Avatar of Lord Shiva:Hanuman Avatar

 
Sketch of Lord Hanuman
LORD HANUMAN


Lord Hanuman  is the most loved and most popular Avatar of Lord Shiva.Lord Hanuman is one of the Seven Chiranjeevis( immortal ) on earth.Lord Hanuman is the beloved devotee of Lord Shri Ram( seventh avatar of Lord Vishnu ).He was born to help Lord Shri Ram.

        Lord Shiva took birth in the form of Lord Hanuman to Anjana(mother) and Kesari(Father).Anjana and Kesari performed intense prayer to Lord Shiva to beget him as their child.Lord Hanuman is also called the son of Vayu( god of Wind ).




STORY OF LORD HANUMAN :

     There are many famous stories related to Lord Hanuman. Once in childhood, Lord Hanuman was hungry, he saw a glowing mango hanging outside on tree .But it was not Mango but the Sun who was shiningin the sky.

      As Lord Hanuman has powers ,he flew in the sky for eating that fruit.But at the same time Rahu was going to eclipse the Sun God.Rahu gets shocked seeing that boy and tries to stop him but Lord Hanuman jokingly beats him and drives him away.

   Seeing child Hanuman coming towards him, he ( Lord surya ) reduces his heat a little because the Sun God had recognized Lord Hanuman, an incarnation of Lord Shiva.

     Rahu goes to Devraj Indra and told him that ,"It is my right to eclipse the Sun God and today some boy is going to eat him,Devraj Indra you have  to punish him as that child is preventing the eclipse of the sun".

       Then Indra goes to stop the boy in anger and sees that the child had swallowed the Sun God.In order to stop Lord Hanuman, Indra Dev strikes him with his thunderbolt which hits his chin and he faints and starts falling from the sky to the ground.Due to the Vajra of Indra Dev on Hanumanji's chin, he was named Hanuman.As in sanskrit chin means 'hanu'.

      Then Vayu Dev( God of Wind ) catches him and seeing this condition of his son, he gets very angry.And he absorbed the air of the whole earth and then all the living beings start dying due to lack of air.

     When such a disturbance occurs on the earth, then all the gods pray to Vayu Dev to return the air of the earth again but he denied to do so.Then Brahma ji comes and cured the child Hanuman and all the gods gave boon to Lord Hanuman.

   Lord Surya, gave one hundredth part of his radiance to Lord Hanuman, and said that ,"When the power to study the scriptures comes in it, then I will give it the knowledge of the scriptures to him". 

      Dharamraj Yama ( God of Death ) gave a boon to Hanumanji that,"He would be cured from my punishment".Lord Shiva gave this boon that,"it will be inhibited by me and my weapons also".

      Lord Vishwakarma gave a boon that,"with all the weapons made by me, it will remain indestructible and will be eternal".Devraj Indra gave this boon to Lord Hanuman that ,"from today onwards this child will also not be affected by my thunderbolt".The water god Varuna gave this boon that ,"even after attaining the age of one million years, this child will not die due to my loop and water".

     The Lord Brahma gave a boon to Lord Hanuman that this child would be blessed with longevity, Mahatma and all kinds of universes.  No one will win it in a war.  It can take the form it wants, it can go wherever it wants.  Its speed will accelerate or slow down according to its desire.

    Lord Hanuman was very fond of doing mischief, because of his mischief, he was cursed that,"You will forget all your powers, unless someone reminds you of them at the right time".

    Growing up, Lord Hanuman became the minister of King Sujriv (the king of Kishkindha) and he made Shri Ram's friendship with King Sugriva.Lord Hanuman had crossed the ocean of 100 yojanas to find Sitaji and found Goddess Sita in Lanka to help Lord Ram.

     Lord Hanuman flying over the sea,he went towards Lanka.In Lanka lord Hanuman met Vibhishana( brother of Ravana) and he told Lord Hanuman that Lady sita is in Ashok Vatika.After that Lord Hanuman met Lady Sita and gave her the ring of Lord Rama.

      During this, Hanuman ji was feeling very hungry, so Hanuman started eating the fruits of the trees in Ashok Vatika.  Along with eating the fruits, Hanuman started plucking those trees, when Ravana's soldiers attacked Hanuman but Hanuman killed everyone.

     When Demon Ravana got message that someone is destorying and killing the other Rashakas.He sent Akshay( Ravana's younger son) to capture him and Lord Hanuman killed  Akshay in this fight.After this,Indrajeet(eldest son of Demon Ravana) came and captured Lord Hanuman by using Bharamashtra.

     He single-handedly burnt Demon Ravana's Lanka with his tail.He helped Lord Rama to defeat Demon Ravana (King of Lanka ).Once during war, Meghnad ( son of Demon Ravana )  makes Shri Lakshman unconscious by using the Brahmastra. There is an outcry Lord Ram's army. 

    Sushen Vaidya was brought from Lanka on the advice of Vibhishana by. He asks to bring Sanjeevani Booti from Himalayas as it was the only way to save Lakshman ji. Lord Hanuman reached the Himalayas flying.

    On reaching the Himalayas, Lord Hanuman does not recognize the herb, so he brings the whole mountain with him. Lakshmana comes to his senses with Sanjeevani Booti. A wave of happiness runs in the Ram Dal.In this way Lord Hanuman Saved Life of Lakshmanji.From that day onwards Lord Rama had given the status of his brother to Lord Hanuman.


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    Lord Hanuman is the true and biggest devotee of Lord Rama.And once to prove his devotion,he ripped his chest to show that Lord Ram is present there in him.Just by taking his name, people's sorrow and fear goes away.


MENTIONED IN:

Hanuman avatar of Lord Shiva is mentioned in following texts :

1. Ramchitra manas

2.Valmiki Ramayana

3. Hanuman Chalisa


                   "Sankat kate-mite sab peera

                  Jo sumirai Hanumat Balbeera "


Problems and Pains will be removed from one's life who remembers Hanuman the mighty brave one


              || OM SHREE HANUMATE NAMAH ||


Read More :

1. Devraj Indra : God of thunder

2. Yamraj : God of Death

3. Varun Dev : God of Oceans & Sky

4. Shani Dev : God of Justice

5. Vayu Dev : God of Wind


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