Original text
ॐ हनुमते नमः। ॐ नमो हनुमते तुभ्यं नमो मारुतसूनवे। नमः श्रीरामभक्ताय श्यामाङ्गाय च ते नमः॥ नमो वानरवीराय सुग्रीवसख्यकारिणे। नमो वायुसुतायैव नमो रामप्रियाय च॥ नमो महाबलायैव नमोऽस्त्वमितविक्रम। नमोऽस्तु ब्रह्मचर्याय नमो लङ्काविदाहिने॥ नमोऽस्तु सीताशोकविनाशनाय नमः। नमो लक्ष्मणप्राणदात्रे नमो दशमुखान्तक॥ ॐ हनुमते नमः। ॐ अञ्जनीसूनवे नमः। ॐ वायुपुत्राय नमः। ॐ रामदूताय नमः। ॐ महाबलाय नमः। ॐ संकटमोचनाय नमः॥
Transliteration
Om Hanumate Namah. Om Namo Hanumate Tubhyam Namo Marutasunave. Namah Shri Ramabhaktaya Shyamangaya Cha Te Namah. Namo Vanaraviraya Sugrivasakhyakarine. Namo Vayusutayaiva Namo Ramapriyaya Cha. Namo Mahabalayaiva Namostvamitavikrama. Namostu Brahmacharyaya Namo Lankavidahine. Namostu Sitashokavinashanaya Namah. Namo Lakshmanapranadatre Namo Dashamukhantaka. Om Hanumate Namah. Om Anjanisunave Namah. Om Vayuputraya Namah. Om Ramadutaya Namah. Om Mahabalaya Namah. Om Sankatamochanaya Namah.
What "Apaduddharak" means
"Apad" means calamity or adversity, and "uddharak" means one who lifts up or rescues — so this stotram's name translates roughly to "the hymn that rescues from calamity." Unlike a mantra built around a single repeated phrase, it's structured as a series of namaskaras (salutations), each one naming Hanuman through a different relationship or deed, building a fuller picture of who is being called on for protection.
Reading through the salutations
The verses move through Hanuman's identity in sequence: son of the wind god (Marutasunu, Vayuputra), devoted follower of Rama, ally who secured Sugriva's friendship for Rama, of immeasurable strength and valour, a lifelong celibate (brahmacharya), the one who burned Lanka, who ended Sita's grief, who saved Lakshmana's life, and who brought about the end of the ten-headed Ravana (Dashamukhantaka). The closing lines repeat his best-known names in short bija-like salutations, including Sankatamochana — remover of difficulties — the name most directly tied to why this stotram is reached for in hard moments.
When it's chanted
This stotram is used specifically at moments of real difficulty — illness, danger, legal trouble, financial hardship, or simply a period that feels stuck — rather than as a routine daily recitation like the Hanuman Chalisa. Some devotees chant it alongside the Chalisa during genuinely difficult stretches, treating it as a more concentrated, direct appeal for rescue.
How to approach it
Because it's built from short, repeated salutation phrases, it doesn't require memorising a long narrative the way the Chalisa does — reading it slowly and attentively, even from the page, is considered a complete and valid way to chant it.