| # | Sanskrit Name | Transliteration | Meaning | |---|---------------|----------------|---------| | 1 | ॐ हनुमते नमः | Om Hanumate Namaḥ | Salutations to Hanuman | | 8 | ॐ महाबलाय नमः | Om Mahābalāya Namaḥ | One of immense strength | | 12 | ॐ भीमाय नमः | Om Bhīmāya Namaḥ | Terrible in form (to demons), fearless | | 17 | ॐ सीताशोकविनाशनाय नमः | Om Sītāśokavināśanāya Namaḥ | Destroyer of Sita’s sorrow | | 24 | ॐ लङ्कासंहारकारिणे नमः | Om Laṅkāsaṃhārakāriṇe Namaḥ | Annihilator of Lanka | | 31 | ॐ रामदूताय नमः | Om Rāmadūtāya Namaḥ | Messenger of Lord Rama | | 45 | ॐ सर्वमायाविभञ्जनाय नमः | Om Sarvamāyāvibhañjanāya Namaḥ | Destroyer of all illusions | | 56 | ॐ चिरञ्जीविने नमः | Om Chirañjīvine Namaḥ | The immortal one | | 72 | ॐ मनोजवाय नमः | Om Manojavāya Namaḥ | Swift as the mind | | 108 | ॐ रामलक्ष्मणसेविताय नमः | Om Rāmalakṣmaṇasevitāya Namaḥ | Servant of Rama & Lakshmana |
In the context of spirituality, 108 represents the wholeness of existence. There are 108 Upanishads, 108 marma points (energy centers) in the body according to Ayurveda, and 108 beads in a mala (prayer beads). Therefore, chanting the 108 names of Hanuman is an act of aligning one’s own energy with the cosmic rhythm, covering the entire spectrum of the deity's power and personality. 108 names hanuman