Dr. K.V. Raju, from the second batch of IRMA, who also taught at IRMA and later became the first Director of the Development Management Institute, Patna, shared a video on WhatsApp a few days ago. He is a dear friend of mine. I hadn’t opened it until today. Please click on this link to watch this video.
As soon as I heard the chant, I fell in love with it. The Sanskrit words are simple and can be easily understood by anyone who knows Hindi. But what left a deep impression on my mind was the simple yet profound eternal truth that the poem conveys.
Today, the media has given good coverage to a deplorable and crass statement and replies thereto . The context behind those statements and the poem shared by Dr. Raju is almost the same, but the meaning and approach clearly highlight the sharp contrast between the two ways of thinking.
What Hanuman says is truly worth pondering and acting upon:
“True strength does not lie in war — it is established in peace.”
Real power is not forged in the heat of battle. I sincerely wish and hope that the spirit of Hanuman ji prevails, guiding those indulging in violence toward the righteous path.
डॉ. के.वी. राजू, IRMA के दूसरे बैच के छात्र, इरमा के प्रोफेसर और पूर्व संस्थान निदेशक (Development Management Institute, पटना) ने कुछ दिन पहले व्हाट्सएप पर एक वीडियो शेयर किया था। राजू मेरे प्रिय मित्र हैं। वह विडियो मैंने आज ही खोला।यूट्यूब पर देखने के लिया यह लिंक दबायें ।
जैसे ही हनुमान जी का मंत्र सुनाई दिया, मेरा मन मोह लिया। संस्कृत के बहुत सरल शब्द थे, जो हिंदी जानने वाले व्यक्ति आसानी से समझ सकता है। लेकिन सबसे गहरी छाप छोड़ी वह कविता का संदेश — सरल शब्दों में एक बहुत गहरा और शाश्वत सत्य।
आज सोशल मिडिया इंसान – अमरीका युद्ध पर दिये एक बेहद घटिया और अश्लील बयान और प्रत्युत्तर मे दिये बयानों भरी पड़ी है। कुकुरहांव की भरमार है।
डॉ. राजू द्वारा शेयर की गई कविता और उस बयान का संदर्भ लगभग एक ही है, लेकिन दोनों का मतलब और दृष्टिकोण बिल्कुल अलग है।
हनुमान जी जो कहते हैं, उसे सोचने और अपनाने लायक है:
“बल युद्ध में नहीं, शांति में प्रतिष्ठित है।”
सच्ची ताकत लड़ाई की आग में नहीं, शांति में बसती है।
काश, हनुमान जी की यह भावना जीत हासिल करे और हिंसा में लगे हुए लोगों को सही रास्ता दिखाए।
Hanuman’s cry हनुमान वदति
पल्लवी / कोरस) – प्रत्येक चरण के बाद और अंत में दोहराएँ
युद्धचक्रं नित्यं प्रवर्तते ।
धर्ममार्गः तु विस्मृतः भवति ।
मातृभूमिः करुणया रुदति ।
हनुमान्हृदि चिन्तयति ॥
प्रथम चरण ~ शतरंजु क्रीडा
शतरंजु-क्रीडायां राष्ट्राणि मग्नानि ।
स्वार्थ-तन्तवः विश्वं जालयन्ति ।
सीमासु वह्निः, कोलाहलं घोरं ।
विवेकः नष्टः, क्रोधः वर्धते ॥
द्वितीय चरण ~ डिजिटल् अन्धकार युगम्
यन्त्रजालं छिन्नं, प्रकाशः लुप्तः ।
ज्ञानं भस्मसात्, अन्धकारः व्याप्तः ।
अणुवज्रैः सभ्यता विदीर्यते ।
भविष्यं शून्यं, मृत्युः नृत्यति ॥
तृतीय चरणम ~ शिलायुग प्रतिगमनम्
पुनः पाषाणयुगं प्रत्युज्जीवति ।
मानवता भिक्षां याचते ।
अस्त्रैः विनाशः, शस्त्रैः विलापः ।
हनुमान् वदति — “मूर्खता विमुञ्चत!” ॥
चतुर्थ चरण ~ धार्मिक नङ्गरम्
बलं न युद्धे, शान्तौ प्रतिष्ठितं ।
एकत्वं विना सर्वं विनश्यति ।
हनुमान् प्रार्थयति विश्वकल्याणं ।
“सत्यं भजतु, क्षमां धारयतु ॥”
Chorus Repeat after each Verse and at the end
The wheel of war turns on without end,
Yet the path of Dharma fades from our sight. Mother Earth weeps in compassion’s embrace, While Hanuman ji ponders in silence and light.
First Verse – Game of Chess
On the chessboard of nations the pieces sink deep, Selfish threads weave a web that the whole world ensnares. Fire blazes on borders, a thunderous roar, Wisdom lies shattered — only anger grows there.
Second Verse ~ Digital Dark Age
The net of machines lies broken and torn,
All light has vanished, extinguished and gone. Knowledge burns down into ashes and dust, Darkness spreads wide as the shadows grow strong. With thunderbolts atomic our culture is rent, The future lies empty — where Death dances alone.
Third Verse ~ Stone Age Regression
Once more the Stone Age awakens anew,
Humanity begs with an outstretched hand.
Weapons bring ruin, sharp blades bring lament, Hanuman cries out: “Cast off this folly, O man!”
Fourth Verse ~ The Dharmic Anchor
True strength is not forged in the heat of the fight, But rooted in peace, in the calm and the still. Without oneness and unity, all things shall fall, Every dream and creation lies broken at will. Hanuman prays for the welfare of all:
“Embrace the Eternal Truth, hold fast to Forgiveness — Break free from the wheel before it breaks you!”
