I take refuge in Lord Hanuman (sharanam prapadye), the messenger of Lord Ram (sri rama dhootam), who is as swift as thought (manojavam-),who is faster than the wind (marut.tulya.vegam-),who has completely conquered his senses (jitendriyam-), who is the wisest of the wise (budhimatam varishtam), the son of the wind-god (vaataatmajam-), the leader of apes (vaanar.yooth.mukhyam-) .