Hanuman Ashtottara Sata Namavali
Hanuman Ashtottara Sata Namavali
Hanuman Ashtottara Sata Namavali
hanuma aṣṭottara śata nāmāvali
oṃ śrī āñjaneyāya namaḥ |
oṃ mahāvīrāya namaḥ |
oṃ hanumate namaḥ |
oṃ mārutātmajāya namaḥ |
oṃ tattvajñānapradāya namaḥ |
oṃ sītādevīmudrāpradāyakāya namaḥ |
oṃ aśokavanikācchetre namaḥ |
oṃ sarvamāyāvibhañjanāya namaḥ |
oṃ sarvabandhavimoktre namaḥ |
oṃ rakṣovidhvaṃsakārakāya namaḥ | 10 |
oṃ paravidyāparīhārāya namaḥ |
oṃ paraśauryavināśanāya namaḥ |
oṃ paramantranirākartre namaḥ |
oṃ parayantraprabhedakāya namaḥ |
oṃ sarvagrahavināśine namaḥ |
oṃ bhīmasenasahāyakṛte namaḥ |
oṃ sarvaduḥkhaharāya namaḥ |
oṃ sarvalokacāriṇe namaḥ |
oṃ manojavāya namaḥ |
oṃ pārijātadrumūlasthāya namaḥ | 20 |
oṃ sarvamantrasvarūpavate namaḥ |
oṃ sarvatantrasvarūpiṇe namaḥ |
oṃ sarvayantrātmakāya namaḥ |
oṃ kapīśvarāya namaḥ |
oṃ mahākāyāya namaḥ |
oṃ sarvarogaharāya namaḥ |
oṃ prabhave namaḥ |
oṃ balasiddhikarāya namaḥ |
oṃ sarvavidyāsampatpradāyakāya namaḥ |
oṃ kapisenānāyakāya namaḥ | 30 |
oṃ bhaviṣyaccaturānanāya namaḥ |
oṃ kumārabrahmacāriṇe namaḥ |
oṃ ratnakuṇḍaladīptimate namaḥ |
oṃ sañcaladvālasannaddhalambamānaśikhojjvalāya namaḥ |
oṃ gandharvavidyātattvajñāya namaḥ |
oṃ mahābalaparākramāya namaḥ |
oṃ kārāgṛhavimoktre namaḥ |
oṃ śṛṅkhalābandhamocakāya namaḥ |
oṃ sāgarottārakāya namaḥ |
oṃ prājñāya namaḥ | 40 |
oṃ rāmadūtāya namaḥ |
oṃ pratāpavate namaḥ |
oṃ vānarāya namaḥ |
oṃ kesarīsutāya namaḥ |
oṃ sītāśokanivārakāya namaḥ |
oṃ añjanāgarbhasambhūtāya namaḥ |
oṃ bālārkasadṛśānanāya namaḥ |
oṃ vibhīṣaṇapriyakarāya namaḥ |
oṃ daśagrīvakulāntakāya namaḥ |
oṃ lakṣmaṇaprāṇadātre namaḥ | 50 |
oṃ vajrakāyāya namaḥ |
oṃ mahādyutaye namaḥ |
oṃ cirañjīvine namaḥ |
oṃ rāmabhaktāya namaḥ |
oṃ daityakāryavighātakāya namaḥ |
oṃ akṣahantre namaḥ |
oṃ kāñcanābhāya namaḥ |
oṃ pañcavaktrāya namaḥ |
oṃ mahātapase namaḥ |
oṃ laṅkiṇībhañjanāya namaḥ | 60 |
oṃ śrīmate namaḥ |
oṃ siṃhikāprāṇabhañjanāya namaḥ |
oṃ gandhamādanaśailasthāya namaḥ |
oṃ laṅkāpuravidāhakāya namaḥ |
oṃ sugrīvasacivāya namaḥ |
oṃ dhīrāya namaḥ |
oṃ śūrāya namaḥ |
oṃ daityakulāntakāya namaḥ |
oṃ surārcitāya namaḥ |
oṃ mahātejase namaḥ | 70 |
oṃ rāmacūḍāmaṇipradāya namaḥ |
oṃ kāmarūpiṇe namaḥ |
oṃ piṅgalākṣāya namaḥ |
oṃ vārdhimainākapūjitāya namaḥ |
oṃ kabalīkṛtamārtāṇḍamaṇḍalāya namaḥ |
oṃ vijitendriyāya namaḥ |
oṃ rāmasugrīvasandhātre namaḥ |
oṃ mahirāvaṇamardanāya namaḥ |
oṃ sphaṭikābhāya namaḥ |
oṃ vāgadhīśāya namaḥ | 80 |
oṃ navavyākṛtipaṇḍitāya namaḥ |
oṃ caturbāhave namaḥ |
oṃ dīnabandhave namaḥ |
oṃ mahātmane namaḥ |
oṃ bhaktavatsalāya namaḥ |
oṃ sañjīvananagāhartre namaḥ |
oṃ śucaye namaḥ |
oṃ vāgmine namaḥ |
oṃ dṛḍhavratāya namaḥ |
oṃ kālanemipramathanāya namaḥ | 90 |
oṃ harimarkaṭamarkaṭāya namaḥ |
oṃ dāntāya namaḥ |
oṃ śāntāya namaḥ |
oṃ prasannātmane namaḥ |
oṃ śatakaṇṭhamadāpahṛte namaḥ |
oṃ yogine namaḥ |
oṃ rāmakathālolāya namaḥ |
oṃ sītānveṣaṇapaṇḍitāya namaḥ |
oṃ vajradaṃṣṭrāya namaḥ |
oṃ vajranakhāya namaḥ | 100 |
oṃ rudravīryasamudbhavāya namaḥ |
oṃ indrajitprahitāmoghabrahmāstravinivārakāya namaḥ |
oṃ pārthadhvajāgrasaṃvāsine namaḥ |
oṃ śarapañjarabhedakāya namaḥ |
oṃ daśabāhave namaḥ |
oṃ lokapūjyāya namaḥ |
oṃ jāmbavatprītivardhanāya namaḥ |
oṃ sītāsametaśrīrāmapādasevādhurandharāya namaḥ | 108 |
iti śrīmadāñjaneyāṣṭottaraśatanāmāvaliḥ |
About This Stotram
Overview
The Hanuman Ashtottara Sata Namavali is a liturgical list of 108 names of Lord Hanuman, structured for use in puja archana. Each name identifies a specific quality, deed, or aspect of Hanuman drawn from the Ramayana and Puranic tradition — including his strength, his parentage as the son of Vayu, his devotion to Rama, and his role in key episodes of the Ramayana. The text belongs to the broader body of Hanuman devotional literature prevalent across Hindu traditions.
What are the benefits of chanting Hanuman Ashtottara Sata Namavali?
- Used as a structured archana for offering flowers or leaves to Hanuman in puja
- Recitation is associated with protection from negative forces and obstacles
- Said to bestow courage, physical strength, and mental fortitude
- Cultivates devotion to Hanuman through systematic meditation on his qualities
When is the best time to recite this?
Tuesday and Saturday are the days traditionally associated with Hanuman worship. Morning and evening are the standard recitation times. Hanuman Jayanti (the birth anniversary of Hanuman, typically in April) is the most auspicious occasion for a complete recitation.
What is the historical and traditional background?
Lord Hanuman is a central figure in the Valmiki Ramayana, where his role as Rama's emissary and devoted servant is narrated in detail. Hanuman worship developed into a widespread independent tradition during the medieval period, supported by texts such as the Hanuman Chalisa and the Sundara Kanda of the Ramayana. Ashtottara Sata Namavalis are a standard genre of devotional compilation drawing from a deity's attributes across scriptural sources. The specific authorship and date of this namavali are not documented, but the tradition of 108-name recitation for Hanuman is well established in temple and home worship across India.
Available scripts
This text is available in 14 scripts: devanagari, tamil, telugu, kannada, malayalam, gujarati, bengali, iast, gurmukhi, oriya, assamese, sinhala, itrans, hk. Use the script selector above to switch between them.
Related Texts
- Hanuman Chalisa — the most widely recited 40-verse hymn to Hanuman, attributed to Tulsidas
- Hanuman Pancha Ratnam — a five-verse Sanskrit hymn to Hanuman attributed to Adi Shankaracharya