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Birth of Hanumaan
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Hanumaan
Dev Guru Brihaspati had an
attendant named Punjikaasthalee Apsaraa. Once Brihaspati Jee gave her a Shaap,
"You be born as a female monkey." But this Shaap was supposed to be over when she
would give birth to Shiv's Avataar. So she was born as Anjanee in
Mahaatmaa Kunjar Vaanar's house, got married to Vaanar Kesaree, and lived
with purity. She did severe Tap to please Shiv Jee and asked him the Var
to have his incarnation as her son to become free from The Shaap.
Since she could take any form at her wish, once she was roaming around
wearing yellow silken clothes with red border on a mountain. Vaayu Dev saw her
and lifted her clothes. He found her beautiful, so he hugged her dearly.
Anjanee felt the hug, so she said - "Who is that who is trying to break my
vow of Paativrat (one man one wife)?"
Hearing this Vaayu Dev said - "I am not breaking your Paativrat so you
need not to fear me. I am the all-permeable Vaayu Dev. My hug will give
you a brave and mighty son. That son will be like me in jumping and
swimming etc." Anjanee got very happy to hear this from Vaayu Dev. Then
Hanumaan was born in a cave.
When Dasharath, the king of Ayodhyaa, was doing Yagya to get a son; and
Agni Dev gave him a pot of Charu (divine Kheer), a bird took out some
Charu from it and while flying over a forest dropped it. Pavan Dev helped
putting it in outstretched hands of Anjanee, and Anjanee ate it soon. Then
she gave birth to Hanumaan. Thus Hanumaan was the incarnation of Shiv, in
a monkey's physical form through the grace and blessings of Pavan Dev.
Anjanee and Kesaree were his earthly parents.
As Hanumaan was born to Anjanee, she was released from the Shaap, so she
got ready to go to heaven. Hanumaan asked his mother as what would happen to
him and how he would live on? She said - "Don't worry. You will never be
destroyed and fruits as ripe as rising Sun will be your food."
There are many stories
about Hanumaan Jee. He was a great Bhakt of Shree Raam. He helped Him a
lot after he had met Him.
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