Hanuman's Devotion

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Hanuman's Devotion

Source:http://www.ramakrishnamath.com

 

While building the bridge across the ocean, Hanuman played an active

role. One day Rama came up to watch the construction. He noticed

that Hanuman had a queue of monkeys standing in front of him with

big boulders and rocks. Hanuman took one rock from one monkey and

wrote the name Ram on it. He threw it into the ocean. The rock just

stood without submerging. On that the other rocks and boulders stood

and hence the bridge was getting constructed.

 

Rama watched this with amazement. He started wondering how this

could happen. How could mere writing of his name on the stone make

it stand in water? He wondered if it had anything to do with

Hanuman. He thought of trying it out himself to find out.

 

He felt that if this was due to Hanuman's faith and if Rama himself

had none of that faith it would be very embarrassing. He waited till

it was dark. He wanted to make sure that no one was watching him try

out the power of his name.

 

In the darkness he did not see Hanuman watching him go to the river.

Rama slowly crept near the river and took a stone. He wrote the name

Rama on it. He threw the stone into the ocean. The stone sank into

the waters.

 

Immediately there was a huge shout. Rama turned around to see that

all the monkeys had gathered there to watch Rama throw the stone. At

their head was Hanuman. Hanuman roaring with laughter that Rama

himself could not keep the stones afloat. Rama felt terribly

sheepish.

 

Suddenly Hanuman turned to the hordes of monkeys and

asked, " Seriously, do you know why that stone cannot float on the

waters? "

 

The monkeys shook their heads. Hanuman said, when I let go of them I

think of Rama and his power holds the stone in water, now when Rama

himself lets go of the stone who can save the stone? So the stone

sinks in the water.

 

Rama was pleased to hear Hanuman's interpretation of this incident.

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