Manojavam Maruta Tulya Vegam
'Manojavam maruta-tulya-vegam', a Hanuman shloka praising him as swift as thought and wind, master of his senses and Rama's messenger.
Verses
I take refuge in the son of the wind, the leader of the monkey hosts, the messenger of Lord Rama, who moves with the speed of thought, whose speed equals that of the wind, who has mastered his senses, and who is the foremost among the wise.
Worship Guidelines & Chanting Benefits (Phalashruti)
Tuesday (Mangalwar) & Saturday (Shaniwar)
Morning Puja or Evening Twilight (Sandhya)
Sindoor, Jasmine oil, Tulsi garland, Boondi/Laddoo & Betel leaf (Paan)
- Unshakeable courage, physical vitality (Bala), and protection from evil energies
Background
'Manojavam maruta-tulya-vegam' is a prayer to Hanuman recited among the Sundara Kanda prarthana shlokas that precede a parayana of the Ramayana's fifth book; Sanskrit Documents prints it as the lead verse of that set. It also appears as verse 33 of the Rama Raksha Stotram. It is a liturgical verse, not a line of Valmiki's text, and no separate author is known. Devotees also say it as a morning prayer or before beginning an undertaking, asking for Hanuman's swiftness, restraint and wisdom.
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Where It Is Recited
The verse is chanted before a Sundara Kanda parayana and stands as verse 33 of the Rama Raksha Stotram. It is not from Valmiki's Ramayana itself, but it is among the most popular prayers to Hanuman and is used in daily worship, especially in the morning.
Seven Epithets
The verse names seven attributes: Manojavam (swift as thought), Marutatulyavegam (speed equal to the wind), Jitendriyam (conqueror of the senses), Buddhimatam varishtham (supreme among the wise), Vataatmajam (son of the wind god), Vanarayuthamukhyam (chief of the monkey host) and Shriramadutam (messenger of Lord Rama).
Poetic Structure
Each of the four padas has eleven syllables, mixing the Indravajra and Upendravajra patterns in the meter called Upajati, so the lines are longer than the common eight-syllable Anushtubh shloka. The steady rhythm aids memorization and chanting.
Surrender (Sharanam)
Sanskrit Documents prints the last words as 'shirasa namami' (I bow my head) and notes 'sharanam prapadye' (I take refuge) as the variant; the Rama Raksha Stotram reads 'sharanam prapadye', which this page follows. Refuge-taking is a central act of bhakti.
Symbolic Meaning of 'Manojavam'
The first word compares Hanuman's speed to that of the mind, which yogic philosophy treats as the fastest force. It marks him as the ideal messenger and rescuer in the Ramayana story.
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