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 Jai Shri Ram 🙏 

It started as follows...

Raavan, the formidable force of the Treta Yuga, devotedly worshipped Lord Shiv Ji by propitiating His ten fierce Rudra manifestations. Through intense penance, he became one of Shiv Ji’s greatest devotees and was granted immense powers and boons. However, intoxicated by his strength, Raavan grew arrogant and began to oppress even the celestial beings, disturbing the divine harmony of the cosmos.

Distressed, the deities along with Mother Earth approached Lord Shiv Ji, seeking protection from the tyranny of His own devotee. Shiv Ji revealed that during Raavan’s penance, one of His divine forms — the eleventh one i.e. Rudra had remained unappeased. Hence, only this eleventh manifestation could bring relief to the universe from Raavan’s destructive pride. Shiv Ji did not declare that he would personally destroy Raavan, but he knew that this destiny had already been ordained through Lord Shri Ram Ji the Supreme Lord of universe.

One day, upon hearing that the Lord of the Universe would soon incarnate as Shri Ram, Lord Shiv Ji was overwhelmed with divine ecstasy. Wishing to serve the Supreme Lord in His earthly form, Shiv Ji resolved to incarnate as his eleventh manifestation. Desiring a life free from worldly allurements, he chose the humble form of a Vanara, through which he could devote himself entirely to his Master’s service.

However, as this decision was against the will of Mata Parvati Ji, Shiv Ji could not manifest in full. Remembering the boon he had once granted to Deity Vayu for aiding him in the battle against the demon Jalandhar, Shiv Ji found the way forward. At the end of that war, when Shiv Ji had offered Vayu a boon, Vayu had requested that the Shiv Ji be born as his son. Honoring that wish, Shiv Ji united with Vayu to bring forth his purposeful and majestic eleventh incarnation.

(Other side, it seems Mata Anjani Ji was well brought up by the universe for this upcoming ultimate cause. Major roots of her upbringing were as follows.) 

Once, after disturbing a sage and his meditating assembly, a mischievous Apsara from heaven incurred the sage’s wrath. The sage cursed her to be born on Earth and to be deprived of celestial pleasures. This Apsara was later born as Mata Anjani, the daughter of Rishi Gautam and Mata Ahilya.

In Rishi Gautam’s absence, fearing the growing power of the sage’s penance, Devraj Indra disguised himself as Gautam and deceived Ahilya for mating. Through divine insight, Rishi Gautam uncovered the deceit and, in anger, cursed both his wife and Indra. With shame and despair, Ahilya believed that her daughter, Anjani—who had been nearby—might have revealed her transgression. In her anguish, she too cursed Anjani, declaring that she would conceive a child before marriage.

Distressed by the curse and determined to preserve her purity, Anjani took a solemn vow never to look upon any man until her marriage. To uphold this vow and purify her spirit, she undertook deep and prolonged penance devoted to Lord Shiv Ji.

(Unknowingly, her life trajectory was getting ready to intersect the divine play of almighty at the time exactly when Shiv ji decided to take incarnation, in the form of Vanara.) 

Pleased by Mata Anjani’s deep penance, the all-knowing Lord Shiv Ji appeared before her and blessed her to marry a Vanara king, through whom she would give birth to a divine child — an embodiment of strength, wisdom, devotion, and the Lord’s own eleventh Rudra manifestation. Aware of her past curse, Shiv Ji compassionately assured her that her purity and dignity would remain untouched, both before and after marriage.

The Lord then instructed Deity Vayu to transmit His divine energy into Anjani’s womb through her ear, thereby fulfilling the destined condition of her mother’s curse while preserving her chastity. Comforted and overjoyed by this divine assurance, Mata Anjani humbly accepted the sacred instance of Lord Shiv Ji within her womb.

Later, following the divine command, she was married to the Vanara king, Kesari. Trusting her purity and moved by divine will, Kesari wholeheartedly accepted Anjani, knowing that she already carried within her the blessed essence of Lord Shiv Ji.

(Now, Shiv Ji was counting on the time; thus, he waited for both of them to get prepared for his boon.) 

Meanwhile, though Mata Anjani carried the divine essence of Lord Shiv Ji within her womb for several years after marrying the Vanara king Kesari, she was unable to conceive. Troubled by childlessness, the couple sought the blessings of the revered Rishi Matanga Ji. The sage advised them to undertake devoted penance to Lord Shiv Ji, so that the already granted boon might manifest into reality.

Following the sage’s counsel, both Anjani and Kesari began their sincere austerities with deep faith. One day, as Mata Anjani was profoundly absorbed in meditation upon Lord Shiv Ji, she received a divine vision of the Lord instructing her to join her palms together like a cup to receive His blessings. In humble reverence, Mata Anjani obeyed His command.

(And the most awaited count down became so loud. All the deities became restless to see the blissful culmination of a long-executed plan)

At the same time, King Dasharatha was performing a great Yagya to be blessed with sons. At the culmination of the Yagya, Agni, the fire deity, emerged from the sacred fire holding a container of divine sweet pudding, to be shared equally among all the queens. As the queens prepared to partake of their portions, a miraculous moment occurred — by divine hint, a portion meant for Queen Kaikeyi was partially carried away by a vulture. This blessed portion was delivered to Mata Anjani, cupped in her hands. Lord Shiv Ji then instructed her to consume it, activating the boon and ensuring the birth of a majestic son.

At last, the long-awaited day arrived. On the full moon of Chaitra (March/April), Mata Anjani gave birth to a Vaanara child — one beyond the bounds of time and space, whose glory is eternal and limitless — the immortal and divine Shri Hanuman Ji.

The birth of Shri Hanuman Ji was divinely ordained to aid and serve the Lord of the Universe in His earthly incarnation as Shri Ram Ji. He became the most ardent devoted and unwavering servant of Lord Shri Ram Ji. Shri Hanuman Ji was not born naked; His golden-hued body was adorned with both visible and invisible ornaments. Among the visible adornments, a tightly wrapped red loincloth around His thighs and lower abdomen, along with a sacred Munja grass thread, symbolized His boundless strength and the immense prosperity He would bring to the world. 

Shri Hanuman Jayanti for 2025 was on 12th April (Saturday). For 2026, it will be on 2nd April (Thursday).

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जय हनुमान जय श्री राम 🙏

Jai Shri Ram 🙏

Below is a narration clippet from Holy Granth Shri Ramcharita Manas - Kishkindha Kaand : Shiv Ji is narrating the divine scene to Parvati Ji.

Shri Hanuman Ji first met Lord Shri Ram Ji during His exile into forest whereby Sri Ram Ji and Lakshman Ji were searching Mata Sita Ji. Their meeting place was known to be the kingdom of Kishkindha.  The fourth chapter of Ramayana mentions about Kishkindha. Current day name of this location is Hampi, which is also accredited as the birth place of Shri Hanuman Ji. The name Hampi is the Kannada derivative of the ancient name Pampa Kshetra, and Pampa is the olden name of the River Tungabhadra that flows through Hampi. The Pampa Sarovara, a place that has great importance in this epic is also located here, and so Hampi and the surrounding villages are collectively believed to be Kishkindha. Fearing from the clashes with his brother Bali, when Sugreev spotted two charismatic young men coming towards their hill, he became skeptic of the reality and feared a delusive conspiracy from his brother Bali. The scene starts as follows.

(सुग्रीव जी कहते हैं-)

अति सभीत कह सुनु हनुमाना। पुरुष जुगल बल रूप निधाना॥
धरि बटु रूप देखु तैं जाई। कहेसु जानि जियँ सयन बुझाई॥

पठए बालि होहिं मन मैला। भागौं तुरत तजौं यह सैला॥

(सुग्रीव अत्यंत भयभीत होकर बोले- हे हनुमान्‌! सुनो, ये दोनों पुरुष बल और रूप के निधान हैं। तुम ब्रह्मचारी का रूप धारण करके जाकर देखो। अपने हृदय में उनकी यथार्थ बात जानकर मुझे इशारे से समझाकर कह देना। यदि वे मन के मलिन बालि के भेजे हुए हों तो मैं तुरंत ही इस पर्वत को छोड़कर भाग जाऊँ ॥ Sugreev was exceedingly alarmed and said (to one of his ministers) that listen Hanuman. Those two men are seemed to be repositories of strength and beauty. ॥ Disguised as a Brahmana student, go and see them, and perceive their intention in your mind and inform me accordingly by means of signs. ॥)

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बिप्र रूप धरि कपि तहँ गयऊ। माथ नाइ पूछत अस भयऊ ॥

(यह सुनकर, हनुमान्‌जी ब्राह्मण का रूप धरकर वहाँ गए और मस्तक नवाकर इस प्रकार पूछने लगे : Taking the form of a Brahmana, Hanuman went near to the two brothers and bowing his head accosted them thus: )

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(हनुमान्‌ जी कहते हैं-)

को तुम्ह स्यामल गौर सरीरा। छत्री रूप फिरहु बन बीरा ॥
कठिन भूमि कोमल पद गामी। कवन हेतु बिचरहु बन स्वामी॥

मृदुल मनोहर सुंदर गाता। सहत दुसह बन आतप बाता ॥
की तुम्ह तीनि देव महँ कोऊ। नर नारायन की तुम्ह दोऊ॥

जग कारन तारन भव भंजन धरनी भार। की तुम्ह अखिल भुवन पति लीन्ह मनुज अवतार॥

(हे वीर! साँवले और गोरे शरीर वाले आप कौन हैं, जो क्षत्रिय के रूप में वन में फिर रहे हैं? हे स्वामी! कठोर भूमि पर कोमल चरणों से चलने वाले आप किस कारण वन में विचर रहे हैं?॥ मन को हरण करने वाले आपके सुंदर, कोमल अंग हैं और आप वन के दुःसह धूप और वायु को सह रहे हैं क्या आप ब्रह्मा, विष्णु, महेश- इन तीन देवताओं में से कोई हैं या आप दोनों नर और नारायण हैं॥ अथवा आप जगत्‌ के मूल कारण और संपूर्ण लोकों के स्वामी स्वयं भगवान्‌ हैं, जिन्होंने लोगों को भवसागर से पार उतारने तथा पृथ्वी का भार नष्ट करने के लिए मनुष्य रूप में अवतार लिया है?॥Who are you, the charismatic, one of the dark hue, the other fair, roaming into the woods disguised as Kshatriyas? Treading the hard ground with your tender feet, wherefore are you wandering in the forest, my respected masters?॥ Possessing delicate, charming and beautiful limbs, you are bearing scorching sun and stormy wind of  these wild regions. Are you among the Trinity (viz., Brahma, Vishnu and Shiv, the Creator, Preserver and Destroyer of the three worlds) or are  you the twin divine sages Nara and Narayana?॥ Or are you the Prime Cause of the world and the Lord of all the spheres, manifested in human form to bridge the ocean of mundane existence and relieve the burden of the earth?॥)

(श्री रामचंद्र जी कहते हैं-)

कोसलेस दसरथ के जाए। हम पितु बचन मानि बन आए॥
नाम राम लछिमन दोउ भाई। संग नारि सुकुमारि सुहाई॥

इहाँ हरी निसिचर बैदेही। बिप्र फिरहिं हम खोजत तेही॥
आपन चरित कहा हम गाई। कहहु बिप्र निज कथा बुझाई॥

(हम कोसलराज दशरथजी के पुत्र हैं और पिता का वचन मानकर वन आए हैं। हमारे राम-लक्ष्मण नाम हैं, हम दोनों भाई हैं। हमारे साथ सुंदर सुकुमारी स्त्री थी॥ यहाँ (वन में) राक्षस ने (मेरी पत्नी) जानकी को हर लिया। हे ब्राह्मण! हम उसे ही खोजते फिरते हैं। हमने तो अपना चरित्र कह सुनाया। अब हे ब्राह्मण! अपनी कथा समझाकर कहिए ॥We are sons of King Dasharath, the lord of Kosala, and have come to the forest in obedience to our father's command. We are called by the names of Ram and Lakshman. We had with us a pretty and delicate girl, wife of mine.॥ She has been carried away by a demon here. It is in quest of her that we are wandering about, O holy Brahman. We have introduced ourselves to you upon your humble inquiry; now tell us about your story in similar manner, O good Brahman.॥)

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प्रभु पहिचानि परेउ गहि चरना। सो सुख उमा जाइ नहिं बरना॥
पुलकित तन मुख आव न बचना। देखत रुचिर बेष कै रचना॥

पुनि धीरजु धरि अस्तुति कीन्ही। हरष हृदयँ निज नाथहि चीन्ही॥
(प्रभु को पहचानकर हनुमान्‌जी उनके चरण पकड़कर पृथ्वी पर गिर पड़े (उन्होंने साष्टांग दंडवत्‌ प्रणाम किया)। (शिवजी कहते हैं-) हे पार्वती! वह सुख वर्णन नहीं किया जा सकता। शरीर पुलकित है, मुख से वचन नहीं निकलता। वे प्रभु के सुंदर वेष की रचना देख रहे हैं!॥ फिर धीरज धर कर स्तुति की। अपने नाथ को पहचान लेने से हृदय में हर्ष हो रहा है। (फिर हनुमान्‌जी ने कहा-) ॥ Now, Hanuman recognized his lord, and falling to the ground clasped His feet. That joy, Uma, was more than could be described. A thrill ran through his body and no words came to his lips as he gazed on the lovely style of their dress. ॥ Then recovering himself he sang His praises and was glad at heart to have found his master. ॥)

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हनुमान्‌ जी कहते हैं-

मोर न्याउ मैं पूछा साईं। तुम्ह पूछहु कस नर की नाईं॥

तव माया बस फिरउँ भुलाना। ताते मैं नहिं प्रभु पहिचाना॥

एकु मैं मंद मोहबस कुटिल हृदय अग्यान। पुनि प्रभु मोहि बिसारेउ दीनबंधु भगवान॥

जदपि नाथ बहु अवगुन मोरें। सेवक प्रभुहि परै जनि भोरें॥
नाथ जीव तव मायाँ मोहा। सो निस्तरइ तुम्हारेहिं छोहा॥

ता पर मैं रघुबीर दोहाई। जानउँ नहिं कछु भजन उपाई॥
सेवक सुत पति मातु भरोसें। रहइ असोच बनइ प्रभु पोसें॥

(हे स्वामी! मैंने जो पूछा वह मेरा पूछना तो न्याय था (मेरी वानरी बुद्धि इससे मैं तो आपको पहचान न सका और अपनी परिस्थिति के अनुसार मैंने आपसे पूछा), परंतु आप मनुष्य की तरह कैसे पूछ रहे हैं?॥ मैं तो आपकी माया के वश भूला फिरता हूँ इसी से मैंने अपने स्वामी (आप) को नहीं पहचाना ॥एक तो मैं यों ही मंद हूँ, दूसरे मोह के वश में हूँ, तीसरे हृदय का कुटिल और अज्ञान हूँ, फिर हे दीनबंधु भगवान्‌! प्रभु (आप) ने भी मुझे भुला दिया!॥ हे नाथ! यद्यपि मुझ में बहुत से अवगुण हैं, तथापि सेवक स्वामी की विस्मृति में न पड़े (आप उसे न भूल जाएँ)। हे नाथ! जीव आपकी माया से मोहित है। वह आप ही की कृपा से निस्तार पा सकता है॥ उस पर हे रघुवीर! मैं आपकी दुहाई (शपथ) करके कहता हूँ कि मैं भजन-साधन कुछ नहीं जानता। सेवक स्वामी के और पुत्र माता के भरोसे निश्चिंत रहता है। प्रभु को सेवक का पालन-पोषण करते ही बनता है (करना ही पड़ता है)॥   It was justifying of that I questioned You my lord; but how is it that You in turn ask me like a mortal?॥ I have been roving in error under the deluding spell of Your Maya; it was for this reason that I failed to recognize You my lord.॥ Firstly, I am dull-witted, deluded, wicked at heart, and ignorant; to crown all, my master, who is befriended to all the humble and is no other than the almighty Lord Himself, had forgotten me.॥ Although, my lord, I have many faults, let not the servant be cast into oblivion by the master. O Lord !,  living being is deluded by Your Maya, and can be redeemed only by Your grace.॥ On top of it, I swear by the brave hero of  Raghu's kingdom, I know neither adoration nor any other means of pleasing You. A servant depends on his master, and a child on its mother. Thus, both remain free from anxiety under the feed from the master.॥ 

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अस कहि परेउ चरन अकुलाई। निज तनु प्रगटि प्रीति उर छाई॥
तब रघुपति उठाई उर लावा। निज लोचन जल सींचि जुड़ावा॥

(ऐसा कहकर हनुमान्‌जी अकुलाकर प्रभु के चरणों पर गिर पड़े, उन्होंने अपना असली शरीर प्रकट कर दिया। उनके हृदय में प्रेम छा गया। तब श्री रघुनाथजी ने उन्हें उठाकर हृदय से लगा लिया और अपने नेत्रों के जल से सींचकर शीतल किया॥ After saying that much, he fell at the Lord's feet much agitated; his heart was overwhelmed with love and he manifested his own (monkey) form. The hero of Raghu's kingdom then lifted His biggest devotee, and clasped him to His bosom and soothed him by wetting him with the tears of His eyes.॥)

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(श्री रामचंद्र जी कहते हैं-)

सुनु कपि जियँ मानसि जनि ऊना। तैं मम प्रिय लछिमन ते दूना॥
समदरसी मोहि कह सब कोऊ। सेवक प्रिय अनन्य गति सोऊ॥

सो अनन्य जाकें असि मति न टरइ हनुमंत। मैं सेवक सचराचर रूप स्वामि भगवंत॥

(हे कपि! सुनो, मन में ग्लानि मत मानना (मन छोटा न करना)। तुम मुझे लक्ष्मण से भी दूने प्रिय हो। सब कोई मुझे समदर्शी कहते हैं (मेरे लिए न कोई प्रिय है न अप्रिय) पर मुझको सेवक प्रिय है, क्योंकि वह अनन्यगति होता है (मुझे छोड़कर उसको कोई दूसरा सहारा नहीं होता)॥ और हे हनुमान्‌! अनन्य वही है जिसकी ऐसी बुद्धि कभी नहीं टलती कि मैं सेवक हूँ और यह चराचर (जड़-चेतन) जगत्‌ मेरे स्वामी भगवान्‌ का रूप है॥ Listen, O Hanuman: be not guilty at heart; you are twice as dear to Me as Lakshman. Everyone says that I look upon all with the same eye; but a devotee is particularly dear to Me because he too depends on none but Me.॥ And he alone, Hanuman, is exclusively devoted to Me, who is steadfast in his conviction to be servant of his master and that the entire animated and in-animated creation is his master's manifestation.॥

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देखि पवनसुत पति अनुकूला। हृदयँ हरष बीती सब सूला॥
(स्वामी को अनुकूल (प्रसन्न) देखकर पवन कुमार हनुमान्‌जी के हृदय में हर्ष छा गया और उनके सब दुःख जाते रहे। When Hanuman, the son of the wind-god, found his master so gracious to him he rejoiced at heart and all his agony disappeared.)

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