गन्धवहात्मज
Gandhavahaatmaja
Gandhavahātmaja · IAST
Hanumān ji — son of Gandhavaha (Vāyu, the wind).
Etymology · व्युत्पत्ति
गन्धवहात्मज = गन्धवह (गन्ध को वहन करने वाला, अर्थात् वायु) + आत्मज (पुत्र)
Gandhavaha is one of the names of Vāyu — the wind, which carries fragrance. Gandhavahātmaja is therefore the wind's son — Hanumān ji.
Scripture references
Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa · Yuddha Kāṇḍa 6.61.34
ताः सर्वा हनुमन्गृह्य क्षिप्रमागन्तुमर्हसि। आश्वासय हरीन्प्राणैर्योज्य गन्धवहात्मजः॥
tāḥ sarvā hanumangṛhya kṣipramāgantumarhasi | āśvāsaya harīnprāṇairyojya gandhavahātmajaḥ ||
O Hanumān, providing yourself with these (herbs), you should come here without delay. O offspring of the wind-god, bringing back lives to these monkeys, cheer them up.
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