Hanuman Bahukहनुमान् बाहुक
Devoted to Hanuman
Source: Goswami Tulsidas
Transliteration
sindhu taran, siya-soca haran, rabi bala-baran tanu bhuja bisal, murati karal kalahu ko kala janu
Meaning (English)
Tulsidas Hanuman Bahuk was composed when the poet was tormented by severe pain in his arm (bahu), a fervent plea to Hanuman for healing. He sings: O crosser of oceans, remover of Sita sorrow, golden-bodied like the rising sun, mighty-armed, of fearsome form — verily the Death of Death itself — fearless burner of Lanka, crusher of the pride of demons, son of the Wind: ever near to Your servants, by whose praise, bow, remembrance and japa all dangers are dispelled. Tulsi pleads: tell me what calamity remains — sickness of body, poverty, defects, the pain inflicted by enemies and many afflictions — please remove them all from Tulsi.
Benefits (Phal)
Hanuman Bahuk is the foremost stotra for physical healing — especially of arms, shoulders, joints, paralysis and chronic pain — and for relief from prolonged suffering, poverty, enemy trouble, depression and Saturn-related afflictions. Tulsidas himself was cured of unbearable arm pain by composing and chanting it. Regular recitation grants courage, dissolves fear, accelerates recovery from illness, removes obstacles in Rama-bhakti, calms anger, brings protective grace of Bajrang Bali. Especially powerful for those facing Sade Sati or any planetary kashta.
When to Chant
Tuesdays and Saturdays at dawn or dusk, every Hanuman Jayanti, during illness or recovery, through 41-day Mangal-Shani period when undertaking a healing sankalpa. May also be recited daily by those facing chronic pain, court cases, debt or persistent enemies.
How to Chant
After bath sit facing south or east before an image of Hanuman with sindoor, mustard-oil lamp and garland of red flowers. Offer boondi or jaggery laddus and chant Om Hanumate Namah thrice. Read the full Bahuk slowly in Avadhi with feeling, touching the affected limb to the image at closing verses. Conclude with one path of Hanuman Chalisa. Maintain a 41-day vow for chronic ailments.
Book a pandit for Hanuman Bahuk jaap
Major sankalp (1.25 lakh count or more) traditionally requires a trained pandit. Verified pandits perform on your behalf with full video proof + sankalpa with your gotra/nakshatra.