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Lord Hanuman and His Worship

The story of the birth of Hanuman goes thus: Brihaspati had an attendant calledPunjikasthala , who was cursed to assume the form of a female monkey — a curse thatcould only be nullified if she would give birth to an incarnation of Lord Shiva.

Reborn as Anjana , she performed intense austerities to please Shiva, who finallygranted her the boon that would cure her of the curse.

hen Agni , the god of fire, gave Dasharath , the king of !yodhya, a bowl of sacreddessert to share among his wives so they may have divine children, an eagle snatcheda part of the pudding and dropped it where Anjana was meditating, and Pavana , thegod of wind delivered the drop to her outstretched hands.

!fter she took the divine dessert, she gave birth to "anuman. Thus Lord Shivaincarnated as a monkey, and was born as "anuman to !n#ana, by the blessings of $avana, who thus became "anuman%s godfather.

CHILDHOOD


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The birth of "anuman released !n#ana from the curse. &efore she returned to heaven,"anuman asked his mother about his life ahead. She assured him that he would never die, and said that fruits as ripe as the rising sun would be his food. 'istaking theglowing sun as his food, the divine baby leapt for it.

(ndra struck him with his thunderbolt and hurled him down to earth. &ut "anuman%sgodfather, Pavana carried him to the nether world or ) Patala’ .

!s he departed from the earth, all life panted for air, and &rahma had to beg him toreturn. (n order to appease him they conferred a lot of boons and blessings on his foster child that made "anuman invincible, immortal and super powerful.

EDUCATION

"anuman selected Surya , the sun god as his preceptor, and approached him with there*uest to teach the scriptures. Surya agreed and "anuman became his disciple, buthad to face his constantly moving guru by traversing the sky backwards at e*ual pace,while taking his lessons. "anuman%s phenomenal concentration took him only + hoursto master the scriptures. Surya considered the manner in which "anumanaccomplished his studies as his tuition fees, but when "anuman re*uested him to


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accept something more than that, the sun god asked "anuman to assist his sonSugriva , by being his minister and compatriot.

THE PO!E" O# DE$OTION

The character of "anuman teaches us of the unlimited power that lies unused withineach one of us. "anuman directed all his energies towards the worship of Lord Rama,and his undying devotion made him such that he became free from all physical fatigue.

!nd "anuman%s only desire was to go on serving Rama.

"anuman perfectly e-emplifies ) Dasya%hava’ devotion — one of the nine types of devotions that bonds the master and the servant. "is greatness lies in his completemerger with his Lord, which also formed the base of his genial *ualities.

(t is hard to find another who is at once so powerful, learned, philosophic, humble andamusing "anuman features prominently in the great epics of Ramayana and the'ahabharata.

&EETIN' !ITH LO"D "A&A

"anuman met Rama and his brother Lakshmana while Rama was in e-ile in the #ungle,and searching for his wife SITA who was abducted by "A$ANA . Their *uest broughtthem near Pampa Lak( at the foot of &)unt "isyamukha , where the monkey kingSU'"I$A and his ministers were hiding.


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Sugriva , who was being persecuted by his brother Bali , suspected that Rama andLakshmana might have been sent by &ali to slay him. To find out the facts, "anuman


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approached them in the guise of a &rahmin

IN SE"$ICE O# LO"D "A&A

Lord "anuman%s initial words highly impressed Rama, and made him comment: “Nonecan talk this way without mastering the Vedas. He has such a flawless countenance, awonderful accent, and a captivating way of speaking. He has the ability to move evenan enemy…”

!fter he revealed his identity, as the $rince of !yodhya, "anuman prostrated before

him, in respect to the Lord. Rama picked him up and embraced him. There began thestory of "anuman, which is ine-tricably interwoven with Rama, and dealt with in detail in$almiki’s"amayana and the Tulsi*as’ "ama+haritamanas .


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E,CITIN' E,PLOITS-

To cut the long story of "anuman short, he then introduced Rama to SU'"I$A , andbegan his massive search for SITA . /inding out her whereabouts, he consoled SITA ,and burnt down the city of Lanka. "anuman then brought Rama to Lanka, fought thebattle against "A$ANA with his simian army, and van*uished the demons.

"anuman%s greatest feat was saving the life of Lakshmana by fetching the life0givingherb .Sanjivani/ from the "imalayas. "e flew fast towards the "imalayas, but unableto recognise the right herb, picked up the whole mountain on his hand and flew back toLanka, #ust in time to save Lakshmana. Thereafter "anuman served Rama forever.

HANU&AN AND THE PANDA$AS

The venerable ape also features in the great epic &aha%harata . "ow "anuman met thevaliant Bhima , one of the Pan*ava brothers is itself a marvellous tale. "anumanpositioned himself in the flag of !r#una%s chariot to secure and stabili1e the war0craft.The triangular saffron flag of "anuman stands for stability and e*uilibrium, sense0control and mind0control, and a sure sign of victory over all that is base and evil.

BLESSIN'S #"O& ALL 'ODS


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Lord "anuman was blessed by all the 2ods. Lord &rahma blessed him that no weaponof war could kill him. &rahma blessed him with the power to kill fear. Lord "anuman isworshipped for strength. $raying to him ensures that all fears are killed. Lord Shivablessed him with longevity.

"e also blessed him with the power to cross oceans. This was the power that he usedwhen he went to meet S(T! in Lanka. Lord of the wind $ayu D(v had blessed him witha boon that he can never be harmed by water. The 2od of fire !gni blessed "anumanwith the power that no fire can cause him any harm.

The Sun 2od blessed "anuman with the power to become the biggest and the smallestin si1e. The Lord of 3eath 0ama promised "anuman that death will never come to him.1u%(ra the god of wealth promised "anuman that he will always be happy. The Lord of Se- 1ama*(v blessed "anuman that he will never get affected by se-ual desires so hewill remain a Brahma+hari .

"e was taught by the Sun ')* who taught him all the knowledge that he had. (t isbelieved that lord "anuman was one among those who saw lord 4rishna enunciate theBhag2a* 'ita in the $ish2ar))p state. Lord hanuman was a great devotee of LordRama. "e had promised Lord Rama that he will live on earth as long as people took thename of Rama.

This is e-actly why ')**(ss SITA blessed him that his idol will be placed in all public

places. This will ensure that he can hear people chanting the name of Lord Rama.(nteresting that Lord "anuman is considered immortal in "induism. "e is said to bealive even today and that is why "e is also known as cheeran#eev or the one who livesforever


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(t is said that Lord "anuman can remove all hurdles. $eople often pray to Lord

"anuman before they start a #ourney. 5ou will find small idols of "anuman in vehiclesand cars. This is mainly because lord "anuman can protect people from all trouble.

THE SUP"E&E B"AHA&CHA"I

!)m(n ar( n)t all)2(* t) t)u+h th( i*)l )3 l)r* Hanuman . They can enter thetemple and pray but they cannot touch the idol as he was a &rahmachari. 'any modern


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feminists think that this is not e*uality with the female gender, but let us tell you that it ismerely a symbolic ritual which mainly signifies that both genders 6men and women7have an inherent desire which can only be overcome with great will power, meditationand $rayers and till that time, it is best to avoid too much contact with each other.

e have also published an article on the benefits of celibacy. !part from this there is nosuch anti0feminism in this practice and the Lord "anuman "imself gave e*ual perhapsmore respect to the wife of Sri Rama than anything else.

S"I HANU&AN CHALISA

There are many books and stories that are dedicated to Lord "anuman. 3evotees alsochant Hanuman Chalisa for getting blessed by Lord "anuman. This book is dedicatedto the Lord "anuman. Reading it is as good as worshiping the Lord.

&ANT"AS O# LO"D HANU&AN

&efore you do the poo#a of Lord "anuman you must worship Lord 2anesha. This isbecause Lord 2anesha must be the first to be offered prayer. 5ou must offer sindoor tothe idol of Lord "anuman with the mantra:

“Aum Shree Ramdut Hanumate Namah: Gandham Samarpayami”

Then you need to offer flower and you should chant:

“Aum Shree Ramdut Hanumate Namah: Pushpam Samarpyami”

!fter this you must offer 3hoop and chant:

“Aum shree Ramdut Hanumate Namah: Dhoopam Agrapayami”

hile lighting the lamp in front of Lord "anuman you must say:

“Aum shree Ramdut Hanumate Namah: Deepam Darshayami”

!t the end you should offer #iggery Laddus to the Lord and chant:


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“Aum shree Ramdut Hanumate Namah: Naivaidyam Nivedayami”

This is the shortest and the most convenient way to please Lord "anuman and offer apoo#a. 5ou can do this poo#a at your home or you can also go to a Lord "anumantemple.

IN EN'LISH

'any of our readers have been putting forth constant re*uests to put the above mantrasin 8nglish. !ctually we cannot translate them per say into 8nglish but will give a brief description so that after knowing the meaning you can recite the above mantras whichare written in 8nglish alphabets itself

.Aum shr(( "am*ut Hanumat( Namah/ basically means that we offer our salutationsto Lord "anuman who is the messenger of Lord Rama. Samarpayami means offeringso we are offering several things to the Lord in above lines such as flowers, Sindoor andso on. &asically this is a form of devotional &hakti or &hakti 5oga which is one of thetypes of 5oga or a method in which one can unite with the 3ivine.

DA0S O# THE LO"D

!lthough there is no day when you cannot worship Lord "anuman, still Tuesdays andSaturdays are specifically dedicated as the days of Lord "anuman. (f the poo#a of Lord"anuman is done on Saturday it can protect you from all evil and trouble in life. Somesay that Lord "anuman is pleased with love and devotion. (f any devotee worships himwith all heart they will get blessed. 5ou can also chant the name of "am Naam or .AumShr(( Hanumat( Namah/ for as many times as you can in a day. Lord "anuman isalso associated with ')**(ss 1aali .

This is e-actly why when you offer prayers to 2oddess 4aali you are indirectly prayingto Lord "anuman too. 5ou can also fast on this day. (t is better if you worship Lord"anuman in red clothes. Red flowers and kumkum are offered to the lord.

O$E"CO&IN' #EA"

!lthough the name of Lord "anuman delivers one from all fears, still some specificmantras you can recite are as follows


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Bhoot pishach nikat nahi aave !aha"eer #a" naam sunave$

Nashe rog hare sa" peera #apat nirantar Hanuman veera$$

and another one is: %a& deh &aa&i &ase aru dhari &aa& &angoor$ Bra# deh danav da&an #ai #ai #ai kapi soor$$

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