KarmaVaani
Vedic tradition
वायुVayu
Pavana · Marut · Prana · Anila
The god of wind and breath, father of Hanuman and Bhima.
- Abode
- Gandhavati
- Consort
- Svasti
- Vahana
- Gazelle (antelope)
- Colour
- Pale blue or white
- Arms
- 2
Vayu is the wind and, within the body, prana, the breath of life. He is the father of Hanuman and of Bhima of the Mahabharata, both known for their strength. The Upanishads tell how the senses argued over which was greatest until breath began to leave the body, and all the rest had to admit they could not live without it.
Mantra
ॐ वायवे नमः
Om Vayave Namaha
Salutations to Vayu, the life-breath.
रूप और प्रतीक
How Vayu is shown
A swift figure with a billowing banner, riding a gazelle.
- Banner blown by the wind
- Movement made visible.
- Gazelle
- Speed.
कथाएँ
Stories
The contest of the senses
Speech, sight, hearing and mind each left the body for a year, and it lived on. But when breath began to leave, all of them were torn from their places and begged it to stay: prana is the chief.
