Manyu Suktam
Manyu Suktam
Manyu Suktam
manyu sūktam
atha manyusūktaṃ
ṛgveda saṃhitā; maṇḍalaṃ 10; sūktaṃ 83,84
yaste᳚ ma॒nyo-'vi̭dhad vajra sāyaka॒ saha॒ ojaḥ̭ puṣyati॒ viśva̭mānu॒ṣak |
sā॒hyāma॒ dāsa॒mārya॒-ntvayā᳚ yu॒jā saha̭skṛtena॒ saha̭sā॒ saha̭svatā || 1 ||
ma॒nyurindro᳚ ma॒nyure॒vāsa̭ de॒vo ma॒nyur hotā॒ varṷṇo jā॒tave᳚dāḥ |
ma॒nyuṃ-vi~śa̭ īlate॒ mānṷṣī॒ryāḥ pā॒hi no᳚ manyo॒ tapa̭sā sa॒joṣāḥ᳚ || 2 ||
a॒bhī᳚hi manyo ta॒vasa॒stavī᳚yā॒-ntapa̭sā yu॒jā vi ja̭hi śatrū᳚n |
a॒mi॒tra॒hā vṛ̭tra॒hā da̭syu॒hā ca॒ viśvā॒ vasū॒nyā bha̭rā॒ tva-nnaḥ̭ || 3 ||
tvaṃ hi ma᳚nyo a॒bhibhū᳚tyojā-ssvaya॒mbhūrbhāmo᳚ abhimātiṣā॒haḥ |
vi॒śvaca̭r-ṣaṇi॒-ssahṷri॒-ssahā᳚vāna॒smāsvojaḥ॒ pṛta̭nāsu dhehi || 4 ||
a॒bhā॒ga-ssannapa॒ pare᳚to asmi॒ tava॒ kratvā᳚ tavi॒ṣasya̭ pracetaḥ |
ta-ntvā᳚ manyo akra॒turji̭hīlā॒haṃ svāta॒nūrba̭la॒deyā᳚ya॒ mehi̭ || 5 ||
a॒ya-nte᳚ a॒smyupa॒ mehya॒rvāṅ pra̭tīcī॒na-ssa̭hure viśvadhāyaḥ |
manyo᳚ vajrinna॒bhi māmā va̭vṛtsvahanā᳚va॒ dasyū᳚n ṛ॒ta bo᳚dhyā॒peḥ || 6 ||
a॒bhi prehi̭ dakṣiṇa॒to bha̭vā॒ me-'dhā᳚ vṛ॒trāṇi̭ jaṅghanāva॒ bhūri̭ |
ju॒homi̭ te dha॒ruṇa॒-mmadhvo॒ agra̭mubhā ṷpāṃ॒śu pra̭tha॒mā pi̭bāva || 7 ||
tvayā᳚ manyo sa॒ratha̭māru॒janto॒ harṣa̭māṇāso dhṛṣi॒tā ma̭rutvaḥ |
ti॒gmeṣa̭va॒ āyṷdhā saṃ॒śiśā᳚nā a॒bhi praya᳚ntu॒ naro᳚ a॒gnirū᳚pāḥ || 8 ||
a॒gniri̭va manyo tviṣi॒ta-ssa̭hasva senā॒nīrnaḥ̭ sahure hū॒ta e᳚dhi |
ha॒tvāya॒ śatrū॒n vi bha̭jasva॒ veda॒ ojo॒ mimā᳚no॒ vimṛdho᳚ nudasva || 9 ||
saha̭sva manyo a॒bhimā᳚tima॒sme ru॒ja-nmṛ॒ṇa-npra̭mṛ॒ṇa-nprehi॒ śatrū᳚n |
u॒gra-nte॒ pājo᳚ na॒nvā rṷrudhre va॒śī vaśa᳚-nnayasa ekaja॒ tvam || 10 ||
eko᳚ bahū॒nāma̭si manyavīli॒to viśaṃ᳚viśaṃ-yu॒dhaye॒ saṃ śi̭śādhi |
akṛ̭ttaru॒-ktvayā᳚ yu॒jā va॒ya-ndyu॒manta॒-ṅghoṣaṃ᳚-vi~ja॒yāya̭ kṛṇmahe || 11
vi॒je॒ṣa॒kṛdindra̭ ivānavabra॒vo॒(o)3̭-'smāka᳚-mmanyo adhi॒pā bha̭ve॒ha 3
pri॒ya-nte॒ nāma̭ sahure gṛṇīmasi vi॒dmātamutsaṃ॒-ya~ta̭ āba॒bhūtha̭ || 12 ||
ābhū᳚tyā saha॒jā va̭jra sāyaka॒ saho᳚ bibharṣyabhibhūta॒ utta̭ram |
kratvā᳚ no manyo sa॒hame॒dye᳚dhi mahādha॒nasya̭ puruhūta saṃ॒sṛji̭ || 13 ||
saṃsṛ̭ṣṭa॒-ndhana̭mu॒bhayaṃ᳚ sa॒mākṛ̭tama॒smabhya᳚-ndattāṃ॒-va~rṷṇaśca ma॒nyuḥ |
bhiya॒-ndadhā᳚nā॒ hṛda̭yeṣu॒ śatra̭vaḥ॒ parā᳚jitāso॒ apa॒ nila̭yantām || 14 ||
dhanva̭nā॒gādhanva̭ nā॒jiñja̭yema॒ dhanva̭nā tī॒vrā-ssa॒mado᳚ jayema |
dhanu-śśatro᳚rapakā॒ma-ṅkṛ̭ṇoti॒ dhanva̭ nā॒sarvāḥ᳚ pra॒diśo᳚ jayema ||
oṃ śāntā̭ pṛthivī śi̭vama॒ntarikṣa॒-ndyaurno᳚ de॒vya-'bha̭yanno astu |
śi॒vā॒ diśaḥ̭ pra॒diśa̭ u॒ddiśo᳚ na॒-'āpo᳚ vi॒śvataḥ॒ pari̭pāntu sa॒rvata॒-śśānti॒-śśānti॒-śśāntiḥ̭ ||
About This Stotram
Overview
The Manyu Suktam is a 13-verse Vedic hymn from the Rigveda, specifically Mandala 10, Suktam 83 and 84, dedicated to the deity Manyu — the personification of divine wrath, fury, and the power to overcome enemies. The hymn invokes Manyu for strength, courage, and victory, and belongs to the Rigvedic tradition. It is one of the few Vedic hymns in which the deity personifies a quality (wrath) rather than a natural force or cosmic being.
What are the benefits of chanting Manyu Suktam?
- Grants strength and courage in the face of challenges
- Invokes protection from adversaries and harmful forces
- Removes obstacles and impediments
- Supports victory in endeavors requiring decisiveness and resolve
When is the best time to recite this?
Traditionally recited during times of conflict, before important undertakings, or when seeking strength and protection. It is also recited as part of Vedic ritual practice.
What is the historical and traditional background?
The Manyu Suktam belongs to the tenth mandala of the Rigveda, which is considered a later stratum of Rigvedic composition, likely compiled around 1200–1000 BCE. The Rigveda is among the oldest surviving texts in any Indo-European language, and its hymns were transmitted orally for centuries before being written down. The tenth mandala contains a wider range of subjects than earlier mandalas, including hymns with philosophical and martial themes. The deity Manyu, who is both the composer and the subject of this hymn, represents the concept of righteous anger directed toward the protection of dharma.
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Related Texts
- Purusha Suktam — a central Rigvedic hymn from the same Vedic tradition used in major Vedic rituals
- Rudri (Sri Rudram) — a Yajurvedic hymn invoking Rudra's fierce protective aspect, thematically related to Manyu