Hanuman Aarti in Malayalam
ശ്രീ ഹനുമാൻ ജീ കീ ആരതീ
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 Malayalam script, every line also in English letters, with the meaning of each verse in simple English.
- Malayalam script
- 7 verses
- 4 min
- Traditional
- Best on Tuesday, Saturday
Recite line by line, listen, count with a mala. The reader opens in Malayalam.
ആരതീ കീജൈ ഹനുമാൻ ലലാ കീ। Aarti Kijai Hanuman Lala Ki
ദുഷ്ടദലൻ രഘുനാഥ് കലാ കീ॥ 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.
- ആരതീ Aarti
- the lamp-offering
- കീജൈ Kijai
- let us perform
- ഹനുമാൻ Hanuman
- Hanuman
- ലലാ Lala
- beloved child
- കീ Ki
- of
- ദുഷ്ടദലൻ Dusht Dalan
- destroyer of the wicked
- രഘുനാഥ് Raghunath
- Shri Ram, lord of the Raghus
- കലാ 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.
ജാകേ ബൽ സേ ഗിരിവർ കാമ്പൈ। Jake Bal Se Girivar Kanpai
രോഗ്-ദോഷ് ജാകേ നികട് ന ഝാമ്പൈ॥ Rog Dosh Jake Nikat Na Jhanpai
അഞ്ജനി പുത്ര മഹാ ബലദാഈ। Anjani Putra Maha Baldai
സന്തൻ കേ പ്രഭു സദാ സഹാഈ॥ Santan Ke Prabhu Sada Sahai
ആരതീ കീജൈ ഹനുമാൻ ലലാ കീ। … 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'.
ദേ ബീരാ രഘുനാഥ് പഠായേ। De Beera Raghunath Pathaye
ലങ്കാ ജാരി സീയ് സുധി ലായേ॥ Lanka Jari Siya Sudhi Laye
ലങ്കാ സോ കോട് സമുദ്ര സീ ഖാഈ। Lanka So Kot Samudra Si Khai
ജാത് പവനസുത് ബാർ ന ലാഈ॥ Jat Pavansut Bar Na Lai
ആരതീ കീജൈ ഹനുമാൻ ലലാ കീ। … 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.
ലങ്കാ ജാരി അസുർ സംഹാരേ। Lanka Jari Asur Sanhare
സിയാരാമജീ കേ കാജ് സംവാരേ॥ Siyaramji Ke Kaj Sanvare
ലക്ഷ്മൺ മൂർഛിത് പഡേ സകാരേ। Lakshman Murchhit Pade Sakare
ആനി സജീവൻ പ്രാൻ ഉബാരേ॥ Aani Sajivan Pran Ubare
ആരതീ കീജൈ ഹനുമാൻ ലലാ കീ। … 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.
പൈഠി പതാൽ തോരി ജം-കാരേ। Paithi Patal Tori Jam Kare
അഹിരാവൻ കീ ഭുജാ ഉഖാരേ॥ Ahiravan Ki Bhuja Ukhare
ബായേം ഭുജാ അസുർ ദൽ മാരേ। Bayen Bhuja Asur Dal Mare
ദഹിനേ ഭുജാ സന്തജൻ താരേ॥ Dahine Bhuja Santjan Tare
ആരതീ കീജൈ ഹനുമാൻ ലലാ കീ। … 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.
സുർ നർ മുനി ആരതീ ഉതാരേ। Sur Nar Muni Aarti Utare
ജൈ ജൈ ജൈ ഹനുമാൻ ഉചാരേ॥ Jai Jai Jai Hanuman Uchare
കഞ്ചൻ ഥാർ കപൂർ ലൌ ഛാഈ। Kanchan Thar Kapur Lau Chhai
ആരതി കരത് അഞ്ജനാ മാഈ॥ Aarti Karat Anjana Mai
ആരതീ കീജൈ ഹനുമാൻ ലലാ കീ। … 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.
ജോ ഹനുമാനജീ കീ ആരതി ഗാവൈ। Jo Hanumanji Ki Aarti Gavai
ബസി ബൈകുണ്ഠ് പരമപദ് പാവൈ॥ Basi Baikunth Param Pad Pavai
ആരതീ കീജൈ ഹനുമാൻ ലലാ കീ। … 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 Malayalam letters so you can read them aloud. It is a transliteration, not a translation into Malayalam. The meaning of each verse is given in English.
How was the Malayalam 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 Malayalam letters with fixed spelling rules, so every verse matches the original letter for letter. The English-letter line is the common singing spelling.