Hanuman

Mighty vanara, son of Vayu, devoted servant of Rama

Parentage

• parent: Vāyu

Domains

• strength
• devotion

Powers

• Swell to mountainous size or shrink at will
• Leap across the ocean to Lanka in a single bound
• Lift and carry an entire herb-bearing mountain

Epithets

• आञ्जनेय sanskrit · Āñjaneya · epithetSon of AñjanāVālmīki Rāmāyaṇa, Kiṣkindhā/Sundara Kāṇḍa (primary)
• मारुति sanskrit · Māruti · epithetSon of the wind-god (Marut/Vāyu)Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa; Hanumān Cālīsā of Tulsīdās (primary)
• बजरंगबली sanskrit · Bajraṅgbalī · cultThe mighty one of adamantine (vajra) limbsHanumān Cālīsā of Tulsīdās; North Indian devotional tradition (secondary)
• संकटमोचन sanskrit · Saṅkaṭamocana · cultRemover of troubles/dangersSaṅkaṭmocan Hanumān temple, Varanasi (Tulsīdās tradition) (secondary)

Sources

• existence: Ramayana (Valmiki) (primary)