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Sarg 36-37

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Sarg 36 - Powers of Hanumaan 

Seeing coming to him Pavan greeted Him. Brahmaa gave life to Hanumaan by touching him. Seeing his son alive, Pavan again started flowing. Brahmaa Jee said to all Devtaa - "This Pavan-Putra will do your work, tht is why please him by giving him Vardaan. Then Indra took off His lotus flower garland from His neck, gave it to him and said - "Because Vajra's hit his chin (Hanu) is broken that is why he will be known as Hanumaan from today. I give him one more Var that he cannot die from Vajra." Soorya Dev gave 1/4th part of his grace to him and said - "When he will be able to study Shaastra, I will teach him Shaastra." 

Varun bestowed him with millions of years of age and said - "He should not be afraid of water and my Paash." Yam Raaj said - "My Kaal Dand will not be able to kill you and you will always be healthy. No disease will come to you." Kuber said - "He cannot be killed from my Gadaa." Shiv Jee said - "He cannot be killed by my weapons." At last Brahmaa Jee said - "You will not be killed from my Brahm Dand. And Hey Pavan, Nobody will be able to win your son in war and he will be able to go everywhere. Brave Hanumaan will almost defeat Raavan in war and will do wonderful actions to please Raam." And all Devtaa, along with Brahmaa Jee, went back to their Lok.

Now after getting such powerful Var, Hanumaan started troubling Rishi in Aashram fearlessly. When Hanumaan did not stop his activities, in spite of being stopped by Kesaree and Pavan, then Rishi gave him Shaap - "Hey Vaanar, Because of Vardaan you trouble us, therefore we give you this Shaap that, you will not have the knowledge of your strength and powers until you will be reminded."

Now Hanumaan became an ordinary Vaanar and lived in Aashram. After the death of Riksh Raaj, Vaanars' ministers crowned Baali as their king and Sugreev their Crown Prince. But nobody reminded Hanumaan about his strength powers at the time of the enmity between Baali and Sugreev, otherwise there was no reason for Sugreev to live in hiding like this.

When Hanuman grew up, he started going to Soorya to study Shaastra. He also traveled from Udayaachal to Astaachal along with Soorya studying Vyaakaran (grammar). He became like Brihaspati in studying and Tapasyaa. Hey Raam, Who in the world can stand against Hanumaan (Bajarangee, Bajarang Balee). In fact, Hanumaan, Sugreev, Nal, Neel, Angad etc Vaanar took birth here only for you."

Hearing Agastya Jee all Vaanar along with Raam got surprised. Agastya Muni further said - "Hey Raam, Whatever you asked, I told you all, now kindly permit us to go." Raam said - "We are all blessed having your Darshan.  Kindly accept our one request more. Now we want to do one Yagya, so please join us in that Yagya. Agastya Muni agreed for that and then they all went to their Aashram.

Sarg 37 - Raam's kingdom

After the Yagya was over, Raam took bath along with all Rishi. Next day Bandee Gan woke up Raam praying thus - "Hey Kaushalyaa Nandan, You are brave like Vishnu, handsome like Ashwinee Kumaar, intelligent like Brihaspati, king like Prajaapati, gracious like Soorya, forgiver like Prithvi, deep like ocean and pretty like Chandramaa. When you wake up then only this world wakes up." Hearing His prayer, Raam woke up, did His daily chores and went to Dev Mandir. Then He came to the outside gate and to the royal court. Vashishth Jee and other ministers were sitting there. Raam took His Aasan and others, Sugreev, etc Vaanar, other kings, Vibheeshan etc Raakshas also sat on their Aasan.

 

 

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