Hanuman Aarti in Kannada
ಶ್ರೀ ಹನುಮಾನ್ ಜೀ ಕೀ ಆರತೀ
Aarti Kijai Hanuman Lala Ki is a well-known aarti of Lord Hanuman, a traditional song in simple Hindi whose author is not recorded. Below is the complete Hanuman Aarti in Kannada script, every line also in English letters, with the meaning of each verse in simple English.
- Kannada script
- 7 verses
- 4 min
- Traditional
- Best on Tuesday, Saturday
Recite line by line, listen, count with a mala. The reader opens in Kannada.
ಆರತೀ ಕೀಜೈ ಹನುಮಾನ್ ಲಲಾ ಕೀ। Aarti Kijai Hanuman Lala Ki
ದುಷ್ಟದಲನ್ ರಘುನಾಥ್ ಕಲಾ ಕೀ॥ Dusht Dalan Raghunath Kala Ki
Meaning
Let us offer the aarti to our beloved Hanuman, destroyer of the wicked and the very power of Shri Ram.
- ಆರತೀ Aarti
- the lamp-offering
- ಕೀಜೈ Kijai
- let us perform
- ಹನುಮಾನ್ Hanuman
- Hanuman
- ಲಲಾ Lala
- beloved child
- ಕೀ Ki
- of
- ದುಷ್ಟದಲನ್ Dusht Dalan
- destroyer of the wicked
- ರಘುನಾಥ್ Raghunath
- Shri Ram, lord of the Raghus
- ಕಲಾ Kala
- power, divine manifestation
'Lala' is an affectionate word for a beloved child: the aarti sings to Hanuman with a parent's tenderness. This refrain (tek) is repeated after each verse.
ಜಾಕೇ ಬಲ್ ಸೇ ಗಿರಿವರ್ ಕಾಁಪೈ। Jake Bal Se Girivar Kanpai
ರೋಗ್-ದೋಷ್ ಜಾಕೇ ನಿಕಟ್ ನ ಝಾಁಪೈ॥ Rog Dosh Jake Nikat Na Jhanpai
ಅಂಜನಿ ಪುತ್ರ ಮಹಾ ಬಲದಾಈ। Anjani Putra Maha Baldai
ಸಂತನ್ ಕೇ ಪ್ರಭು ಸದಾ ಸಹಾಈ॥ Santan Ke Prabhu Sada Sahai
ಆರತೀ ಕೀಜೈ ಹನುಮಾನ್ ಲಲಾ ಕೀ। … Aarti Kijai Hanuman Lala Ki … Refrain, sung again
Meaning
By his strength the greatest mountains tremble, and illness and misfortune dare not come near him. Anjana's son, giver of great strength, he is the Lord of the saintly and their constant helper.
Popular versions sing 'nikat na jhanke' ('dare not even peep near'); the Gita Press text reads 'jhanpai'.
ದೇ ಬೀರಾ ರಘುನಾಥ್ ಪಠಾಯೇ। De Beera Raghunath Pathaye
ಲಂಕಾ ಜಾರಿ ಸೀಯ್ ಸುಧಿ ಲಾಯೇ॥ Lanka Jari Siya Sudhi Laye
ಲಂಕಾ ಸೋ ಕೋಟ್ ಸಮುದ್ರ ಸೀ ಖಾಈ। Lanka So Kot Samudra Si Khai
ಜಾತ್ ಪವನಸುತ್ ಬಾರ್ ನ ಲಾಈ॥ Jat Pavansut Bar Na Lai
ಆರತೀ ಕೀಜೈ ಹನುಮಾನ್ ಲಲಾ ಕೀ। … Aarti Kijai Hanuman Lala Ki … Refrain, sung again
Meaning
Shri Ram sent him forth with the betel leaf of honour; he burned Lanka and brought back news of Sita. Lanka was a mighty fortress with the ocean for its moat, yet the son of the Wind crossed it without a moment's delay.
'Beera' (bida) is the rolled betel leaf once given to a warrior who accepted a daring mission, as a mark of trust.
ಲಂಕಾ ಜಾರಿ ಅಸುರ್ ಸಂಹಾರೇ। Lanka Jari Asur Sanhare
ಸಿಯಾರಾಮಜೀ ಕೇ ಕಾಜ್ ಸಁವಾರೇ॥ Siyaramji Ke Kaj Sanvare
ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮಣ್ ಮೂರ್ಛಿತ್ ಪಡೇ ಸಕಾರೇ। Lakshman Murchhit Pade Sakare
ಆನಿ ಸಜೀವನ್ ಪ್ರಾನ್ ಉಬಾರೇ॥ Aani Sajivan Pran Ubare
ಆರತೀ ಕೀಜೈ ಹನುಮಾನ್ ಲಲಾ ಕೀ। … Aarti Kijai Hanuman Lala Ki … Refrain, sung again
Meaning
He burned Lanka, destroyed the demons and fulfilled the purpose of Sita and Ram. When Lakshman lay unconscious and dawn drew near, he brought the Sanjivani herb and saved his life.
Tradition says the herb had to arrive before sunrise for Lakshman to live. That is why the verse says 'sakare', at daybreak.
ಪೈಠಿ ಪತಾಲ್ ತೋರಿ ಜಮ್-ಕಾರೇ। Paithi Patal Tori Jam Kare
ಅಹಿರಾವನ್ ಕೀ ಭುಜಾ ಉಖಾರೇ॥ Ahiravan Ki Bhuja Ukhare
ಬಾಯೇಂ ಭುಜಾ ಅಸುರ್ ದಲ್ ಮಾರೇ। Bayen Bhuja Asur Dal Mare
ದಹಿನೇ ಭುಜಾ ಸಂತಜನ್ ತಾರೇ॥ Dahine Bhuja Santjan Tare
ಆರತೀ ಕೀಜೈ ಹನುಮಾನ್ ಲಲಾ ಕೀ। … Aarti Kijai Hanuman Lala Ki … Refrain, sung again
Meaning
Entering the netherworld, he broke through bonds as deadly as Yama's and tore off the arms of Ahiravan. With his left arm he struck down the demon hosts; with his right he carried the saintly to safety.
In the Ahiravan episode the demon carries Ram and Lakshman off to the netherworld and Hanuman rescues them. The story is not in Valmiki's Ramayana; it comes from later Ramayana traditions. 'Jam-kare' is read either as Yama-like bonds or as guards.
ಸುರ್ ನರ್ ಮುನಿ ಆರತೀ ಉತಾರೇ। Sur Nar Muni Aarti Utare
ಜೈ ಜೈ ಜೈ ಹನುಮಾನ್ ಉಚಾರೇ॥ Jai Jai Jai Hanuman Uchare
ಕಂಚನ್ ಥಾರ್ ಕಪೂರ್ ಲೌ ಛಾಈ। Kanchan Thar Kapur Lau Chhai
ಆರತಿ ಕರತ್ ಅಂಜನಾ ಮಾಈ॥ Aarti Karat Anjana Mai
ಆರತೀ ಕೀಜೈ ಹನುಮಾನ್ ಲಲಾ ಕೀ। … Aarti Kijai Hanuman Lala Ki … Refrain, sung again
Meaning
Gods, humans and sages wave the aarti before him, crying 'Victory, victory, victory to Hanuman!' On a golden plate the camphor flame spreads its glow, as Mother Anjana herself performs his aarti.
ಜೋ ಹನುಮಾನಜೀ ಕೀ ಆರತಿ ಗಾವೈ। Jo Hanumanji Ki Aarti Gavai
ಬಸಿ ಬೈಕುಂಠ್ ಪರಮಪದ್ ಪಾವೈ॥ Basi Baikunth Param Pad Pavai
ಆರತೀ ಕೀಜೈ ಹನುಮಾನ್ ಲಲಾ ಕೀ। … Aarti Kijai Hanuman Lala Ki … Refrain, sung again
Meaning
Whoever sings this aarti of Hanuman dwells in Vaikuntha and attains the highest state.
Gita Press prints 'Hanuman (ji)', the 'ji' being optional. Many popular recordings add a couplet here that is not in the Gita Press text: 'लंक विध्वंस किये रघुराई। तुलसीदास स्वामी कीरति गाई॥' (Lank vidhvans kiye Raghurai, Tulsidas swami kirati gai: 'Shri Ram destroyed Lanka; Tulsidas sings the glory of his Lord').
About Hanuman Aarti
An aarti is sung at the close of worship, while a lamp of camphor or ghee is waved in circles before the deity. Many homes and temples sing this aarti of Hanuman straight after the Hanuman Chalisa, and repeat the refrain 'Aarti kijai Hanuman lala ki' after each verse.
Questions
Is this the same Hanuman Aarti that is sung in Hindi?
Yes. These are the same Hindi words, written in Kannada letters so you can read them aloud. It is a transliteration, not a translation into Kannada. The meaning of each verse is given in English.
How was the Kannada text prepared?
We keep one checked Devanagari edition (Shri Hanumanji ki Aarti, Gita Press Gorakhpur reading (appendix to Gita Press's Shri Ramcharitmanas; scanned copy on archive.org), cross-checked with bhaktibharat.com and hindi.webdunia.com) and write it in Kannada letters with fixed spelling rules, so every verse matches the original letter for letter. The English-letter line is the common singing spelling.