Maruti Stotra – Bhimrupi Maharudra
Maruti Stotra – Bhimrupi Maharudra, composed by Samarath Ramdas is a powerful devotional hymn dedicated to Lord Hanuman. This stotra glorifies immense strength, devotion and divine nature.
Verse 1
भीमरूपी महारुद्रा वज्रहनुमान मारुती ।
वनारी अंजनीसुता रामदूता प्रभंजना ॥ १ ॥
Bhimrupi Maharudra Vajrahanuman Maruti |
Vanari Anjanisuta Ramaduta Prabhanjana ||
Meaning: I bow to Maruti, who has a formidable form, a diamond-strong indestructible body,
and is an incarnation of Shiva. He is the son of Anjani, the messenger of Rama, and a fierce
destroyer of evil.
Word to Word Meaning
- भीमरूपी (Bhimrupi): Having a massive/formidable form
- महारुद्रा (Maharudra): Great incarnation of Rudra (Shiva)
- वज्रहनुमान (Vajrahanuman): Hanuman with a strong, indestructible body like ‘Vajra’ –
thunderbolt weapon of God Indra. (The one who took the Vajra on his chin.) - मारुती (Maruti): Son of the Wind
- वनारी (Vanari): The enemy/conqueror of the forest (Lanka)
- अंजनीसुता (Anjaneesuta): Son of Anjanee
- रामदूता (Ramduta): Messenger of Lord Rama
- प्रभंजना (Prabhanjana): Destroyer (of obstacles/enemies)
Verse 2
महाबळी प्राणदाता सकळां उठवी बळें ।
सौख्यकारी दुःखहारी दूतवैष्णव गायका ॥ २ ॥
Mahabali Pranadata Sakalan Uthavi Balen |
Saukhyakari Dukhahari Dutavaishnava Gayaka ||
Meaning: He is immensely powerful and the giver of life, awakening strength in all. He brings happiness, destroys sorrow, and is the great singer of Lord Rama’s glories.
Word to Word Meaning
- महाबळी (Mahabali): Possessing great strength
- प्राणदाता (Prandata): Giver of life-breath (like how he brought the Sanjeevani herb for Lakshman)
- सकळां (Sakalan): To everyone
- उठवी (Uthavi): Awakens / Uplifts
- बळें (Balen): With power
- सौख्यकारी (Saukhyakari): Giver of happiness
- दुःखहारी (Dukhahari): Destroyer of sorrows
- दूतवैष्णव (Dutavaishnav): Messenger and devotee of Vishnu (Rama)
- गायका (Gayaka): One who sings glories
Verse 3
दीनानाथा हरीरुपा सुंदरा जगदंतरा ।
पाताळदेवताहंता भव्यसिंदूरलेपना ॥ ३ ॥
Dinanatha Harirupa Sundara Jagadantara |
Pataladevata-hanta Bhavya-sindura-lepana ||
Meaning: He is the protector of the helpless. He is a Vanar who has become Hari Swaroop with his supreme devotion. He is beautiful and omnipresent. He destroyed the demons of Patala and is adorned with sacred vermilion.
Word to Word Meaning
- दीनानाथा (Dinanatha): Protector (Lord) of the abandoned / helpless
- हरीरुपा (Harirupa): Having the form of Monkey (Vanara) (One who has become Hari
(Ram) Swaroop with his supreme devotion.) - सुंदरा (Sundara): Beautiful. (He was named ‘Sunder’ by his mother Anjanee)
- जगदंतरा (Jagadantara): Dwelling everywhere in the universe
- पाताळदेवताहंता (Patal-devata-hanta): Destroyer of the demons of the lower worlds (Patala
Loka). - भव्यसिंदूरलेपना (Bhavya-sindoor-lepana): Smeared with magnificent orange vermilion
Verse 4
लोकनाथा जगन्नाथा प्राणनाथा पुरातना ।
पुण्यवंता पुण्यशीळा पावना परितोषका ॥ ४ ॥
Lokanatha Jagannatha Prananatha Puratana |
Punyavanta Punyashila Pavana Paritoshaka ||
Meaning: He is the Lord of people, of the worlds and of life itself. He is ancient-present in all times, virtuous, and the holy being who grants peace and satisfaction to all.
Word to Word Meaning
- लोकनाथा (Lokanatha): Lord of the people
- जगन्नाथा (Jagannatha): Lord of the universe
- प्राणनाथा (Prananatha): Lord of life-force
- पुरातना (Puratana): Ancient one (Chiranjeev)
- पुण्यवंता (Punyavanta): Meritorious/ Virtuous
- पुण्यशीळा (Punyashila): Of holy character
- पावना (Pavana): Pure/Purifier
- परितोषका (Paritoshaka): Bestower of contentment
Verse 5
ध्वजांगे उचली बाहो आवेशें लोटला पुढें ।
काळाग्नी काळरुद्राग्नी देखितां कांपती भयें ॥ ५ ॥
Dhvajange Uchali Baho Aaveshen Lotala Pudhe |
Kalagni Kalrudragni Dekhitan Kampati Bhaye ||
Meaning: Standing on the flag with arms raised and with fervor, he marches forward with such a fierce force that even the fire of destruction trembles in fear upon seeing him.
Word to Word Meaning
- ध्वजांगे (Dhvajange): On the flag (of Arjuna's chariot)
- उचली (Uchali): Raised
बाहो (Baho): Arms - आवेशें (Aaveshen): With fierce energy/ fervor/passionate enthusiasm
- लोटला (Lotla): Rushed
- पुढें (Pudhen): Forward
- काळाग्नी (Kalagni): Fire of time/death
- काळरुद्राग्नी (Kalrudragni): Fierce fire of Shiva
- देखितां (Dekhitan): Upon seeing
- कांपती (Kampati): Tremble
- भयें (Bhayen): With fear
Verse 6
ब्रह्मांडें माईली नेणों आवळे दंतपंगती ।
नेत्राग्नी चालिल्या ज्वाळा भ्रुकुटी ताठिल्या बळें ॥ ६ ॥
Brahmande Maili Nenon Avale Dantapangati |
Netragni Chalilya Jwala Bhrukuti Tathilya Balen ||
Meaning: When he clenches his teeth, it is as if the whole universe is contained in him. Flames of anger erupt from his eyes as he frowns with immense power.
Word to Word Meaning
- ब्रह्मांडें (Brahmande): Universes
- माईली (Maili): Contained
- नेणों (Nenon): As if/Unknowingly
- आवळे (Avale): Clenched
- दंतपंगती (Dant-pangati):Rows of teeth
- नेत्राग्नी (Netragni): Fire from the eyes
- चालिल्या (Chalilya): Flowed/Started
- ज्वाळा (Jwala): Flames
- भ्रुकुटी (Bhrukuti): Eyebrows
- ताठिल्या (Tathilya): Stiffened/Frowned
- बळें (Balen): With power
Verse 7
पुच्छ ते मुरडिले माथा किरीटी कुंडले बरी ।
सुवर्णकटी कासोटी घंटा किंकिणी नागरा ॥ ७ ॥
Puchha Te Muradile Matha Kiriti Kundale Bari |
Suvarna-kati Kasoti Ghanta Kinkini Nagara ||
Meaning: His tail is curled over his head; he wears a excellent crown and earrings. A golden belt holds his loincloth, and the bells at his waist ring out with a grand sound.
Word to Word Meaning
- पुच्छ (Puchha): Tail
- मुरडिले (Muradile): Curled/Raised
- माथा (Matha): Over the head
- किरीटी (Kiriti): Crown
- कुंडले (Kundale): Earrings
- बरी (Bari): Excellent/Fine
- सुवर्णकटी (Suvarna-kati): Golden waist
- कासोटी (Kasoti): Loincloth
- घंटा (Ghanta): Bells
- किंकिणी (Kinkini): sound of bells
- नागरा (Nagara): Large drum-like sound
Verse 8
ठकारे पर्वता ऐसा नेटका सडपातळू ।
चपळांग पाहतां मोठें महाविद्युल्लतेपरी ॥ ८ ॥
Thakare Parvata Aisa Netaka Sadapatalu |
Chapalanga Pahtan Mothe Mahavidyullatepari ||
Meaning: He stands firm like a mountain, well-built yet lean. Looking at his agile body is like witnessing a massive flash of lightning.
Word to Word Meaning
- ठकारे (Thakare): Stands firm
- पर्वता ऐसा (Parvata aisa): Like a mountain
- नेटका (Netka): Neat/Well-built
- सडपातळू (Sadpatalu): Lean/Athletic
- चपळांग (Chapalanga): Agile body
- पाहतां (Pahtan): While looking
- मोठें (Mothen): Great
- महाविद्युल्लतेपरी (Mahavidyullate-pari): Like a great flash of lightning
Verse 9
कोटिच्या कोटि उड्डाणें झेपावे उत्तरेकडे ।
मंद्राद्रीसारिखा द्रोणू क्रोधें उत्पाटिला बळें ॥ ९ ॥
Kotichya Koti Uddane Zhepave Uttarekade |
Mandradri-sarikha Dronu Krodhen Utpatila Balen ||
Meaning: Taking leaps spanning vast distance, he jumped toward the North. With great strength and fervor, he uprooted Mount Dronagiri, which was as massive as Mount Mandara.
Word to Word Meaning
- कोटिच्या कोटि (Kotichya koti): Crores and crores/very large in number
- उड्डाणें (Uddanen): Leaps
- झेपावे (Zhepave): Pounces/Leaps
- उत्तरेकडे (Uttarekade): Towards the North
- मंद्राद्रीसारिखा (Mandradri-sarikha): Like Mount Mandara(renowned for the central role played in Samudra Manthana)
- द्रोणू (Dronu): Mount Dronagiri
- क्रोधें (Krodhen): With fervor
- उत्पाटिला (Utpatila): Uprooted
- बळें (Balen): With strength
Verse 10
आणिला मागुतीं नेला आला गेला मनोगती ।
मनासी टाकिलें मागें गतीसी तुळणा नसे ॥ १० ॥
Aanila Magutin Nela Aala Gela Manogati |
Manasi Takile Mage Gatisi Tulana Nase ||
Meaning: He brought the mountain and took it back, coming and going as fast as a thought. He even surpassed the speed of the mind; his speed has no equal.
Word to Word Meaning
- आणिला (Anila): Brought
- मागुतीं (Magutin): Back
- नेला (Nela): Took away
- आला (Aala): Came
- गेला (Gela): Went
- मनोगती (Manogati): With the speed of thought
- मनासी (Manasi): To the mind
- टाकिलें (Takile): Left
- मागें (Magen): Behind
- गतीसी (Gatisi): To the speed
- तुळणा (Tulana): Comparison
- नसे (Nase): Is not (not there
Verse 11
अणुपासोनि ब्रह्मांडाएवढा होत जातसे ।
तयासी तुळणा कैसी मेरु मंदार धाकुटे ॥ ११ ॥
Anupasoni Brahmandevadha Hot Jatase |
Tayasi Tulana Kaisi Meru Mandara Dhakute ||
Meaning: He can expand from the size of an atom to the size of the entire universe. There is no comparison to his size (how can anybody be compared to him?); even the mighty Meru and Mandar mountains look tiny before him.
Word to Word Meaning
- अणुपासोनि (Anupasoni): From an atom
- ब्रह्मांडाएवढा (Brahmanda-evadha): As large as the universe (Brahmand)
- होत जातसे (Hot jatse): Becomes/Goes on becoming
- तयासी (Tayasi): To him
- तुळणा (Tulana): Comparison
- कैसी (Kaisi): how
- मेरु (Meru): Mount Meru
- मंदार (Mandara): Mount Mandar
- धाकुटे (Dhakute): Small/Tiny
Verse 12
ब्रह्मांडाभोवते वेढे वज्रपुच्छें करूं शके ।
तयासी तुळणा कैंची ब्रह्मांडीं पाहतां नसे ॥ १२ ॥
Brahmandabhovate Vedhe Vajrapuchhe Karun Shake |
Tayasi Tulana Kainchi Brahmandi Pahtan Nase ||
Meaning: He can wrap his strong tail around the entire universe. There is no one in the universe (Brahmand) who can be compared to him. (How to do comparison of anyone from the universe with Hanumanji? Or it is not possible to find anyone who can be compared with Hanumanji in the universe.
Word to Word Meaning
- ब्रह्मांडाभोवते (Brahmanda-bhovate): Around the universe
- वेढे (Vedhe): Coils/Wraps
- वज्रपुच्छें (Vajrapuchhe): With his strong tail
- करूं शके (Karun shake): Can do
- तयासी (Tayasi): to him
- तुळणा (Tulana): Comparison
- कैंची (Kainchi): From where/How
- ब्रह्मांडीं (Brahmandi) : In the universe
- पाहतां (Pahtan): While seeing
- नसे (Nase) : Not there
Verse 13
आरक्त देखिलें डोळां ग्रासिलें सूर्यमंडळा ।
वाढतां वाढतां वाढे भेदिलें शून्यमंडळा ॥ १३ ॥
Aarakta Dekhile Dolan Grasile Suryamandala |
Vadhtan Vadhe Bhedile Shunyamandala ||
Meaning: With his red eyes, he looked at the sun and leaped to swallow it. As he grew bigger and bigger, he pierced through the very sky and space.
Word to Word Meaning
- आरक्त (Aarakta): Red/Bloodshot
- देखिलें (Dekhile): Saw
- डोळां (Dolan): With eyes
- ग्रासिलें (Grasile): Swallowed/Devoured
- सूर्यमंडळा (Surya-mandala): The sun’s orb
- वाढतां (Vadhtan): While growing
- वाढे (Vadhe): Grows
- भेदिलें (Bhedile): Pierced
- शून्यमंडळा (Shunya-mandala): The void/The sky/Space
Verse 14
धनधान्य पशूवृद्धी पुत्रपौत्र समग्रही ।
पावती रूपविद्यादी स्तोत्रपाठें करूनियां ॥ १४ ॥
Dhanadhanya Pashuvruddhi Putrapautra Samagrahi |
Pavati Rupavidyadi Stotrapathen Karuniyan ||
Meaning: By reciting this hymn, one attains wealth, prosperity, a flourishing lineage, beauty,and knowledge.
Word to Word Meaning
- धनधान्य (Dhan-dhanya): Wealth and grain
- पशूवृद्धी (Pashu-vruddhi): Increase in livestock/prosperity
- पुत्रपौत्र (Putra-pautra): Sons and grandsons (Lineage)
- समग्रही (Samagrahi): All together
- पावती (Pavati): Attain/Receive
- रूपविद्यादी (Rupa-vidyadi): Beauty, knowledge, etc.
- स्तोत्रपाठें (Stotra-pathen): By reciting the hymn
- करूनियां (Karuniyan): Having done
Verse 15
भूतप्रेतसमंधादी रोगव्याधी समस्तही ।
नासती तूटती चिंता आनंदें भीमदर्शनें ॥ १५ ॥
Bhutpret-samandhadi Rogavyadhi Samastahi |
Nasati Tutati Chinta Anande Bhimdarshane ||
Meaning: By the sight of the Mighty One (Hanuman)
Meaning: All evil spirits, diseases, and ailments are destroyed; worries are broken, and one is filled with bliss by the mere sight of the mighty Hanuman.
Word to Word Meaning
- भूतप्रेतसमंधादी (Bhut-pret-samandhadi): Ghosts, evil spirits
- रोगव्याधी (Rog-vyadhi): Diseases and ailments
- समस्तही (Samastahi): All of them
- नासती (Nasati): Are destroyed
- तूटती (Tutati): Are cut off/Broken
- चिंता (Chinta): Worries/Anxieties
- आनंदें (Ananden): With joy
- भीमदर्शनें (Bhim-darshane): By the sight of the Mighty One (Hanuman)
Verse 16
हे धरा पंधरा श्लोकी लाभली शोभली बरी ।
दृढदेहो नि:संदेहो संख्या चंद्रकळा गुणें ॥ १६ ॥
He Dhara Pandhara Shloki Labhali Shobhali Bari |
Drudhadaho Nisandeho Sankhya Chandrakala Gune ||
Meaning: Hold these fifteen verses in your heart; they are beneficial and graceful. They grant a strong body and remove all doubts. They will lead to increase in the number of virtues like the phases of the moon.
Word to Word Meaning
- धरा (Dhara): Hold/Keep (in mind)
- पंधरा (Pandhara): Fifteen (referring to the core 15 verses)
- श्लोकी (Shloki): Verses
- लाभली (Labhali): Obtained/Benefited
- शोभली (Shobhali): Demonstrate (beauty /Grace)
- बरी (Bari): Good/Fine
- दृढदेहो (Drudha-deho): Strong body
- नि:संदेहो (Nisandeho): Without doubt
- संख्या (Sankhya): Number
- चंद्रकळा (Chandrakala): Phases of the moon (signifying continuous increase)
- गुणें (Gune): qualities/virtues
Verse 17
रामदासीं अग्रगण्यू कपिकुळासि मंडणू ।
रामरूपीं अंतरात्मा दर्शनें दोष नासती ॥ १७ ॥
Ramdasin Agraganyu Kapikulasi Mandanu |
Ramrupin Antaratma Darshane Dosha Nasati ||
Meaning: He is the foremost among the devotees of Rama and the ornament of the Vanara race. His soul is one with Rama; by his sight all sins are destroyed.
Word to Word Meaning
- रामदासीं (Ramdasin): Among the servants of Rama
- अग्रगण्यू (Agraganyu): Foremost/Leading
- कपिकुळासि (Kapi-kulasi): To the race of monkeys
- मंडणू (Mandanu): Ornament/Jewel
- रामरूपीं (Ram-rupin): Form of Rama
- अंतरात्मा (Antaratma): Inner soul
- दर्शनें (Darshane): By sight
- दोष (Dosha): Sins/Faults
- नासती (Nasati): Are destroyed
- संकटनिरसनं (Sankat-nirasanm): Destroyer of troubles/calamities
इति श्रीरामदासकृतं संकटनिरसनं मारुतिस्तोत्रं संपूर्णम् ॥
Iti Shri Ramdasakritam Sankata-nirasanam Maruti-stotram Sampurnam ||
(Thus the Maruti Stotra, composed by Ramdas, gets completed.)
– Translation by Vaishali Koparkar and Prasad Koparkar.
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