Worship of Hanuman

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Worship of Hanuman gives immense benefits and is done in various ways. Here are two recommended ways.

Panchamukhi Hanumat Kavach:

Chanting of this stotra offers various benefits. It is recommended that it should be chanted 108 times. Such chanting offers much needed strength and stamina to achieve success in one's endeavor.

One can even chant individual shloka for each face. Below are shlokas and benefits of worshiping each of fives faces of Hanuman

East Facing

• Represents Maruti
• Worshiped for warding of troubles from enemies
• Shloka:
• ॐ नमो भगवते पञ्चवदनाय पूर्वकपिमुखे सकलशत्रूसंहारणाय स्वाहा   

South Facing

• Represents Naarasimha
• Worshiped to get rid of fear, all types of doshas due to bhut, pret, durdevata
• Shloka:
• ॐ नमो भगवते पञ्चवदनाय दक्षिणमुखे करालवदनाय नरसिंहाय सकलभूतप्रेतदमनाय स्वाहा 

West Facing

• Represents Eagle (गरुड)
• Worshiped for eradication of all diseases connected with the body, bites due to poisonous insects and viral fever etc
• Shloka:
• ॐ नमो भगवते पञ्चवदनाय पश्चिममुखे गरुडाय सकलविषहरणाय  स्वाहा

North facing

• Represents Varaha
• Worshiped for eradication of poverty and obtaining riches
• Shloka:
• ॐ नमो भगवते पञ्चवदनाय उत्तरमुखे आदिवराहाय सकलसम्पत्कराय स्वाहा 

Top Facing

• Represents Hayagriva
• Worshiped for obtaining vaaksiddhi (mastery in speech), to build charisma, for gaining knowledge
• Shloka:
• ॐ नमो भगवते पञ्चवदनाय ऊर्ध्वमुखे हयग्रीवाय सकलजनवशीकरणाय स्वाहा

Maruti Gayatri

There are 3 Gayatri mantras of Hanuman. These are also to be chanted 108 times to gain strength and stamina for achieving success in life.

• ॐ आंजनेयाय विद्महे वायुपुत्राय धीमहि तन्नो हनुमान प्रचोदयात् ||
• ॐ आंजनेयाय विद्महे महावीराय धीमहि तन्नो हनुमान प्रचोदयात् ||
• ॐ आंजनेयाय विद्महे रामदुताय धीमहि तन्नो हरि: प्रचोदयात् ||