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Hanuman
Dhyana verseSanskrit
मनोजवं मारुततुल्यवेगं जितेन्द्रियं बुद्धिमतां वरिष्ठम् । वातात्मजं वानरयूथमुख्यं श्रीरामदूतं शरणं प्रपद्ये ॥
Transliteration
Manojavaṃ Māruta-tulya-vegaṃ Jitendriyaṃ Buddhimatāṃ Variṣṭham, Vātātmajaṃ Vānara-yūtha-mukhyaṃ Śrī-Rāma-dūtaṃ Śaraṇaṃ Prapadye
Translation
I take refuge in him whose speed matches thought and equals the wind, master of his senses, foremost among the wise, son of the Wind-god, chief of the monkey host, and messenger of Sri Rama.
Meaning
A meditation verse picturing Hanuman as swift, self-mastered, and wholly devoted to his master's purpose; recited before invoking his help.
Wherever the glory of Raghunatha is sung, there stands Hanuman with palms folded above his head, eyes brimming with tears — bow to that son of the wind, destroyer of demons.
Om, salutations to the glorious Hanuman.
Through remembrance of Hanuman come intellect, strength, honor and steadiness, freedom from fear, sound health, sharpness of mind, and eloquence.
In the east may the thunderbolt-bodied one protect me; in the southeast, the one unconquered by fire; in the south, may Anjani's son — sorrow's destroyer, tawny-eyed — protect me.