story of hanuman
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HANUMAN
By
Vikram Gupta
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Hanuman: The Greatest
Devotee of Shri Ram
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How Hanuman was born
There was a verybeautiful Apsara calledPunjikasthala
She was cursed byBrihaspatito be bornas a monkey
So she prayed to Lord
Shivaand got a boonthat she will get backher form after he isborn as her son
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How Hanuman was born
Lord Vishnu decided to beborn as Ram on earth
He wanted Lord Shiva tocome with him
So, Lord Shiva was born asthe son of monkeys Kesari(Brihaspatisson) andAnjana(Punjikasthala)
The wind god, Pavan,
carried a drop of divine piefrom Dasarathspalace toAnjana and is consideredHanumans Godfather
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How Hanuman got his name
One morning Hanumanwoke up hungry
He thought the morning
sun was fruit and jumpedto get it
Rahutold Indrato protecthis unique right to swallow
Surya Indra struck Hanuman with
Vajra(lightning) and brokehis Hanu (jaw)
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How Hanuman got his name
Pavanwas extremely angry
He carried Hanuman to acave and took all the airfrom the three worlds,
suffocating all beings Lord Bhamha came to the
rescue. He fixed the brokenbone and named the babyHanuman
He also blesses Hanumanwith immense powers andprotection fromBramhastra
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Hanumans education
Hanuman wanted Suryato be his teacher
Surya refused saying heis always on the move
Hanuman grew to anenormous size, put eachleg on two mountainranges and made his
request again and againalways facing the sun
Surya was pleased andtaught him everything
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Meeting of Hanuman and Ram
Ram and Lakshman weresearching for Ma Sita
They met a group of
monkeys led by Sugreevwho were banished byhis brother Bali
Hanuman was in
RishyamukhParvatwithSugreevsgroup whereRam and Lakshmancame during their search
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Search for Sita
The monkeys searchedeverywhere but could notfind her
Finally bird Sampatitoldthem about Ravanabductingher across the ocean in hisflying chariot
None knew how to cross the
ocean But the wise bear Jambavan
reminded Hanuman of hispowers
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Search for Sita
Then Hanuman grew to animmense size and jumpedacross the ocean
Sursaa huge demon rose out
of the water and wanted toswallow him
Hanuman kept growing andso did Sursasmouth
Suddenly Hanuman turnedtiny, and flew in and out of
her mouth Finally, Hanuman found land,
the island of Lanka,Rakkhosher Desh
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Messenger of Ram
After a long search Hanumanfound Sitain a garden (AshokVatika) in Lanka surroundedby Rakkhoshi guards
But then Hanuman chased allthe guards away andidentified himself by showingher Rams ring
Before leaving Hanuman saidhe was hungry, and Sita told
him to take the fruits fromthe trees
Then Hanuman wreakedhavoc in the garden, breakingtrees
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Burning of Lanka
Ravansent larger and largerforces to tame themonkey but they were allbadly bashed up
Ravansson IndrajitusedBramhastra to tie him up
Hanuman let himself becaptured
Then Ravanordered
Rakkhoshes to wrapHanumans tail with clothand set fire to it
Hanuman kept growing histail longer.
Once the tail was on fireHanuman broke his bonds andgrew enormous He leaped from building to
building burning everything
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Building the Bridge
Hanuman brought back Sitasnews and jewelry to Ram
He and the rest of monkeys
and bearsthen built a bridgeacross the ocean to Lanka
Many think that the under-water structure seen from
satellite photos is that of thebridge built by Ram and hisarmy
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Saving Lakshman
Indrajit(or Meghnad)shot Lakshmanunconscious with
Shakti Hanuman got Lankas
best doctor Sushenwho said that only
Sanjeevaniherb canrevive him but it has tobe brought beforedawn
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Saving Lakshman
Hanuman jumped all the way across India to
the Himalayan mountain
On the way, he killed Kalnemiwho was sent byRavan to kill him
Hanuman could not recognize the herb, so
lifted the whole hill and brought it back just intime to save Lakshmans life
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Rescuing Ram and Lakshman
Ahiravan abducted
Ram and Lakshman
and took them to
Patalpuri
As he was preparing to
sacrifice them,
Hanuman reached andkilled Ahiravan andreturned with Ram and
Lakshman
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Hanuman: Devotee of Ram
Lord Ram said to Hanuman, I am greatly indebtedto you, O mighty hero. You did marvelous,superhuman deeds. You do not want anything inreturn. you have not asked for anything at anytime. You threw away the precious garland of pearlsgiven to you by Sita.
How can I repay my debt of gratitude to you? I willalways remain deeply indebted to you.
I give you the boon of everlasting life. All will honorand worship you like myself. Your idol will be placed
at the door of my temple and you will be worshippedand honored first. Whenever my stories are recitedor glories sung, your glory will be sung before mine.You will be able to do anything, even that which Iwill not be able to!
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Did you know?
Hanuman is one of the seven immortals He can take any shape at will
His body is strong like thunder (Vajrangaor Bajrang);
No weapon can penetrate him Hanuman is Rams greatest devotee and is said
to come wherever people worship Ram
Sankat Mochan: Those who worship Hanuman
are free from danger Much, much later, during Mahabharat, Hanuman
helped Bheem(his brother) and Arjun(by ridingon his chariots flag)
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Hanuman Temples
Ayyoddha New Delhi
Trinidad
Hempstead, NY
Udgir
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Songs about Hanuman
16thcentury poet, Tulsidas, the author ofRam-charit-manas, wrote 40 verses onHanuman called Hanuman Chalisa
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Quiz!
Who was Hanumans mother? Anjana (or Punjikasthala)
Why is Pavan considered HanumansGodfather? Because he brought a drop of divine pie to Anjana
How could Punjikasthalascurse be lifted? By Shivas Avatar being born as her son
What made Pavan withdraw all the air fromthe world? Because Indra struck Baby Hanuman with his
thunderbolt
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Quiz!
Who was Hanumans teacher and why was heso persistent to learn from him/her? Surya, because he has complete knowledge.
Where did Hanuman meet Ram? Rishyamukh mountains
How did Hanuman escape Sursa? By making her mouth grow wider and wider by
enlarging himself and then shrinking and flyingthrough
Where did Hanuman find Sita? In a garden in Lanka (Ashok Vatika)
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Quiz!
How did Hanuman burn Lanka? By jumping around with his burning tail
What did Hanuman do to save Lakshman?
He jumped across India and carried a mountain fullof medicinal herbs back before sunrise
From which abductors grasp did Hanumansave Ram and Lakshman?
Ahiravan, the ruler of the underworld (Patal)
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Final Question!!
Where is this temple?
Trinidad
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Acknowledgment
I thank Neepa Mashi for giving me theopportunity to present the story of Hanuman
I thank my dad without whose technical helpthis presentation would not be possible
I thank my mom for letting me use hercomputer
I thank all of you for listening to mypresentation