Manojavam Maruta Tulya Vegam · मनोजवं मारुततुल्यवेगं

The Sanskrit verse taking refuge in Hanuman, swift as the mind and the wind, Ram's messenger.

  1. मनोजवं मारुततुल्यवेगं जितेन्द्रियं बुद्धिमतां वरिष्ठम् । वातात्मजं वानरयूथमुख्यं श्रीरामदूतं शरणं प्रपद्ये ॥मनोजवं मारुत तुल्य वेगं जितेन्द्रियं बुद्धिमतां वरिष्ठम् । वातात्मजं वानर यूथ मुख्यं श्रीरामदूतं शरणं प्रपद्ये ॥manojavam maruta tulya vegam jitendriyam buddhimatam varishtham | vatatmajam vanara yutha mukhyam shriramadutam sharanam prapadye ||

    manojavaṃ mārutatulyavegaṃ jitendriyaṃ buddhimatāṃ variṣṭham । vātātmajaṃ vānarayūthamukhyaṃ śrīrāmadūtaṃ śaraṇaṃ prapadye ॥

    मैं मन के समान वेगवान, वायु के समान गति वाले, इंद्रियों को जीतने वाले, बुद्धिमानों में श्रेष्ठ, पवन-पुत्र, वानर-सेना के प्रमुख श्री रामदूत की शरण लेता हूँ।

    I take refuge in Shri Ram's messenger, swift as the mind and equal to the wind in speed, master of the senses, foremost among the wise, son of the wind, chief of the monkey hosts.

About this text

Manojavam Maruta Tulya Vegam is a single Sanskrit verse in praise of Hanuman. It describes him as swift as the mind and equal to the wind in speed, master of his senses, foremost among the wise, son of the wind god, chief of the monkey hosts, and Ram's messenger, and ends with taking refuge in him. The same verse appears near the end of the Ram Raksha Stotra.

How it is recited

It is recited before Hanuman worship, before the Hanuman Chalisa, and at the start of journeys or difficult tasks. Practices vary.

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