Hanuman Mantra, by Sashidharan Komandur
मनोजवं मारुततुल्यवेगम् जितेन्द्रियं बुद्धिमताम् वरिष्ठम्।
वातात्मजं वानरयूथमुख्यं श्रीरामदूतं शरणं प्रपद्ये॥
manojavaṁ mārutatulyavegam jitendriyaṁ buddhimatām variṣṭham |vātātmajaṁ vānarayūthamukhyaṁ śrīrāmadūtaṁ śaraṇaṁ prapadye ||
Meaning: I surrender to Hanuman, the messenger of Lord Rama, whose speed is as swift as the mind and as swift as the wind. Who has controlled his sense organs and is the most intelligent among the intelligent ones; who is the son of vayu and the chief of the monkey tribe.
Hanuman (हनुमान्), known also as ‘Anjaneya’, is one of the most important personalities in the epic, the Ramayana. He is a vanara who aided Lord Rama (an avatar of Vishnu) in rescuing His Consort, Sita, from the Rakshasa king Ravana. He symbolizes the pinnacle of bhakti, and is considered to be the eleventh Rudra avatar of Lord Shiva. He is more well-known as the (spiritual) Son of Vayu deva, the Hindu deity of the wind.
Hanuman is the epitome of wisdom, brahmacharya, bhakti (devotion/faith), valor, righteousness and strength. He is symbolized in Hinduism for his unwavering dedication to righteousness, unstinting performance of entrusted duties, and unfailing talents in serving his chosen master. His indispensable role in reuniting Rama with Sita is likened by some to that of a teacher helping an individual soul realize the divine. While the uninitiated may find it odd to worship “a monkey”, to believers, the idea is to revere and worship him for the astounding attributes he represents — attributes that even most humans find impossible to practice.
There is no blessing that he cannot bestow — Sita granted him the power to bestow the eight siddhis and nine types of wealth on others. However, it is believed that these pale when compared to the greatest boon one can receive from Hanuman — the uplifting spiritual qualities that Hanuman himself is known for. It is also held that while Rama did what he believed to be dharma, Hanuman acts out of compassion. He is easily reachable — just by chanting the name ‘Ram’.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanuman
Sashidharan Komandur is a PhD Student in the Industrial Engineering Department at the University of Washington. You can reach him at sash.kom@gmail.com
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July 26th, 2008 06:57
All the matter is really good, jo ki hamari sanskiti ko janne ke liye bahut helpfull hai, can u plz also send us the hindi version for the same
August 19th, 2008 14:35
what a tremendous work you people have done
im thankful to you all
March 30th, 2010 07:23
Jai Hanuman ji ki!
Jai Siya Ram!
December 31st, 2010 09:33
thanks a lot for good mantras
February 1st, 2011 15:10
Hanumanji, also known as Ramaduta, was said to be unaware of his own strength. Only when the vanaras and those around him espoused to him his capabilities did he venture upon any great task. He could accomplish anything under the earth but was blissfully unaware of it. Salutations to the lotus feet of Lord Hanuman. Jai Hanumanjiki, Jai Ramchandraji ki, Jai Sitamatajiki.