Bajrang Baan बजरंग बाण
An urgent prayer to Hanuman in dohas and chaupais, calling on him by the oath of Rama to strike down the devotee's afflictions and hostile spirits at once; recited for protection, especially on Tuesdays and Saturdays.
- Deity Hanuman
- Type Stotra
- Language Hindi
- Tradition Vaishnava
- Source Traditional devotional text (common printed and recited form) — Ram Nam Sankirtan Mandal, Bareilly (1993) Hanuman Chalisa booklet; archive.org Hanuma-chalisa-bareilly leaves 10–15
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Doha 1
निश्चय प्रेम प्रतीति ते, बिनय करै सनमान ।niścay prem pratīti te, binay karai sanamān |நிஶ்சய ப்ரேம ப்ரதீதி தே, பிநய கரை ஸநமாந ।
तेहि के कारज सकल सुभ, सिद्ध करैं हनुमान ॥tehi ke kāraj sakal subh, siddha karaiṃ hanumān ||தேஹி கே காரஜ ஸகல ஸுப, ஸித்த கரைம் ஹநுமாந ॥
Meaning of this verse
Whoever offers prayer with firm resolve, love and faith, and with reverence, Hanuman brings all their good works to success (the text's traditional statement of benefit).
Chaupai 1
जय हनुमंत संत-हितकारी ।jay hanumaṃt saṃt-hitakārī |ஜய ஹநுமம்த ஸம்த-ஹிதகாரீ ।
सुनि लीजै प्रभु बिनय हमारी ॥suni lījai prabhu binay hamārī ||ஸுநி லீஜை ப்ரபு பிநய ஹமாரீ ॥
Meaning of this verse
Victory to Hanuman, benefactor of the good; O Lord, please hear our prayer.
Chaupai 2
जन के काज बिलंब न कीजै ।jan ke kāj bilaṃb na kījai |ஜந கே காஜ பிலம்ப ந கீஜை ।
आतुर दौरि महासुख दीजै ॥ātur dauri mahāsukh dījai ||ஆதுர தௌரி மஹாஸுக தீஜை ॥
Meaning of this verse
Do not delay in the work of your devotee; hurry, run and give great joy.
Chaupai 3
जैसे कूदि सिंधु के पारा ।jaise kūdi siṃdhu ke pārā |ஜைஸே கூதி ஸிம்து கே பாரா ।
सुरसा बदन पैठि बिस्तारा ॥surasā badan paiṭhi bistārā ||ஸுரஸா பதந பைடி பிஸ்தாரா ॥
Meaning of this verse
Just as you leapt across the ocean, and when Surasa opened her mouth wide, you entered it and came out.
Chaupai 4
आगे जाय लंकिनी रोका ।āge jāy laṃkinī rokā |ஆகே ஜாய லம்கிநீ ரோகா ।
मारेहु लात गई सुरलोका ॥mārehu lāt gaī suralokā ||மாரேஹு லாத கஈ ஸுரலோகா ॥
Meaning of this verse
Going on, Lankini the guardian of Lanka stopped you; you struck her with a kick and she went to the world of the gods.
Chaupai 5
जय बिभीषन को सुख दीन्हा ।jay bibhīṣan ko sukh dīnhā |ஜய பிபீஷந கோ ஸுக தீந்ஹா ।
सीता निरखि परम-पद लीन्हा ॥sītā nirakhi param-pad līnhā ||ஸீதா நிரகி பரம-பத லீந்ஹா ॥
Meaning of this verse
You gave comfort to Vibhishana, and on seeing Sita you attained the highest joy.
Chaupai 6
बाग उजारि सिंधु महँ बोरा ।bāg ujāri siṃdhu maham̐ borā |பாக உஜாரி ஸிம்து மஹம் போரா ।
अति आतुर जमकातर तोरा ॥ati ātur jamakātar torā ||அதி ஆதுர ஜமகாதர தோரா ॥
Meaning of this verse
You laid waste the garden and cast it into the sea, and swiftly broke the demons' rods of punishment, fearsome as Yama's.
Chaupai 7
अछय कुमार मारि संहारा ।achay kumār māri saṃhārā |அசய குமார மாரி ஸம்ஹாரா ।
लूम लपेटि लंक को जारा ॥lūm lapeṭi laṃk ko jārā ||லூம லபேடி லம்க கோ ஜாரா ॥
Meaning of this verse
You slew Akshaya Kumar, and wrapping your tail around it, set Lanka on fire.
Chaupai 8
लाह समान लंक जरि गई ।lāh samān laṃk jari gaī |லாஹ ஸமாந லம்க ஜரி கஈ ।
जय जय धुनि सुरपुर नभ भई ॥jay jay dhuni surapur nabh bhaī ||ஜய ஜய துநி ஸுரபுர நப பஈ ॥
Meaning of this verse
Lanka burned like lac, and cries of victory rang out in the heavens and the sky.
Chaupai 9
अब बिलम्ब केहि कारन स्वामी ।ab bilamba kehi kāran svāmī |அப பிலம்ப கேஹி காரந ஸ்வாமீ ।
कृपा करहु उर अंतरजामी ॥kṛpā karahu ur aṃtarajāmī ||க்ருபா கரஹு உர அம்தரஜாமீ ॥
Meaning of this verse
Now, master, why the delay? Be gracious, you who know what is within the heart.
Chaupai 10
जय जय लखन प्रान के दाता ।jay jay lakhan prān ke dātā |ஜய ஜய லகந ப்ராந கே தாதா ।
आतुर ह्वैदुख करहु निपाता ॥ātur hvaidukh karahu nipātā ||ஆதுர ஹ்வைதுக கரஹு நிபாதா ॥
Meaning of this verse
Victory to you who gave Lakshmana back his life; make haste and destroy our sorrow.
Chaupai 11
जय हनुमान जयति बल-सागर ।jay hanumān jayati bal-sāgar |ஜய ஹநுமாந ஜயதி பல-ஸாகர ।
सुर-समूह-समरथ भट-नागर ॥sur-samūh-samarath bhaṭ-nāgar ||ஸுர-ஸமூஹ-ஸமரத பட-நாகர ॥
Meaning of this verse
Victory to Hanuman, ocean of strength, mighty among the hosts of gods, foremost of warriors.
Chaupai 12
ॐ हनुहनु हनु हनुमंत हठीलै ।oṃ hanuhanu hanu hanumaṃt haṭhīlai |ௐ ஹநுஹநு ஹநு ஹநுமம்த ஹடீலை ।
बैरिहि मारु बज्र की कीलै ॥bairihi māru bajra kī kīlai ||பைரிஹி மாரு பஜ்ர கீ கீலை ॥
Meaning of this verse
Om — strike, strike, O resolute Hanumanta; slay the enemy with the bolt of a thunderbolt.
Chaupai 13
ॐ हीं हीं हीं हनुमंत कपीसा ।oṃ hīṃ hīṃ hīṃ hanumaṃt kapīsā |ௐ ஹீம் ஹீம் ஹீம் ஹநுமம்த கபீஸா ।
ॐ हुं हुं हुं हनु अरि उर-सीसा ॥oṃ huṃ huṃ huṃ hanu ari ur-sīsā ||ௐ ஹும் ஹும் ஹும் ஹநு அரி உர-ஸீஸா ॥
Meaning of this verse
Om, with the seed sounds hrim and hum, O Hanumanta, lord of monkeys: strike the enemy in the heart and head.
Chaupai 14
जय अंजनिकुमार बलवंता ।jay aṃjanikumār balavaṃtā |ஜய அம்ஜநிகுமார பலவம்தா ।
संकरसुवन बीर हनुमंता ॥saṃkarasuvan bīr hanumaṃtā ||ஸம்கரஸுவந பீர ஹநுமம்தா ॥
Meaning of this verse
Victory to mighty Anjani's son, the hero Hanumanta, born of Shankara.
Chaupai 15
बदन कराल काल-कुल-घालक ।badan karāl kāl-kul-ghālak |பதந கரால கால-குல-காலக ।
राम-सहाय सदा प्रतिपालक ॥rām-sahāy sadā pratipālak ||ராம-ஸஹாய ஸதா ப்ரதிபாலக ॥
Meaning of this verse
Your face is fearsome, you destroy the hosts of death; you are Ram's helper and ever the protector.
Chaupai 16
भूत, प्रेत, पिसाच, निसाचर ।bhūt, pret, pisāc, nisācar |பூத, ப்ரேத, பிஸாச, நிஸாசர ।
अगनि बेताल काल मारी मर ॥agani betāl kāl mārī mar ||அகநி பேதால கால மாரீ மர ॥
Meaning of this verse
Ghosts, spirits, pishachas, night-roaming demons, fire-spirits, vetalas, and bringers of death and pestilence —
Chaupai 17
इन्हें मारु, तोहि सपथ राम की ।inheṃ māru, tohi sapath rām kī |இந்ஹேம் மாரு, தோஹி ஸபத ராம கீ ।
राखु नाथ मरजाद नाम की ॥rākhu nāth marajād nām kī ||ராகு நாத மரஜாத நாம கீ ॥
Meaning of this verse
— strike them down; you are bound by oath to Ram. O Lord, uphold the honour of your name.
Chaupai 18
सत्य होहु हरि सपथ पाइ कै ।satya hohu hari sapath pāi kai |ஸத்ய ஹோஹு ஹரி ஸபத பாஇ கை ।
रामदूत धरु मारु धाइ कै ॥rāmadūt dharu māru dhāi kai ||ராமதூத தரு மாரு தாஇ கை ॥
Meaning of this verse
Prove true, having taken the oath of Hari; messenger of Ram, rush forth, seize and strike.
Chaupai 19
जय जय जय हनुमंत अगाधा ।jay jay jay hanumaṃt agādhā |ஜய ஜய ஜய ஹநுமம்த அகாதா ।
दुख पावत जन केहि अपराधा ॥dukh pāvat jan kehi aparādhā ||துக பாவத ஜந கேஹி அபராதா ॥
Meaning of this verse
Victory, victory, victory to Hanumanta, whose depth is beyond measure; for what fault does your devotee suffer?
Chaupai 20
पूजा जप तप नेम अचारा ।pūjā jap tap nem acārā |பூஜா ஜப தப நேம அசாரா ।
नहि जानत कछु दास तुम्हारा ॥nahi jānat kachu dās tumhārā ||நஹி ஜாநத கசு தாஸ தும்ஹாரா ॥
Meaning of this verse
Worship, chanting, austerity, vows and observances — your servant knows nothing of these.
Chaupai 21
बन उपबन मग गिरि गृह माहीं ।ban upaban mag giri gṛh māhīṃ |பந உபபந மக கிரி க்ருஹ மாஹீம் ।
तुम्हरे बल हौं डरपत नाहीं ॥tumhare bal hauṃ ḍarapat nāhīṃ ||தும்ஹரே பல ஹௌம் டரபத நாஹீம் ॥
Meaning of this verse
In forest, grove, road, mountain or house, by your strength I am not afraid.
Chaupai 22
जनकसुता-हरि-दास कहावौ ।janakasutā-hari-dās kahāvau |ஜநகஸுதா-ஹரி-தாஸ கஹாவௌ ।
ता की सपथ, बिलंब न लावौ ॥tā kī sapath, bilaṃb na lāvau ||தா கீ ஸபத, பிலம்ப ந லாவௌ ॥
Meaning of this verse
You are called the servant of Janaki's (Sita's) lord Hari; by that oath, do not delay.
Chaupai 23
जय-जय-जय-धुनि होत अकासा ।jay-jay-jay-dhuni hot akāsā |ஜய-ஜய-ஜய-துநி ஹோத அகாஸா ।
सुमिरत होय दुसह दुख नासा ॥sumirat hoy dusah dukh nāsā ||ஸுமிரத ஹோய துஸஹ துக நாஸா ॥
Meaning of this verse
Cries of victory resound in the sky; by remembering you, unbearable sorrow is destroyed.
Chaupai 24
चरन पकरि, कर जोरि मनावौं ।caran pakari, kar jori manāvauṃ |சரந பகரி, கர ஜோரி மநாவௌம் ।
यहि औसर अब केहि गोहरावौं ॥yahi ausar ab kehi goharāvauṃ ||யஹி ஔஸர அப கேஹி கோஹராவௌம் ॥
Meaning of this verse
Holding your feet, with folded hands I entreat you; at such a moment, whom else should I call upon?
Chaupai 25
उठ, उठ, चलु, तोहि राम दोहाई ।uṭh, uṭh, calu, tohi rām dohāī |உட, உட, சலு, தோஹி ராம தோஹாஈ ।
पायँ परौं, कर जोरि मनाई ॥pāyam̐ parauṃ, kar jori manāī ||பாயம் பரௌம், கர ஜோரி மநாஈ ॥
Meaning of this verse
Rise, rise, go — I call upon you in Ram's name; I fall at your feet and with folded hands entreat you.
Chaupai 26
ॐ चम चम चम चम चपल चलंता ।oṃ cam cam cam cam capal calaṃtā |ௐ சம சம சம சம சபல சலம்தா ।
ॐ हनु हनु हनु हनु हनु-हनुमंता ॥oṃ hanu hanu hanu hanu hanu-hanumaṃtā ||ௐ ஹநு ஹநு ஹநு ஹநு ஹநு-ஹநுமம்தா ॥
Meaning of this verse
Om — moving swiftly with flashing speed; Om — strike, strike, O Hanumanta.
Chaupai 27
ॐ हं हं हाँक देत कपि चंचल ।oṃ haṃ haṃ hām̐k det kapi caṃcal |ௐ ஹம் ஹம் ஹாம்க தேத கபி சம்சல ।
ॐ सं सं सहमि पराने खल-दल ॥oṃ saṃ saṃ sahami parāne khal-dal ||ௐ ஸம் ஸம் ஸஹமி பராநே கல-தல ॥
Meaning of this verse
Om, with a ham ham the restless monkey roars aloud; Om, with sam sam the bands of the wicked flee in fear.
Chaupai 28
अपने जन को तुरत उबारौ ।apane jan ko turat ubārau |அபநே ஜந கோ துரத உபாரௌ ।
सुमिरत होय अनंद हमारौ ॥sumirat hoy anaṃd hamārau ||ஸுமிரத ஹோய அநம்த ஹமாரௌ ॥
Meaning of this verse
Rescue your devotee at once; by remembering you, joy comes to us.
Chaupai 29
यह बजरंग-बाण जेहि मारै ।yah bajaraṃg-bāṇ jehi mārai |யஹ பஜரம்க-பாண ஜேஹி மாரை ।
ताहि कहौ फिरि कवन उबारै ॥tāhi kahau phiri kavan ubārai ||தாஹி கஹௌ பிரி கவந உபாரை ॥
Meaning of this verse
Whoever this Bajrang Baan (arrow of Hanuman) strikes — tell me, who could then save him?
Chaupai 30
पाठ करै बजरंग-बाण की ।pāṭh karai bajaraṃg-bāṇ kī |பாட கரை பஜரம்க-பாண கீ ।
हनुमत रच्छा करें प्रान की ॥hanumat racchā kareṃ prān kī ||ஹநுமத ரச்சா கரேம் ப்ராந கீ ॥
Meaning of this verse
For one who recites the Bajrang Baan, Hanuman protects their life (the text's traditional statement of benefit).
Chaupai 31
यह बजरंग-बाण जो जापैं ।yah bajaraṃg-bāṇ jo jāpaiṃ |யஹ பஜரம்க-பாண ஜோ ஜாபைம் ।
तासों भूत-प्रेत सब काँपै ॥tāsoṃ bhūt-pret sab kām̐pai ||தாஸோம் பூத-ப்ரேத ஸப காம்பை ॥
Meaning of this verse
From whoever chants this Bajrang Baan, all ghosts and spirits tremble (the text's traditional statement of benefit).
Chaupai 32
धूप देय जो जपै हमेसा ।dhūp dey jo japai hamesā |தூப தேய ஜோ ஜபை ஹமேஸா ।
ता के तन नहिं रहै कलेसा ॥tā ke tan nahiṃ rahai kalesā ||தா கே தந நஹிம் ரஹை கலேஸா ॥
Meaning of this verse
Whoever offers incense and chants it always, no affliction remains in their body (the text's traditional statement of benefit).
Doha 2
उर प्रतीति दृढ़, सरन् है, पाठ करै धरि ध्यान ।ur pratīti dṛṛh, saran hai, pāṭh karai dhari dhyān |உர ப்ரதீதி த்ருட, ஸரந் ஹை, பாட கரை தரி த்யாந ।
बाधा सब हर, करै सब काम सफल हनुमान ॥bādhā sab har, karai sab kām saphal hanumān ||பாதா ஸப ஹர, கரை ஸப காம ஸபல ஹநுமாந ॥
Meaning of this verse
One who, with firm faith in the heart and taking refuge, recites it with attention — Hanuman removes all obstacles and makes every task succeed (the text's traditional statement of benefit).
Read in another script: ગુજરાતી বাংলা తెలుగు ಕನ್ನಡ മലയാളം ଓଡ଼ିଆ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ · letter-for-letter from the Devanagari text, approximate
Edition: Shri Hanuman Chalisa booklet of the Ram Nam Sankirtan Mandal, Bareilly, 1993 (archive.org item Hanuma-chalisa-bareilly), section "बजरंग-बाण", scan leaves 10–15. Text extracted programmatically from the archive.org OCR (lines 247–352); the OCR of this cheap print is poor, so every line was read against the page images (https://archive.org/details/Hanuma-chalisa-bareilly/page/n10 to n15). Verified on 11 November 2026 line by line against (A) Mukti Path, Veer Printers (archive.org GuHI_mukti-path-veer-printers, OCR lines 1522–1580; the same recension, poor OCR) and (B) the Thakur Prasad Pustak Bhandar, Varanasi edition in Langulastra Shatrunjay Hanumat Stotram, ed. Shivadatt Mishra Shastri, 1999 (archive.org sbir_langulastra-shatrunjay-hanumat-stotram-by-unknown-edited-and-commented-by-a, OCR lines 1032–1130, scan leaves 47–53), which prints the other common recension; the Narayan & Co. Patna booklet (moeg_shri-hanuman-chalisa-prabhavshali-tantrik-hanuman-yantra-pujan-vidhi-sahit-, leaves 27–29) and the Thakur Prasad Sundar Kand (MyEs_sundar-kand-of-tulasidas-thakur-prasad-and-sons) agree with B. cmp.py --loose, final text vs A: 3 of 68 half-lines identical, 65 differing pairs, letter agreement 86.6% (A's OCR drops matras and reads ब/व freely); vs B: 8 identical, 60 differing pairs, 0 half-lines only in the edition, 0 only in B, letter agreement 71.8%. OCR corrections (39, each confirmed from the page image; none taken from a witness against the print; junk-only drops omitted): 1: OCR "निश्चय प्रेम प्रतीति ते क् बिनय करे सनम" → "निश्चय प्रेम प्रतीति ते, बिनय करै सनमान।"; 2: OCR "तेहि के कारण सकल सुभ सिद्ध करें हनुमान॥" → "तेहि के कारज सकल सुभ, सिद्ध करैं हनुमान॥"; 4: हमारी !।→हमारी॥; 5: कीजे→कीजै; 6: दीजे→दीजै; 8: सुससा→सुरसा; 11: माराेह→मारेहु; 20: स्वागी→स्वामी; 23: हेदुख→ह्वैदुख; 25: OCR "शेय हनुमान जयति बल-सागर॥" → "जय हनुमान जयति बल-सागर।"; 26: सुस्समूह→सुर-समूह; 29: OCR "बैरिहिे मारु बत्र की कीले॥" → "बैरिहि मारु बज्र की कीलै॥"; 30: ऊँ→ॐ; 33: संकरसुवनन→संकरसुवन; 36: OCR "के राम - सहाय सदा प्रतिपालक॥" → "राम-सहाय सदा प्रतिपालक॥"; 41: पाइ के→पाइ कै; 42: धाइ के→धाइ कै; 48: OCR "तुम्हें बल हों डरपत नाहीं॥" → "तुम्हरे बल हौं डरपत नाहीं॥"; 49: OCR "जनकसुता-हरि-दास कहावी.।" → "जनकसुता-हरि-दास कहावौ।"; 50: लावी→लावौ; 53: मनावीं→मनावौं; 54: गोहराबवौं→गोहरावौं; 56: OCR "पाये परों, कर जोरि मनाई॥" → "पायँ परौं, कर जोरि मनाई॥"; 57: OCR "३ चम चम चम चम चपल चलंता।" → "ॐ चम चम चम चम चपल चलंता।"; 58: OCR "३० हनु हनु हनु हनु हनु-हनुमंता॥" → "ॐ हनु हनु हनु हनु हनु-हनुमंता॥"; 59: OCR "३ हं हं हॉक देत कपि चंचल।" → "ॐ हं हं हाँक देत कपि चंचल।"; 60: OCR "७ स॑ सं सहमि पराने खल-दल॥" → "ॐ सं सं सहमि पराने खल-दल॥"; 61: OCR "जा ८७ आधा आया अपने जन को तुरत उबारी।" → "अपने जन को तुरत उबारौ।"; 62: हमारी→हमारौ; 64: उबारै-॥→उबारै॥; 65: पाठ कौ→पाठ करै; 68: OCR "है ताला भूत-प्रेत सब काँप ड्ड् धूप देय ज" → "तासों भूत-प्रेत सब काँपै॥ / धूप देय जो जपै हमेसा।". Edition readings kept against B: बिनय करै/विनय करैं, सुभ/शुभ, बिनय हमारी/अरज हमारी, सिंधु के पारा/सिन्धु वहि पारा, जय बिभीषन/जाय विभीषण, अछय/अक्षय कुमार को, नभ भई/महँ भई, उर अंतरजामी/प्रभु अन्तरयामी, लखन/लक्ष्मण, जय हनुमान जयति बल-सागर/जय गिरधर जय-जय सुख-सागर, की कीलै/के कीले, हीं (some prints ह्रीं), सपथ/शपथ, पाइ कै/पाय के, कछु दास/हौं दास, बल हौं/बल हम, चरन पकरि/शरण-शरण, औसर/अवसर, चम/चं, उबारौ/उबारो, रच्छा/रक्षा, तासों/तेहि ते; closing doha "उर प्रतीति दृढ़, सरन् है" as printed (A सरन ह्वै), where B closes with "प्रेम प्रतीतिहिं कपि भजै, सदा धरैं उर ध्यान". B also has two chaupais absent here after chaupai 12 (गदा बज्र लै बैरिहिं मारो… / ॐकार हुंकार महाबीर धावो…) and orders chaupais 14–22 differently; recorded as variants, not added. No pre-1950 print was found on archive.org (DLI full-text search gives only later references), so the earliest dated witness is this 1993 booklet; the attribution to Tulsidas is popular, not documented. Verse-by-verse meanings: an in-house paraphrase by the Udyog Jyotish editorial team, not a translation.
The Roman line is IAST transliteration derived from the Devanagari (ā = long a, ṃ = anusvara, ḥ = visarga, ś/ṣ = sh sounds, c = ch as in “church”). In Hindi, Awadhi and Braj texts the silent final “a” is dropped. Transliteration does not show Vedic accents.
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Questions
What is Bajrang Baan?
An urgent prayer to Hanuman in dohas and chaupais, calling on him by the oath of Rama to strike down the devotee's afflictions and hostile spirits at once; recited for protection, especially on Tuesdays and Saturdays.
Who is Bajrang Baan associated with?
Bajrang Baan is associated with Hanuman. The devoted servant of Rama, revered for strength, courage, humility and wisdom; Tuesday and Saturday are traditionally associated with his worship.
What does Bajrang Baan mean?
The opening doha says Hanuman fulfils every task of one who prays with firm faith. The chaupais recall his leap across the sea, the burning of Lanka, the rescue of Lakshmana and his release of the captives, then turn to the devotee's own plight: with bija syllables and repeated calls they urge him, by the oath of Rama, to get up and destroy ghosts, spirits, fevers and foes, and not to delay. The closing lines say that whoever this "thunderbolt arrow" is aimed at cannot escape, that one who recites it with incense is kept free of affliction, and the final doha promises that steady faith and …
What is the source of Bajrang Baan?
Traditional devotional text (common printed and recited form) — Bajrang Baan, traditionally attributed to Goswami Tulsidas. Tradition: Vaishnava.
Are there different versions of Bajrang Baan?
Two recensions circulate. This version follows the shorter one (32 chaupais, closing doha "उर प्रतीति दृढ़…"). The Thakur Prasad / Narayan & Co. recension has 35 chaupais — it adds "गदा बज्र लै बैरिहिं मारो…" and "ॐकार हुंकार महाबीर धावो…", reads "जय गिरधर जय-जय सुख-सागर" and "शरण-शरण कर जोरि मनावौं", orders the middle chaupais differently and ends "प्रेम प्रतीतिहिं कपि भजै, सदा धरैं उर ध्यान"; spellings also vary (बिनय/विनय, सपथ/शपथ, रच्छा/रक्षा, हीं/ह्रीं).