Manyu Suktam
Manyu Suktam
Manyu Suktam
manyu sUktam
atha manyusUktaM
RRigveda saMhitA; maNDalaM 10; sUktaM 83,84
yaste᳚ ma_nyo-.avi'dhad vajra sAyaka_ saha_ ojaH' puShyati_ vishva'mAnu_Shak |
sA_hyAma_ dAsa_mArya_-ntvayA᳚ yu_jA saha'skRRitena_ saha'sA_ saha'svatA || 1 ||
ma_nyurindro᳚ ma_nyure_vAsa' de_vo ma_nyur hotA_ varu'No jA_tave᳚dAH |
ma_nyuM-vi.Nsha' Ilate_ mAnu'ShI_ryAH pA_hi no᳚ manyo_ tapa'sA sa_joShAH᳚ || 2 ||
a_bhI᳚hi manyo ta_vasa_stavI᳚yA_-ntapa'sA yu_jA vi ja'hi shatrU᳚n |
a_mi_tra_hA vRRi'tra_hA da'syu_hA cha_ vishvA_ vasU_nyA bha'rA_ tva-nnaH' || 3 ||
tvaM hi ma᳚nyo a_bhibhU᳚tyojA-ssvaya_mbhUrbhAmo᳚ abhimAtiShA_haH |
vi_shvacha'r-ShaNi_-ssahu'ri_-ssahA᳚vAna_smAsvojaH_ pRRita'nAsu dhehi || 4 ||
a_bhA_ga-ssannapa_ pare᳚to asmi_ tava_ kratvA᳚ tavi_Shasya' prachetaH |
ta-ntvA᳚ manyo akra_turji'hIlA_haM svAta_nUrba'la_deyA᳚ya_ mehi' || 5 ||
a_ya-nte᳚ a_smyupa_ mehya_rvA~N pra'tIchI_na-ssa'hure vishvadhAyaH |
manyo᳚ vajrinna_bhi mAmA va'vRRitsvahanA᳚va_ dasyU᳚n RRi_ta bo᳚dhyA_peH || 6 ||
a_bhi prehi' dakShiNa_to bha'vA_ me-.adhA᳚ vRRi_trANi' ja~NghanAva_ bhUri' |
ju_homi' te dha_ruNa_-mmadhvo_ agra'mubhA u'pAM_shu pra'tha_mA pi'bAva || 7 ||
tvayA᳚ manyo sa_ratha'mAru_janto_ harSha'mANAso dhRRiShi_tA ma'rutvaH |
ti_gmeSha'va_ Ayu'dhA saM_shishA᳚nA a_bhi praya᳚ntu_ naro᳚ a_gnirU᳚pAH || 8 ||
a_gniri'va manyo tviShi_ta-ssa'hasva senA_nIrnaH' sahure hU_ta e᳚dhi |
ha_tvAya_ shatrU_n vi bha'jasva_ veda_ ojo_ mimA᳚no_ vimRRidho᳚ nudasva || 9 ||
saha'sva manyo a_bhimA᳚tima_sme ru_ja-nmRRi_Na-npra'mRRi_Na-nprehi_ shatrU᳚n |
u_gra-nte_ pAjo᳚ na_nvA ru'rudhre va_shI vasha᳚-nnayasa ekaja_ tvam || 10 ||
eko᳚ bahU_nAma'si manyavIli_to vishaM᳚vi.NshaM-yu.N_dhaye_ saM shi'shAdhi |
akRRi'ttaru_-ktvayA᳚ yu_jA va_ya-ndyu_manta_-~NghoShaM᳚-vi.Nja_yAya' kRRiNmahe || 11
vi_je_Sha_kRRidindra' ivAnavabra_vo_(o)3'-.asmAka᳚-mmanyo adhi_pA bha've_ha 3
pri_ya-nte_ nAma' sahure gRRiNImasi vi_dmAtamutsaM_-ya.Nta' Aba_bhUtha' || 12 ||
AbhU᳚tyA saha_jA va'jra sAyaka_ saho᳚ bibharShyabhibhUta_ utta'ram |
kratvA᳚ no manyo sa_hame_dye᳚dhi mahAdha_nasya' puruhUta saM_sRRiji' || 13 ||
saMsRRi'ShTa_-ndhana'mu_bhayaM᳚ sa_mAkRRi'tama_smabhya᳚-ndattAM_-va.Nru'Nashcha ma_nyuH |
bhiya_-ndadhA᳚nA_ hRRida'yeShu_ shatra'vaH_ parA᳚jitAso_ apa_ nila'yantAm || 14 ||
dhanva'nA_gAdhanva' nA_ji~nja'yema_ dhanva'nA tI_vrA-ssa_mado᳚ jayema |
dhanu-shshatro᳚rapakA_ma-~NkRRi'Noti_ dhanva' nA_sarvAH᳚ pra_disho᳚ jayema ||
OM shAntA' pRRithivI shi'vama_ntarikSha_-ndyaurno᳚ de_vya-.abha'yanno astu |
shi_vA_ dishaH' pra_disha' u_ddisho᳚ na_-.aApo᳚ vi_shvataH_ pari'pAntu sa_rvata_-shshAnti_-shshAnti_-shshAntiH' ||
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