Lord Hanuman seated in prayer on a mountain ledge at sunrise, holding his mace
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Lord Hanuman

Manojavam Marutatulyavegam

Honour Hanuman’s courage, discipline and service.

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मनोजवं मारुततुल्यवेगं जितेन्द्रियं बुद्धिमतां वरिष्ठम् ।

Swift as thought and wind, master of the senses, foremost among the wise;

वातात्मजं वानरयूथमुख्यं श्रीरामदूतं शिरसा नमामि ॥

I bow my head to the wind’s son, leader of the vanara hosts and messenger of Sri Rama.

अर्थ

मन के समान तेज, वायु के समान वेगवान, इन्द्रियों पर विजय पाने वाले और बुद्धिमानों में श्रेष्ठ हनुमान को प्रणाम है। वे वायुपुत्र, वानरों के प्रमुख और श्रीराम के दूत हैं।

Manojavaṃ mārutatulyavegaṃ jitendriyaṃ buddhimatāṃ variṣṭham

Swift as thought and wind, master of the senses, foremost among the wise;

Vātātmajaṃ vānarayūthamukhyaṃ śrīrāmadūtaṃ śirasā namāmi

I bow my head to the wind’s son, leader of the vanara hosts and messenger of Sri Rama.

Meaning

Swift as thought and wind, master of the senses, foremost among the wise; I bow my head to the wind’s son, leader of the vanara hosts and messenger of Sri Rama.

Manojavam maarutatulyavegam jitendriyam buddhimataam varishtham

Swift as thought and wind, master of the senses, foremost among the wise;

Vaataatmajam vaanarayoothamukhyam shreeraamadootam shirasaa namaami

I bow my head to the wind’s son, leader of the vanara hosts and messenger of Sri Rama.

Meaning (Hinglish)

Man jaise tej, vaayu jaise vegvaan, indriyon par vijay paane vaale aur buddhimaanon mein shreshth Hanuman ko pranaam. Ve Vaayuputra, vaanaron ke pramukh aur Shri Ram ke doot hain.

Collection of Mantras, PDF page 25, Shri Hanumat Stotram, verse 5. Verse 5 only, selected from the eight-verse Shri Hanumat Stotram on page 25; this is not the complete stotram. English meanings are paraphrases; punctuation and Devanagari spelling are normalized. View source.

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About the Manojavam Marutatulyavegam

This selection from Shri Hanumat Stotram praises Hanuman’s swiftness, mastery of the senses and wisdom. It ends by bowing to him as the son of the wind and the messenger of Rama.

Best time to chant: Any quiet moment you can set aside for attentive prayer. Browse the festival collection for associated occasions.

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In your practice

  • Honour Hanuman’s courage, discipline and service.
  • Repeated recitation can be used as a practice of attention and devotion.

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Swift as thought and wind, master of the senses, foremost among the wise; I bow my head to the wind’s son, leader of the vanara hosts and messenger of Sri Rama.

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