Tuesday 23 May 2017

Lord Hanuman is probably one of the most celebrated and revered figures in the Hinduism.

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Worshipped by many who wish to gain courage and strength in their lives, Lord Hanuman is probably one of the most celebrated and revered figures in the Hinduism. Although we know quite a bit about Him, there are still many things that we don't really know about our beloved Bajrangbali.
1- Pawanputra Hanuman is an incarnation of Lord Shiva and is an exemplification of strength, devotion, and perseverance.
2. He once applied sindoor all over his body for Lord Rama’s long life. A particular incident was when Maa Sita put sindoor on her forehead, Hanuman asked her why. To this, she replied that the sindoor was a sign of her unconditional love and respect. Hanuman then covered his entire body with sindoor to prove his love for Lord Rama. Lord Rama was really impressed by this and granted a boon that those who worshiped Lord Hanuman in the future with sindoor would see all their difficulties go away.
3. In Sanskrit, 'Hanu' means 'Jaw' and 'Man' means 'Disfigured'. 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 ripened mango and even went to trace it up in the sky.
4. Although he is a brahmchari , Lord Hanuman had a son - Makardhwaja. Hanuman’s Son Makardhwaja was born to a mighty fish of the same name when Hanuman after burning the entire Lanka with his tail had dipped in the sea to cool off his body. It is said that his sweat was swallowed by the fish and thus Makardhwaja was conceived.
5. Once, Lord Ram issued a death sentence to Lord Hanuman! After Lord Ram became the King, once when the court was adjourned, Narada ; known for creating disharmony between Rama and Hanuman ; asked Hanuman to greet all the sages except Vishwamitra, since he was a King once. Hanuman did so, but it did not affect Vishwamitra.
Narada went on and instigated Vishwamitra, which angered him so much that he went to Rama and asked him to punish Hanuman to death. Vishmamitra being his guru, Rama could not ignore his command and punished Hanuman to death by arrows. Next day in the field, the statement was to be executed, but all arrows failed to do any harm to Hanuman as he kept chanting Ram Naam! Since Rama had to abide by his Guru’s word, he decided to use the Brahmastra. To the surprise of all, Hanuman’s chants of Ram Naam even failed the most powerful Brahmastra! Seeing this, Narada went to Vishwamitra and confessed his mistake, stopping the ordeal!🐒
Jai Shri Ram ~ Jai Rudra Ke Roop Hanuman 👁

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