JAI HANUMAN GYAN GUN SAGAR,JAI KAPIS TIHU LOK UJAGAR

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Hanuman Jayanti is the birth anniversary of Lord Hanuman.13-4-06

Lord Hanuman was born in Anjaneri (now a hilltop temple). Anjaneri is

near Triambakeshwar, Nasik - a pilgrim village in Maharashtra State.

He

is the son of Anjani and Maruti, born with the blessings of 'Vayu',

the

wind god (also called Pavan). He is considered to be an avatar

(incarnation) of Lord Shiva.

 

He is one of the seven Chiranjivis and the only learned scholar who

knew the nine Vyakaranas. He learned the shastras from Suryadev, the

sun god. He is well versed with the Vedas and other sacred books.

 

He has exhibited astonishing physical strength and worked many

miracles. His valour, wisdom, knowledge of the scriptures and

superhuman strength attracted everybody who came near him. He had

extraordinary skill in warfare. He is the chosen messenger of Lord

Rama

and the minister & messenger of Sugreeva. Hanuman is fast, the most

agile and oriented god.

 

Hanumanji is the symbol of Devotion and Service. Like Krishna, Rama

is

an incarnation of Vishnu whose elevated character and righteous

actions

are designed to inspire men to divine consciousness. In liberating

his

consort Sita from the demon Ravana (symbol of material illusion);

Rama

is greatly aided by the brave Hanuman. Hanuman was the chief of the

armies of Sri Ramachandra and took a prominent part in the war

against

Ravana, the king of Lanka, in the Indian epic poem Ramayana. Hanuman

helped restore Sita Devi back to Sri Rama. Recognizing Godhead

beneath

the human disguise, Hanuman consecrates himself wholly to service of

Rama. Depicted in kneeling pose of utter devotion and humility, he

symbolized the strength and purity of the Perfect Servant.

 

 

Hanumanji is known by many names as Anjaneya, Anjani Putra,

Bajarangbali, Hanuman, Mahaveer, Marutinandan, Pavanputra etc.

Hanuman,

worshipped for his strength, valor, agility, is a man of great

teaming.

 

Hanuman carried Sri Rama and Lakshmana on his shoulder to Sugreeva,

the

king of all Vanars (monkeys) in Kishkindha and helped them to find

Sita. Prior to the war between Sri Rama and Ravana, Anjaneya visited

Lanka, met Ravana, created havoc and burnt down the city of Lanka

(Lanka Dahan). During the war, when Lakshmana was injured seriously,

Sushena, the surgeon/physician of the monkey army, dispatched

Marutinandan to bring herbal medicine, Sanjeevini, from the far-off

Sumeru Mountain in the Himalayas, before sunrise. Flying over the

Himalayas and unable to identify the particular herb fast, Hanuman

uprooted and carried the entire mountain in time to save the life of

Lakshmana along with the rest of the Vanar army. Hanuman was blessed

by

Sri Rama with immortality (chiranjeevi) at the end of the war.

 

Hanuman was a bachelor (brahamachari) and is worshipped in all the

temples of India. Every temple of Sri Rama contains an icon of

Hanuman.

Worship of Sri Rama is complete only with the worship of Hanuman.

There

are various temples dedicated solely to Lord Hanuman also. Sant

Tulsidas composed the 40 stanzas of Hanuman Chalisa in praise of

Hanuman.

 

The worship of Hanuman symbolizes the worship of the Supreme Lord,

for

acquiring knowledge, physical and mental strength, truthfulness,

sincerity, selflessness, humility, loyalty, and profound devotion to

the Lord. Students pray to him for intelligence and soldiers for

strength. In olden days, there used to be temples of Hanumantha, at

the

gates of forts. The gymnasium of wrestlers invariably have his

picture.

FromSaisatcharita--Behaviour of Sai Baba--Chapter VII

HE got almost all the temples in Shirdi repaired. Through Tatya

Patil,

the temples of Shani, Ganapati, Shankar-Parvati, Village Deity, and

Maruti were put in order.

JAI SHRI BALA JI

CHARANJIT SHARMA

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Ah! Hanuman!

Happy Birthday, Beloved Hanuman...source of tremendous inspiration

and wisdom. Thank you for your constant presence in my life...

with all my heart,

sadhvi