Hanuman Tattwa - to Felipe ............. .....................

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Dear Felipe :

 

It is so nice to see you settling down in this great group among

friends and family .

 

I did not ignore your question regarding Veer-bhakth Hanuman !

 

(Adi-ji, i read most of the text in the links you presented me, and

it stayed unclear to me if Hanuman was a monkey or not. I understood

that he was "assigned" to protect the monkey king, but i believed

that he was a human early on his life. What did i missed? )

 

i was waiting for a 'Tuesday ' to respond to your question - a day

dedicated to the worship of Lord Hanuman!

 

It is difficult for a devout Hindu specially a Rama--bhaktin like me

to think of Lord Hanuman as a mere 'Monkey' ... It is true ,

Hanuman' s mother was 'Anjana' ( a female monkey ) and his father

was none other than 'Vayu' ( the wind god) ! i guess, that makes Him

a MONKEY GOD ! BUT, HANUMAN IS NOT jUST AN ORDINARY MONKEY !

 

Since He is the Son of Anjaneya , he is called 'Anjaneya' - THIS IS

HOW HE IS WORSHIPPED IN SOUTH INDIAN TEMPLES!

 

Aum Sri ANJANERYAYE NAMAHA!

 

SINCE He is the son of Vayu or wind god , he is called Pavana Putra !

 

Aum Pavana Putrayaye Namaha !

 

There are many legends surrounding the Birth of Lord Hanuman ! I will

direct you to some web sites where you can get information .... since

i know you love to read everything first hand!

 

http://www.exoticindia.com/article/hanuman - 135k - Cached

 

http://Sanatansociety.org/indian_epics_and_stories/the_life_of_hanuman

..htm

 

http://webonautics.com/mythology/hanuman.html - 12k - Cached -Enjoy

the pictorial illustrations along with a description of Hanuman's

entire life and his various exploits!

 

On another note, How would you describe THE GREATEST BHAKTA of Lord

Hanuman ? The very name 'Hanuman' means ONE WHO HAS CONQUERED HIS

MIND ( MAN ( PRONOUNCED 'MUN' ) MEANS MIND AND HAN MEANS 'TO

DESTROY) ! yes !Hanuman did not have a 'monlkey mind like some of

us ! He was a 'siddha' who had all the Eight siddhis ; HE WAS maha

yogi too ; Hanuman was the one who taught the 'Surya' namaskar ( his

guru was none other than the sun god surya) and above all he was a

master of vedas , a grammarian ( Sri Rama called him the ninth

grammarian) and a talented musician! a CELIBATE BRAHMACHARI, TOO !

 

Felipe , my five year old grandson is simply fascinated with Lord

Hanuman ! Whenever i visit him in Orlando, he only wants to hear

about Hanumnan ! He says to me 'Patti ! i want to be strong and

courageous like Hanuman 'and believe me , if one u recites the

Hanuman chalisa ( 40 verses) composed by Tulsidas every tuesday, one

can conquer fear , disease and all other problems in life !

 

One verse reads

 

"Knowing myself to be ignorent, I urge you, O Hanuman, The son of

Pavan! O Lord! kindly Bestow on me strength, wisdom and knowledge,

removing all my miseries and blemishes."

 

Read the entire 40 verses at

 

http://www.pintograph.com/hanuman

 

and Finally our beloved ADi shankara Bhagvadapada has also composed

Hanuman Bhujangam -

 

here is a verse

 

"Disease, decay and other troubles weigh me down and give me sorrow.

You are of indomitable valor, O compassionate one, grant me devotion

to thy feet and love towards you. I salute Him who is generous, who

is ever devoted to Sri Rama, whose deeds are great, who appears with

a mace to his enemies, who is ever serene in attitude, the destroyer

of darkness whose body is mighty. "

 

Felipe! Guess what ! Sri Krishna says in the Srimad Bhagwat Gita '

the devotee of the devotee is dearer to me than the devotee himself' -

that is , Felipe, by worshipping Hanuman ( a devotee of lord Rama-+

lord Krishna) you are moving one step nearer to Godhood! smile!

 

Jai Ram Bhakth Hanuman ji ki !