं प्राहरीनं सुसुख्मरूपधारणं नमामी लांँग फॉर्म॥7॥

नभस्वदतम्जेन भास्वत त्वरकृत महसाह यता यया द्ब्योहितं हाईभूतस्वक्रित्याह।
सुकान्त आप तारकां रघूत्तमो विधेहजां निपत्य वालिनं प्रभुस्ततो दशाननं खलम्॥8॥

इमं स्तवं कुजेऽहनी यः पत्तेसुचेतसा नराह कपिशनाथसेवको भुनक्तिसर्वसम्पदः।
प्लवंगराजसत्क्रिपकताक्षभाजनसदा न शत्रूतो भायं भवेतकदापी तस्य नुस्त्विह॥9॥

नेत्रांगनन्दधरनिवासरेनंगावसरे। लोकेश्वराख्यभटेन हनुमंतन्दवम कृतम्। 10।
''ॐ इति श्री हनुमान ताण्डव स्तोत्रम्''
 

Significance of Hanuman Jayanti and Hanuman Stotra

Reciting the Shri Hanuman Stotra on Hanuman Jayanti is believed to invoke Lord Hanuman's blessings for the following benefits:

• Relief from life’s troubles: The stotra is believed to provide divine protection and remove obstacles.
• Blessings for prosperity: It helps in attracting wealth and success.
• Strength and health: Regular recitation is said to improve physical and mental well-being.
• Mars blessings: Hanuman is associated with Mars (Mangal), and his blessings are known to bring courage, energy, and good health.

On Hanuman Jayanti, devotees should seek blessings from Lord Hanuman for happiness, prosperity, and a healthy body. Worshipping him on this auspicious occasion can lead to a peaceful and successful life.

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