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Lord Hanuman Vehicle and Weapons: Lord Hanuman is considered to be the giver of Ashta Siddhi Nidhi. Every trouble is removed by worshipping Hanumanji. That is why one of his names is Sankat Mochan. According to Ramayana, Hanumanji played a major role in the Ram-Ravana war. It is said that if Hanumanji was not there, Lord Rama would never have been able to find Mother Sita because in that incarnation he was bound by the limitations of the human body.
There are many mysteries related to Hanumanji which are still unsolved or we can say that there are many things related to Hanumanji which everyone wants to know but it is not possible to know. Similarly, there is a mystery about Hanumanji's vehicles and weapons. In such a situation, let us know from Jyotishcharya Radhakant Vats what was Hanumanji's vehicle and what weapons he had.
What was Hanumanji's vehicle?
The word 'Vayuvaahan' has been used while describing Hanuman in the Hanuman Sahastranam Stotra. This word means the one who rides on the air i.e. the vehicle of the air. In such a situation, the vehicle of Hanumanji is the air. However, it is also believed that when Hanumanji did rigorous penance in many areas of Rajasthan so that he could meet Shri Ram and become his assistant in Ram's work, he used a camel as his vehicle.
What were Hanumanji's weapons?
Although we have always seen Hanumanji holding a mace in his hand in pictures or idols or in serials, but the scriptures say that Hanumanji had 10 weapons that were capable of destroying the universe. Apart from the mace, Hanumanji himself held a trident which was a replica of Lord Shiva's trident, which was given to him by Mahadev. Apart from this, Hanumanji also had weapons like Shila, Khatvang, Pash, Parvat, Ankush etc.
Not only this, Hanumanji also had highly destructive weapons like trees, pillars etc. In Skanda Purana, Hanumanji has been described as a Vajradhari (the bearer of thunderbolt).