7 Hanuman Mantras to Remove Life’s Biggest Problems
Riya Kumari | Apr 12, 2025, 19:59 IST
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Okay, so life’s been... a ride. One minute you’re manifesting peace and drinking overpriced matcha, the next you’re crying in the shower because Mercury’s in retrograde again and your boss thinks "work-life balance" is a decorative phrase. Enter Hanuman. Yes, the OG of strength, devotion, and solving problems that even your group chat can’t fix.
We don’t talk enough about how exhausting it is to hold yourself together. To be the one who remembers everyone’s birthdays, replies to the work emails, pays the bills on time, and still has the emotional bandwidth to pretend everything is “fine.” We chase solutions—therapy, podcasts, self-help books with titles that sound like advice from a particularly intense friend. But what if part of the answer has always been somewhere else? Somewhere quieter. Older. More sacred. Enter Hanuman. Not just a monkey god, not just a myth. Hanuman represents strength that doesn’t seek attention. Devotion that doesn’t demand validation. And courage that doesn’t make noise. In times when the world feels too fast and life feels too heavy, invoking Hanuman isn’t about asking for miracles—it’s about remembering that we already carry divine resilience inside us.
1. Hanuman Chalisa
]॥ श्रीगुरु चरण सरोज रज, निज मनु मुकुरु सुधारि ।
बरनऊँ रघुबर बिमल जसु, जो दायकु फल चारि ॥
The Hanuman Chalisa isn’t light reading—it’s 40 verses of ancient wisdom, layered in metaphor. But it doesn’t ask you to understand every line. It asks you to show up—to sit with your restlessness and chant anyway. Wisdom: You don’t always need answers. Sometimes you just need rhythm and repetition to feel real again.
2. Om Han Hanumate Namah
ॐ हं हनुमते नमः
This one’s short, sharp, and packs a spiritual punch. For when the mind is fried and the emotions are louder than logic. Chant it like a lifeline. Whisper it until you remember—you are not the chaos. Wisdom: Strength doesn’t always roar. Sometimes it sounds like one steady syllable, reminding you to breathe.
3. Hanuman Gayatri Mantra
ॐ अञ्जनेयाय विद्महे वायुपुत्राय धीमहि।
तन्नो हनुमान् प्रचोदयात्॥
This one’s for clarity. For grounding. For those moments when you can’t remember why you walked into a room—or why you started doubting yourself in the first place. Wisdom: You’re not lost. You’re just too distracted to notice you’re still on the path.
4. Bajrang Baan
|| श्री बजरंग बाण ||
निशिचर बंधु महाबली, सुरभूपति सुरभार।
बजरंग बलि की भक्ति से, भागें संकट हजार॥
Bajrang Baan doesn’t whisper—it commands. You chant this when life isn’t giving you hints anymore, just full-blown storms. It’s your declaration that you’re done being polite with your prayers. Wisdom: There’s a version of you that isn’t scared of your pain. That version deserves a voice too.
5. Mahabalaaya Swaha Mantra
ॐ नमो भगवते अञ्जनेयाय महाबलाय स्वाहा
This one isn’t about loud wins or dramatic breakthroughs. It’s about walking into the world with your head held high—even when it feels like everything’s falling apart. Wisdom: Not everything needs to be conquered. Some things just need to be carried with grace.
6. Om Shri Hanumate Namah
ॐ श्री हनुमते नमः
You say this when you’re stepping into something unknown. When you want to be shielded—not from life itself, but from losing yourself in it. Wisdom: Protection isn’t the absence of danger. It’s the presence of inner calm in the middle of it.
7. Hanuman Ashtak
|| हनुमान अष्टक ||
बाल समय रवि भक्षी लियो तब,
तीनहुं लोक भयो अंधियारो।
ताहि सों त्रास भयो जग को,
यह संकट काहु सों जात न टारो॥
The Hanuman Ashtak is intense. Emotional. If you feel the weight of the world a little more than most—this will meet you there. It doesn’t dismiss your depth. It dignifies it. Wisdom: Your sensitivity is not a flaw. It’s the doorway to your strength.
Final Thought:
Mantras aren’t magic bullets. They don’t cancel your deadlines, remove toxic people, or refill your emotional tank in 30 seconds. But they do something subtler, and maybe more important: they hold space for your spirit to breathe. Hanuman, in his silence, teaches you what true strength looks like. Not brute force. Not noise. But loyalty. Focus. Steady devotion. And maybe that’s what we need most right now—not another escape, not another distraction, but a return. A return to the self we keep forgetting we are. The self that bends but does not break. So say the mantras. Not because they’ll fix everything, but because they’ll help you remember—you were never powerless. Just tired. And now, finally, you're coming home to your own strength.
1. Hanuman Chalisa
बरनऊँ रघुबर बिमल जसु, जो दायकु फल चारि ॥
The Hanuman Chalisa isn’t light reading—it’s 40 verses of ancient wisdom, layered in metaphor. But it doesn’t ask you to understand every line. It asks you to show up—to sit with your restlessness and chant anyway. Wisdom: You don’t always need answers. Sometimes you just need rhythm and repetition to feel real again.
2. Om Han Hanumate Namah
This one’s short, sharp, and packs a spiritual punch. For when the mind is fried and the emotions are louder than logic. Chant it like a lifeline. Whisper it until you remember—you are not the chaos. Wisdom: Strength doesn’t always roar. Sometimes it sounds like one steady syllable, reminding you to breathe.
3. Hanuman Gayatri Mantra
तन्नो हनुमान् प्रचोदयात्॥
This one’s for clarity. For grounding. For those moments when you can’t remember why you walked into a room—or why you started doubting yourself in the first place. Wisdom: You’re not lost. You’re just too distracted to notice you’re still on the path.
4. Bajrang Baan
निशिचर बंधु महाबली, सुरभूपति सुरभार।
बजरंग बलि की भक्ति से, भागें संकट हजार॥
Bajrang Baan doesn’t whisper—it commands. You chant this when life isn’t giving you hints anymore, just full-blown storms. It’s your declaration that you’re done being polite with your prayers. Wisdom: There’s a version of you that isn’t scared of your pain. That version deserves a voice too.
5. Mahabalaaya Swaha Mantra
This one isn’t about loud wins or dramatic breakthroughs. It’s about walking into the world with your head held high—even when it feels like everything’s falling apart. Wisdom: Not everything needs to be conquered. Some things just need to be carried with grace.
6. Om Shri Hanumate Namah
You say this when you’re stepping into something unknown. When you want to be shielded—not from life itself, but from losing yourself in it. Wisdom: Protection isn’t the absence of danger. It’s the presence of inner calm in the middle of it.
7. Hanuman Ashtak
बाल समय रवि भक्षी लियो तब,
तीनहुं लोक भयो अंधियारो।
ताहि सों त्रास भयो जग को,
यह संकट काहु सों जात न टारो॥
The Hanuman Ashtak is intense. Emotional. If you feel the weight of the world a little more than most—this will meet you there. It doesn’t dismiss your depth. It dignifies it. Wisdom: Your sensitivity is not a flaw. It’s the doorway to your strength.