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𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌯𑍁 𑌸𑍂𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌮𑍍

Manyu Suktam in Grantha · 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

🕉️ vedic·📿 1× repetitions·🕐 Early morning (Brahma Muhurta) after bath; Tuesdays; before facing a major challenge or conflict·📜 Rig Veda, Mandala 10, Suktas 83-84

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Origin & Story

Rig Veda, Mandala 10, Suktas 83-84 · Rishi Manyu Tapasa (Vedic seer) · Vedic period (c. 1500-1000 BCE)

The Manyu Suktam is found as the 83rd and 84th hymns of the tenth Mandala of the Rig Veda, revealed by the rishi Manyu Tapasa with Manyu as the deity. Manyu is the personification of fierce ardour and divine wrath — not blind rage, but the righteous, controlled intensity of power that destroys obstacles and evil. The hymn boldly equates Manyu with Indra, Varuna, Agni and all the gods, and the seeker prays to wield this inner fire as an ally in the battle of life. Across traditions it has been recited as an invocation of overwhelming protective power, associated variously with Shakti, Shiva, Narasimha and Hanuman.

✦ As told in scripture

Manyu Suktam is traditionally held to be a 'shakti' hymn of such force that its sincere recitation strengthens ritual acts (karmas), grants victory and dissolves fear in the hearts of one's adversaries — the closing mantra itself declares that defeated enemies, gripped by fear, will slink away utterly vanquished. Vedic tradition recommends it for those who must face powerful opposition, for it is said to clothe the chanter in the very might of Indra.

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Verse 1

𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌽𑌵𑌿𑌧𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌜𑍍𑌰 𑌸𑌾𑌯𑌕 𑌸𑌹 𑌓𑌜𑌃 𑌪𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌿 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌮𑌾𑌨𑍁𑌷𑌕𑍍। 𑌸𑌾𑌹𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌮 𑌦𑌾𑌸𑌮𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌯𑌾 𑌯𑍁𑌜𑌾 𑌸𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌕𑍃𑌤𑍇𑌨 𑌸𑌹𑌸𑌾 𑌸𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌤𑌾॥

yaste manyo'vidhadvajra sāyaka saha ojaḥ puṣyati viśvamānuṣak; sāhyāma dāsamāryaṃ tvayā yujā sahaskṛtena sahasā sahasvatā.

Meaning:O Manyu, wielder of the thunderbolt and arrow, he who worships you gains strength and vigour surpassing all men. With you as our ally and through overpowering, abundant might, may we overcome both the un-noble foe and the rival.

Verse 2

𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌰𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰𑍋 𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌰𑍇𑌵𑌾𑌸 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑍋 𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌹𑍋𑌤𑌾 𑌵𑌰𑍁𑌣𑍋 𑌜𑌾𑌤𑌵𑍇𑌦𑌾𑌃। 𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌶 𑌈𑌳𑌤𑍇 𑌮𑌾𑌨𑍁𑌷𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌃 𑌪𑌾𑌹𑌿 𑌨𑍋 𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌯𑍋 𑌤𑌪𑌸𑌾 𑌸𑌜𑍋𑌷𑌾𑌃॥

manyurindro manyurevāsa devo manyurhotā varuṇo jātavedāḥ; manyuṃ viśa īḷate mānuṣīryāḥ pāhi no manyo tapasā sajoṣāḥ.

Meaning:Manyu is Indra, Manyu is verily every god; Manyu is the priest (Hota), Varuna, and Jatavedas (Agni). The tribes of men adore Manyu — O Manyu, well-pleased, protect us together with your ardour (tapas).

Verse 3

𑌅𑌭𑍀𑌹𑌿 𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌯𑍋 𑌤𑌵𑌸𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌵𑍀𑌯𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌪𑌸𑌾 𑌯𑍁𑌜𑌾 𑌵𑌿 𑌜𑌹𑌿 𑌶𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍂𑌨𑍍। 𑌅𑌮𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌹𑌾 𑌵𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌹𑌾 𑌦𑌸𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌹𑌾 𑌚 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌵𑌸𑍂𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌾 𑌭𑌰𑌾 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌨𑌃॥

abhīhi manyo tavasastavīyāntapasā yujā vi jahi śatrūn; amitrahā vṛtrahā dasyuhā ca viśvā vasūnyā bharā tvaṃ naḥ.

Meaning:Advance, O Manyu, mightier than the mighty; with tapas as your ally, utterly slay the enemies. Slayer of foes, of Vritra and of the Dasyus, bring to us all good things and wealth.

Verse 4

𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌹𑌿 𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌯𑍋 𑌅𑌭𑌿𑌭𑍂𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌜𑌾𑌃 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌯𑌮𑍍𑌭𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌭𑌾𑌮𑍋 𑌅𑌭𑌿𑌮𑌾𑌤𑌿𑌷𑌾𑌹𑌃। 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌚𑌰𑍍𑌷𑌣𑌿𑌃 𑌸𑌹𑍁𑌰𑌿𑌃 𑌸𑌹𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌨𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌵𑍋𑌜𑌃 𑌪𑍃𑌤𑌨𑌾𑌸𑍁 𑌧𑍇𑌹𑌿॥

tvaṃ hi manyo abhibhūtyojāḥ svayambhūrbhāmo abhimātiṣāhaḥ; viśvacarṣaṇiḥ sahuriḥ sahāvānasmāsvojaḥ pṛtanāsu dhehi.

Meaning:For you, O Manyu, are of overpowering strength, self-existent, full of wrath, subduer of assailants; all-seeing, victorious and mighty — grant us vigour in the battles.

Verse 5

𑌅𑌭𑌾𑌗𑌃 𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌪 𑌪𑌰𑍇𑌤𑍋 𑌅𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌿 𑌤𑌵 𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌤𑌵𑌿𑌷𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌚𑍇𑌤𑌃। 𑌤𑌂 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌯𑍋 𑌅𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌤𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌜𑌿𑌹𑍀𑌳𑌾𑌹𑌂 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌤𑌨𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌬𑌲𑌦𑍇𑌯𑌾𑌯 𑌮𑍇𑌹𑌿॥

abhāgaḥ sannapa pareto asmi tava kratvā taviṣasya pracetaḥ; taṃ tvā manyo akraturjihīḷāhaṃ svā tanūrbaladeyāya mehi.

Meaning:Unportioned and forsaken I was; by your will, O wise and powerful one, let it be otherwise. O Manyu, though I have angered you through want of intelligence, come to me, your own, to grant me strength.

Verse 6

𑌅𑌯𑌂 𑌤𑍇 𑌅𑌸𑍍𑌮𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌪 𑌮𑍇𑌹𑍍𑌯𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌙𑍍𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑍀𑌚𑍀𑌨𑌃 𑌸𑌹𑍁𑌰𑍇 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌧𑌾𑌯𑌃। 𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌯𑍋 𑌵𑌜𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌭𑌿 𑌮𑌾𑌮𑌾 𑌵𑌵𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌸𑍍𑌵 𑌹𑌨𑌾𑌵 𑌦𑌸𑍍𑌯𑍂𑌂𑌰𑍁𑌤 𑌬𑍋𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌪𑍇𑌃॥

ayaṃ te asmyupa mehyarvāṅpratīcīnaḥ sahure viśvadhāyaḥ; manyo vajrinnabhi māmā vavṛtsva hanāva dasyūm̐ruta bodhyāpeḥ.

Meaning:Here I am for you; come towards me, turning forward, O conquering all-sustainer. O Manyu, wielder of the bolt, turn to me; let us together slay the Dasyus; and remember your friend.

Verse 7

𑌅𑌭𑌿 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑍇𑌹𑌿 𑌦𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌿𑌣𑌤𑍋 𑌭𑌵𑌾 𑌮𑍇𑌽𑌧𑌾 𑌵𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌿 𑌜𑌙𑍍𑌘𑌨𑌾𑌵 𑌭𑍂𑌰𑌿। 𑌜𑍁𑌹𑍋𑌮𑌿 𑌤𑍇 𑌧𑌰𑍁𑌣𑌂 𑌮𑌧𑍍𑌵𑍋 𑌅𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌮𑍁𑌭𑌾 𑌉𑌪𑌾𑌂𑌶𑍁 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌥𑌮𑌾 𑌪𑌿𑌬𑌾𑌵॥

abhi prehi dakṣiṇato bhavā me'dhā vṛtrāṇi jaṅghanāva bhūri; juhomi te dharuṇaṃ madhvo agramubhā upāṃśu prathamā pibāva.

Meaning:March forth, be on my right hand, and then together let us slay the many resisters. I offer to you the choicest, sustaining sweetness (Soma); let us both first drink it in silence.

Verse 8

𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌯𑌾 𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌯𑍋 𑌸𑌰𑌥𑌮𑌾𑌰𑍁𑌜𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍋 𑌹𑌰𑍍𑌷𑌮𑌾𑌣𑌾𑌸𑍋 𑌧𑍃𑌷𑌿𑌤𑌾 𑌮𑌰𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌃। 𑌤𑌿𑌗𑍍𑌮𑍇𑌷𑌵 𑌆𑌯𑍁𑌧𑌾 𑌸𑌂𑌶𑌿𑌶𑌾𑌨𑌾 𑌅𑌭𑌿 𑌪𑍍𑌰 𑌯𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌨𑌰𑍋 𑌅𑌗𑍍𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌾𑌃॥

tvayā manyo sarathamārujanto harṣamāṇāso dhṛṣitā marutvaḥ; tigmeṣava āyudhā saṃśiśānā abhi pra yantu naro agnirūpāḥ.

Meaning:Mounting the same chariot with you, O Manyu, exulting, daring and attended by the Maruts, let the heroes — with sharp arrows, whetting their weapons, in the form of fire — advance.

Verse 9

𑌅𑌗𑍍𑌨𑌿𑌰𑌿𑌵 𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌯𑍋 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌷𑌿𑌤𑌃 𑌸𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌵 𑌸𑍇𑌨𑌾𑌨𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌨𑌃 𑌸𑌹𑍁𑌰𑍇 𑌹𑍂𑌤 𑌏𑌧𑌿। 𑌹𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌯 𑌶𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍂𑌨𑍍𑌵𑌿 𑌭𑌜𑌸𑍍𑌵 𑌵𑍇𑌦 𑌓𑌜𑍋 𑌮𑌿𑌮𑌾𑌨𑍋 𑌵𑌿 𑌮𑍃𑌧𑍋 𑌨𑍁𑌦𑌸𑍍𑌵॥

agniriva manyo tviṣitaḥ sahasva senānīrnaḥ sahure hūta edhi; hatvāya śatrūnvi bhajasva veda ojo mimāno vi mṛdho nudasva.

Meaning:Like fire, blazing forth, O Manyu, prevail; being invoked, O conqueror, become our commander. Having slain the foes, apportion their wealth; measuring out your strength, drive away the scorners.

Verse 10

𑌸𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌵 𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌯𑍋 𑌅𑌭𑌿𑌮𑌾𑌤𑌿𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌮𑍇 𑌰𑍁𑌜𑌨𑍍𑌮𑍃𑌣𑌨𑍍𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌮𑍃𑌣𑌨𑍍𑌪𑍍𑌰𑍇𑌹𑌿 𑌶𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍂𑌨𑍍। 𑌉𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌂 𑌤𑍇 𑌪𑌾𑌜𑍋 𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌰𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌧𑍍𑌰𑍇 𑌵𑌶𑍀 𑌵𑌶𑌂 𑌨𑌯𑌸 𑌏𑌕𑌜 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑍍॥

sahasva manyo abhimātimasme rujanmṛṇanpramṛṇanprehi śatrūn; ugraṃ te pājo nanvā rurudhre vaśī vaśaṃ nayasa ekaja tvam.

Meaning:Prevail, O Manyu, over our assailants; crushing, smiting and destroying, advance upon the enemies. Truly none has withstood your fierce might; you, the sole-born, lead them into submission as their master.

Verse 11

𑌏𑌕𑍋 𑌬𑌹𑍂𑌨𑌾𑌮𑌸𑌿 𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌵𑍀𑌳𑌿𑌤𑍋 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑌂𑌵𑌿𑌶𑌂 𑌯𑍁𑌧𑌯𑍇 𑌸𑌂 𑌶𑌿𑌶𑌾𑌧𑌿। 𑌅𑌕𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌰𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌯𑌾 𑌯𑍁𑌜𑌾 𑌵𑌯𑌂 𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌂 𑌘𑍋𑌷𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌜𑌯𑌾𑌯 𑌕𑍃𑌣𑍍𑌮𑌹𑍇॥

eko bahūnāmasi manyavīḷito viśaṃviśaṃ yudhaye saṃ śiśādhi; akṛttaruktvayā yujā vayaṃ dyumantaṃ ghoṣaṃ vijayāya kṛṇmahe.

Meaning:You alone are the lord of many; whetting (us) for battle clan by clan, with you as our flawless ally we raise the resounding shout for victory.

Verse 12

𑌵𑌿𑌜𑍇𑌷𑌕𑍃𑌦𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰 𑌇𑌵𑌾𑌨𑌵𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌵𑍋𑌽𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌕𑌂 𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌯𑍋 𑌅𑌧𑌿𑌪𑌾 𑌭𑌵𑍇𑌹। 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌂 𑌤𑍇 𑌨𑌾𑌮 𑌸𑌹𑍁𑌰𑍇 𑌗𑍃𑌣𑍀𑌮𑌸𑌿 𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌮𑌾 𑌤𑌮𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌸𑌂 𑌯𑌤 𑌆𑌬𑌭𑍂𑌥॥

vijeṣakṛdindra ivānavabravo'smākaṃ manyo adhipā bhaveha; priyaṃ te nāma sahure gṛṇīmasi vidmā tamutsaṃ yata ābabhūtha.

Meaning:Bringing victory like Indra, beyond reproach, O Manyu, be here our sovereign protector. We hymn your dear name, O conqueror; we know the source from which you have arisen.

Verse 13

𑌆𑌭𑍂𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾 𑌸𑌹𑌜𑌾 𑌵𑌜𑍍𑌰 𑌸𑌾𑌯𑌕 𑌸𑌹𑍋 𑌬𑌿𑌭𑌰𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌭𑌿𑌭𑍂𑌤 𑌉𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌰𑌮𑍍। 𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌨𑍋 𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌯𑍋 𑌸𑌹 𑌮𑍇𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌧𑌿 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌧𑌨𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌹𑍂𑌤 𑌸𑌂𑌸𑍃𑌜𑌿॥

ābhūtyā sahajā vajra sāyaka saho bibharṣyabhibhūta uttaram; kratvā no manyo saha medyedhi mahādhanasya puruhūta saṃsṛji.

Meaning:Born together with might, O wielder of the bolt and arrow, you bear, unconquered, supreme power. O Manyu, much-invoked, be of one accord with us by your resolve in (gaining) great wealth.

Verse 14

𑌸𑌂𑌸𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌂 𑌧𑌨𑌮𑍁𑌭𑌯𑌂 𑌸𑌮𑌾𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌭𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌦𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌂 𑌵𑌰𑍁𑌣𑌶𑍍𑌚 𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌃। 𑌭𑌿𑌯𑌂 𑌦𑌧𑌾𑌨𑌾 𑌹𑍃𑌦𑌯𑍇𑌷𑍁 𑌶𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌵𑌃 𑌪𑌰𑌾𑌜𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌸𑍋 𑌅𑌪 𑌨𑌿 𑌲𑌯𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌮𑍍॥

saṃsṛṣṭaṃ dhanamubhayaṃ samākṛtamasmabhyaṃ dattāṃ varuṇaśca manyuḥ; bhiyaṃ dadhānā hṛdayeṣu śatravaḥ parājitāso apa ni layantām.

Meaning:May both Varuna and Manyu grant us the assembled, gathered wealth of both kinds; and may the enemies, defeated and bearing fear in their hearts, slink away utterly vanquished. Om, peace, peace, peace.

Verse 15

𑍐 𑌶𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌃 𑌶𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌃 𑌶𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌃॥

Om śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ.

Word-by-Word Meaning

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𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌯𑍋 𑌅𑌵𑌿𑌧𑌤𑍍🔊yaste manyo avidhatO Manyu (divine ardour/wrath), he who worships and serves you

𑌵𑌜𑍍𑌰 𑌸𑌾𑌯𑌕🔊vajra sāyakaO wielder of the thunderbolt and the arrow (Manyu as armed power)

𑌸𑌹 𑌓𑌜𑌃 𑌪𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌿🔊saha ojaḥ puṣyatiHe nourishes (gains) strength and vigour together

𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌮𑌾𑌨𑍁𑌷𑌕𑍍🔊viśvamānuṣakSurpassing all men, more than every human

𑌸𑌾𑌹𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌮 𑌦𑌾𑌸𑌮𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍍🔊sāhyāma dāsamāryamMay we overcome the Dasa (the un-noble, the foe) and the Arya (rival)

𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌯𑌾 𑌯𑍁𑌜𑌾🔊tvayā yujāWith you (Manyu) as our yoke-fellow / ally

𑌸𑌹𑌸𑌾 𑌸𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌤𑌾🔊sahasā sahasvatāBy overpowering and abundant might

𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌰𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌃🔊manyurindraḥManyu is Indra (the supreme deity of power)

𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌰𑍇𑌵 𑌆𑌸 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌃🔊manyureva āsa devaḥManyu indeed is (every) god

𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌹𑍋𑌤𑌾 𑌵𑌰𑍁𑌣𑍋 𑌜𑌾𑌤𑌵𑍇𑌦𑌾𑌃🔊manyurhotā varuṇo jātavedāḥManyu is the Hota (priest), Varuna, and Jatavedas (Agni)

𑌪𑌾𑌹𑌿 𑌨𑍋 𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌯𑍋🔊pāhi no manyoProtect us, O Manyu

𑌤𑌪𑌸𑌾 𑌸𑌜𑍋𑌷𑌾𑌃🔊tapasā sajoṣāḥBeing well-pleased, together with (the power of) tapas (ardour)

𑌅𑌭𑍀𑌹𑌿 𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌯𑍋 𑌤𑌵𑌸𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌵𑍀𑌯𑌾𑌨𑍍🔊abhīhi manyo tavasastavīyānAdvance, O Manyu, mightier than the mighty

𑌵𑌿 𑌜𑌹𑌿 𑌶𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍂𑌨𑍍🔊vi jahi śatrūnUtterly destroy (our) enemies

𑌅𑌮𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌹𑌾 𑌵𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌹𑌾 𑌦𑌸𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌹𑌾🔊amitrahā vṛtrahā dasyuhāSlayer of foes, slayer of Vritra (obstacles), slayer of the Dasyus (negative forces)

𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌵𑌸𑍂𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌾 𑌭𑌰🔊viśvā vasūnyā bharaBring to us all wealth and good things

𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌹𑌿 𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌯𑍋 𑌅𑌭𑌿𑌭𑍂𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌜𑌾𑌃🔊tvaṃ hi manyo abhibhūtyojāḥFor you, O Manyu, are of overpowering strength

𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌯𑌮𑍍𑌭𑍂𑌃🔊svayambhūḥSelf-existent, self-born

𑌅𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌵𑍋𑌜𑌃 𑌪𑍃𑌤𑌨𑌾𑌸𑍁 𑌧𑍇𑌹𑌿🔊asmāsvojaḥ pṛtanāsu dhehiPlace vigour (ojas) in us in the battles

𑌸𑍇𑌨𑌾𑌨𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌨𑌃 𑌸𑌹𑍁𑌰𑍇 𑌹𑍂𑌤 𑌏𑌧𑌿🔊senānīrnaḥ sahure hūta edhiO conquering one, being invoked, become our commander (general)

𑌏𑌕𑍋 𑌬𑌹𑍂𑌨𑌾𑌮𑌸𑌿🔊eko bahūnāmasiYou alone are (the lord) of the many

𑌵𑌿𑌜𑌯𑌾𑌯 𑌕𑍃𑌣𑍍𑌮𑌹𑍇🔊vijayāya kṛṇmaheWe raise (the shout) for victory

𑌅𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌕𑌂 𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌯𑍋 𑌅𑌧𑌿𑌪𑌾 𑌭𑌵 𑌇𑌹🔊asmākaṃ manyo adhipā bhava ihaO Manyu, be our overlord and protector here

𑌭𑌿𑌯𑌂 𑌦𑌧𑌾𑌨𑌾 𑌹𑍃𑌦𑌯𑍇𑌷𑍁 𑌶𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌵𑌃🔊bhiyaṃ dadhānā hṛdayeṣu śatravaḥMay the enemies, holding fear in their hearts, be vanquished and flee away

Benefits of Chanting Manyu Suktam

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Bestows courage, valour and indomitable inner strength (ojas)

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Grants victory over enemies — both external adversaries and inner foes like fear, anger and weakness

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Channels anger and intensity righteously, transforming Manyu (wrath) into focused divine power

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Removes obstacles (Vritra) and negative forces (Dasyus) from one's path

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Builds confidence, willpower and fearlessness, especially before challenges or conflict

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A potent Vedic prayer for strength in legal, competitive or adversarial situations

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Invokes the combined might of Indra, Varuna and Agni, who are all identified with Manyu

How to Chant Manyu Suktam

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Best TimeEarly morning (Brahma Muhurta) after bath; Tuesdays; before facing a major challenge or conflict

Bathe and sit facing east or north with a steady, resolute mind. Chant the fourteen mantras of Rig Veda 10.83-84 with firm, clear articulation, feeling Manyu as the righteous power and courage rising within. It is best learned and chanted with proper Vedic intonation (svara) under guidance. Recite it before undertaking difficult tasks, facing adversaries, or when needing to overcome fear and self-doubt, and close with the threefold Shanti.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete Manyu Suktam written in the Grantha script — the same Sanskrit/Hindi verses, transliterated character-by-character so you can read and chant comfortably. Tap any line (or the ▶ button) to hear it recited aloud.

Yes — only the script changes; the words and their meaning are the original. The verse-by-verse meaning, benefits and how-to-chant guidance on this page apply exactly the same.

It is a set of fourteen Vedic mantras forming hymns 10.83 and 10.84 of the Rig Veda, addressed to the deity Manyu. Manyu personifies righteous ardour, divine wrath and irresistible power, and the hymn prays for strength, courage and victory over all enemies.

Manyu in Vedic Sanskrit means intense ardour, passion, zeal or righteous anger — the focused inner fire and resolve that drives one to overcome obstacles and foes. In the suktam this power is deified and identified with Indra, Varuna, Agni and all the gods.

It is chanted for courage, willpower, fearlessness and victory over enemies — whether external adversaries or inner foes such as fear, anger and weakness. It is considered especially powerful before difficult undertakings, competitions, or adversarial and legal situations.

The hymn itself declares that Manyu is Indra, Varuna, Agni and verily every god — Manyu is the deified power of divine wrath and energy (Shakti). In later traditions the suktam is variously associated with Shakti, Lord Shiva, Narasimha and Hanuman, all embodiments of overwhelming protective power.