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📄 Hanuman Pooja Vidhi Guide 📄 Sunderkand Path (Mool Paath)

Download the complete Hanuman Pooja vidhi guide — sankalp poojan, Hanuman Ji avahan, guidance for the path itself, and closing aarti with samagri checklist for your family's Sunderkand path.

The complete Sunderkand mool paath — starting from Kishkindha Kand's closing doha through the end of Sundarkand — for devotees to read along during the path. Verse text only, no meaning/translation, as this is meant for path.

📖 Sunderkand Path — Hanuman Ji's Blessing of Strength & Protection

Sunderkand is the fifth kand (Panch Sopan) of Goswami Tulsidas's Shri Ramcharitmanas, narrating Hanuman Ji's leap across the ocean, his meeting with Mata Sita, the burning of Lanka and his return with news of hope. Reciting it with shraddha is believed to remove fear, obstacles and negative energy, and to bring courage, protection and fulfilment of sincere sankalps. This pooja follows three phases: an initial sankalp poojan invoking Ganesh Ji and Hanuman Ji, the Sunderkand path itself — read at your own pace from the downloadable mool paath text (starting from Kishkindha Kand's closing doha, the traditional starting point) — and a closing poojan with aarti and prasad once the path is complete.

🛕 Samagri (Materials Needed)

Pooja chauki, red cloth and aasan
Hanuman Ji image or murti
Sindoor and chameli oil
Akshat (rice), red flowers and mala
Dhoop, deepak (diya), camphor, ghee/oil
Water kalash and achaman patra
Coconut, fruits and sweets
Prasad: boondi, gud-chana or laddoo
Paan, supari, laung and elaichi
Dakshina and angavastra yathashakti
Aarti thali and ghanti (bell)
Sunderkand path booklet or PDF

📿 Step-by-Step Vidhi

Step 1 of 12

Intro

Begin with the purpose of the Sunderkand path and prepare the mind and home for the reading ahead.

Step 2 of 12

दीप प्रज्वलन — Lamp Lighting & Mangalacharan

Light the deepak and incense before beginning. The family sits together, keeping phones and distractions aside.

ॐ गं गणपतये नमः॥ · वक्रतुण्ड महाकाय सूर्यकोटि समप्रभ।

Step 3 of 12

आचमन एवं शुद्धिकरण — Purification

Take a small sip of water with the aachaman mantras, then sprinkle water on yourself, family members and the pooja items.

ॐ केशवाय नमः। ॐ नारायणाय नमः। ॐ माधवाय नमः।

Step 4 of 12

संकल्प — Sankalp

Hold akshat, pushp and jal in the right hand. Speak your name, gotra, family members present, place, date and the purpose of the path — protection, courage, fulfilment of a wish, or gratitude.

ॐ तत्सत् ... श्री हनुमत्प्रीत्यर्थं सुन्दरकाण्ड पाठं करिष्ये।

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गणेश पूजन — Ganesh Pujan

Offer akshat and flowers to Bhagwan Ganesha, seeking a smooth and obstacle-free path.

ॐ गं गणपतये नमः। निर्विघ्नं कुरु मे देव सर्वकार्येषु सर्वदा॥

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हनुमान ध्यान एवं आवाहन — Hanuman Dhyan & Avahan

Offer sindoor, chameli oil, akshat and red flowers to Hanuman Ji's image or murti. Light the deepak and dhoop before him.

बुद्धिहीनं तनुजं वायुनन्दनम्। श्री रामदूतं शरणागतं वन्दे॥

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पाठ प्रारम्भ प्रार्थना — Path Sankalp

With folded hands, seek Shri Ram and Hanuman Ji's blessing before beginning. This mangalacharan shlok also opens the downloadable Sunderkand Path PDF.

शान्तं शाश्वतमप्रमेयमनघं निर्वाणशान्तिप्रदं...

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📖 सुन्दरकाण्ड पाठ — The Path Itself

Now begin the Sunderkand path using the downloadable mool paath PDF (below). Read together as a family, or have one member read aloud while others listen — calmly, clearly and without interruption, ideally in a single sitting. This is the heart of the pooja; take as much time as you need.

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पाठ समापन — Path Completion

On reaching the final doha, offer pranam to Shri Ram and Hanuman Ji with folded hands, grateful for having completed the path.

सकल सुमंगल दायक रघुनायक गुन गान। सादर सुनहिं ते तरहिं भव सिंधु बिना जलजान॥

Step 10 of 12

आरती — Aarti

Perform Hanuman Ji's aarti together as a family, passing the aarti thali and ringing the ghanti.

आरती कीजै हनुमान लला की। दुष्ट दलन रघुनाथ कला की॥

Step 11 of 12

पुष्पांजलि एवं क्षमा प्रार्थना — Pushpanjali & Kshama Prarthana

Offer flowers with the pushpanjali mantra, then seek forgiveness for any shortcoming in the path or pooja.

मन्त्रहीनं क्रियाहीनं भक्तिहीनं महाबल। यत्पठितं मया देव परिपूर्णं तदस्तु मे॥

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प्रदक्षिणा एवं प्रसाद — Pradakshina & Prasad

Complete three pradakshina or namaskar, then distribute and receive the prasad as Hanuman Ji's blessing.

यानि कानि च पापानि जन्मान्तरकृतानि च। तानि तानि विनश्यन्ति प्रदक्षिणे पदे पदे॥