A Veda Story, Legend of Hanuman

 The Indian hindu myths holds a  plethora of  zoomorphic characters but only one of them have ever been equated with the status of a god today.

Hanuman the monkey child is son of the wind god. Mythic texts speaks of Hanuman possessing enormous strength, keen intellect and a mastery over the Ancient Hindu scriptures, (the three vedas) and other branches of learning. Not to mention having an extremely pleasant visage, perfect diction, elegant speech, and perfectly pleasant manners. 

He is also a loyal devotee of Rama, the hero of the epic Ramayana, and has the ability to take on any form he wishes and can increase and decrease his body size at will.

Hanuman is renowned for his heroic deeds in the epic folklores. These include the epic Ramayana, epic Rama-Ravana battle, epic Mahabharat, and the epic Puranas. 

The name Hanuman means "he of disfigured chin" as explained in the epic puranas in a duel with the sun god.

 The Hanuman Chalisa hymn, continues to be recited today by thousands of people. This canticle of about 40 verses celebrates all of the qualities that Hanuman came to signify over the centuries: strength, devotion, celibacy, and righteousness. Hanuman became a god.  In an extract from the Hanuman Chalisa.

Hanuman is considered to be an avatar (incarnation) of Lord Shiva.

Hanuman is a recurring figure in the panels and motifs of the Ramayana that adorn the temples which were built over the centuries in India. He is most often depicted with his favourite weapon, the mace. He is also often depicted as flying across the skies, one hand holding aloft the mountain of herbs and the other a mace.

Today in the 21st century, Hanuman is worshipped as a god in several parts of India. It is almost common to find a small shrine dedicated to him in police stations and wrestling clubs across the country, especially in the north. Outside of India. Hanuman is known in countries which were influenced by the Hindu culture such as Indonesia, Thailand, and Malaysia.

Lord Hanumana is a provider of courage, hope, knowledge, intellect and devotion. Sri Hanuman, who is praised as SRI RAMA SEVA DURANDHARA or the one greatly devoted to the service of Sri Rama.

He is described as the best among intelligent people and the first among the spiritual evolvers. There are about 108 names of Hanuman with sacred meanings today.


References:


Brittannia Hanuman. Available at: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Hanuman


Wikipedia Hanuman. Available at:https://www.wikipedia.com/wiki/hanuman


Sahapedia Hanuman Myths Legends and Lore. Available at: https://www.sahapedia.org/hanuman-myths-legends-and-lore





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