Vayu is the god of the wind and the divine father of Hanuman. When Indra's thunderbolt strikes the infant Hanuman, Vayu withdraws the air from the worlds until the gods bless his son.
Who was Vayu?
Hanuman is called Pavanaputra and Maruti because Vayu is his father, born to the vanara Anjana. In the Uttara Kanda, Agastya tells how the baby Hanuman leapt at the rising sun, and Indra struck him with the thunderbolt. Grieving, Vayu hid in a cave and the breath of all creatures stopped.
Brahma healed the child, and every god gave Hanuman a boon. In the Bala Kanda Vayu is also the wind god whose anger bends the daughters of Kushanabha, and in the Yuddha Kanda he advises Lakshmana how to kill Atikaya.
In the Valmiki Ramayana
Vayu appears in 5 sargas across 4 Kandas.
First appearsBala Kanda · Sarga 17: The Vanaras Are Born
1.17The Vanaras Are BornBala Kanda · Sarga 17 · वानरों का जन्म1.32The Daughters of KushanabhaBala Kanda · Sarga 32 · कुशनाभ की पुत्रियाँ4.66Jambavan Reminds HanumanKishkindha Kanda · Sarga 66 · जाम्बवान का स्मरण कराना6.71The Death of AtikayaYuddha Kanda · Sarga 71 · अतिकाय वध7.36Hanuman's Boons and CurseUttara Kanda · Sarga 36 · हनुमान के वरदान और शाप
