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      • His exploits are narrated in the great Hindu Sanskrit poem the Ramayana (“Rama’s Journey”). While still a baby, Hanuman, the child of a nymph by the wind god, tried to fly up and grab the Sun, which he mistook for a fruit. Indra, the king of the gods, struck Hanuman with a thunderbolt on the jaw (hanu), thus inspiring the name.
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    This story is based on a passage in the Ramayana where the wounded hero asks Hanuman to bring a certain herbal medicine from the Himalayas. As Hanuman does not know the herb he brings the entire mountain for the hero to choose from.

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  3. Apr 29, 2024 · Hanuman is a central and beloved figure in Hindu mythology, renowned for his unwavering devotion to Lord Rama and his superhuman feats as depicted in ancient texts, particularly the Ramayana. He is revered across several cultures in India and Southeast Asia, embodying the ideal devotee and a symbol of strength, loyalty, bravery, and righteousness.

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    He was born through the holy lap of his mother Anjani (Anjana ) and his father was Kapiraaj Keshari so he is also called Anjani ka laala, Aanjaneya ( son of mother Anjani) or Keshari Nandan .

    In popular iconography, Hanuman may be depicted purely as a monkey, or as a basically human body with a monkey-like muzzle and face. He is usually depicted holding a giant mace (gada), a symbol of his strength and bravery, and often carrying the medicine hill that he carried to Lanka from the Himalayas. He may be shown carrying other weapons, as a ...

    In Sanskrit Hanu means Jaw and man means disfigured so Hanuman means disfigured jaw. No wonder, Hanuman’s jaw as a kid was disfigured by none other than Lord Indra who had used his vajra (Thunderbolt) against Anjaneya, who took sun as a riped mango and even went to trace it up in the sky. It was here in the sky that Lord Indra had used his vajra wh...

    Lord Hanuman is believed to have got Ashta-Siddhi (Eight divine powers) and Nav-Nidhi (9 more powers). Siddha has no equivalent in english language, it can be understood as combination of perfection and establishment(when both are used simultaneously i.e. Perfection+Established or perfectly established). In hanuman chalisa the siddhi word means tha...

    Hanuman was mischievous in his childhood, and sometimes teased the meditating sages in the forests. Finding his antics unbearable, but realizing that Hanuman was but a child, the sages placed a mild curse on him by which he became unable to remember his own ability unless reminded by another person. The curse is highlighted in Kishkindha Kanda and ...

    The character of Hanuman teaches us of the unlimited power that lies unused within each one of us. Hanuman 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. And Hanuman’s only desire was to go on serving Rama. Hanuman perfectly exemplifies ‘Dasyabhava’ d...

    Hanuman assumed Panchamukhi or five-faced form to kill Ahiravana, a powerful rakshasa black-magician and practitioner of the dark arts during the Ramayana war. Ahiravana, brother of Ravana, had taken Lord Rama and Lakshmana to netherworld as captive, and the only way to kill him was to extinguish five lamps burning in different directions, all at t...

    Hanuman Jayanti is celebrated on the full-moon day of the Hindu month of Chaitra (April) to commemorate the birth of Hanuman.

    Mula Mantra: Om Shri Hanumate Namah Om aanjaneyaaya vid-mahe vaayu-putraayaya dheemahi tanno hanumatah prachodayaat Meaning: We pray to the son of Goddess Anjani and the son of the “Wind”. May Lord Hanuman lead our intellect towards intelligence and “knowing”

  4. Jul 8, 2024 · But do you know who Hanuman is, based on Sage Valmikis Ramayana, and not Sant Tulsidas written Ramcharit Manas? In this post, we will discuss many things about Hanuman. We’ll also see how he has been portrayed in the original story of Ramayana.

  5. Aug 27, 2024 · Hanuman, in Hindu mythology, the monkey commander of the monkey army. His exploits are narrated in the great Hindu Sanskrit poem the Ramayana (“Rama’s Journey”). While still a baby, Hanuman, the child of a nymph by the wind god, tried to fly up and grab the Sun, which he mistook for a fruit.

  6. Mar 29, 2024 · The new movie Monkey Man is inspired by the legend of Hanuman, with Dev Patel’s character embodying the god’s loyalty and devotion as he avenges his mother’s death.

  7. Jul 18, 2018 · Hanuman was a very adventurous and restless child. He is believed to have mistaken the sun to be a ripe and mango, and he pursued it in order to eat it. Rahu, a Vedic planet, was also pursuing the Sun at that time for a scheduled eclipse, and Hanuman thrashed him in order to reach the Sun first.

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