Lord Hanumana is known for his incredible strength and devotion to Lord Rama. One of the most famous stories about Lord Hanumana is his search for the sanjeevani herb to save Lord Rama’s brother, Lakshman.

The story goes that during the battle between Lord Rama and the demon king Ravana, Lakshmana gets critically injured and could not be healed by any known medicine. Lord Rama, in his desperation, asked Hanumana to go to the Himalayas and bring the sanjeevani herb, which was said to have the power to revive the dead.

Without hesitation, Lord Hanumana set out on his journey. He flew to the Himalayas and searched for the herb, but it was not easy to find. He searched for days, but could not find the herb. He was about to give up. But he remembered Lord Rama’s words “where there is a will, there is a way.” He decided to lift the whole mountain and bring it back to Lord Rama.

With his immense strength, Lord Hanumana lifted the mountain and flew back to Lord Rama. Upon seeing the mountain, Lord Rama was able to find the sanjeevani herb and use it to revive Lakshmana.

This story showcases Lord Hanuman’s devotion to Lord Rama, his determination in the face of adversity, and his incredible strength. It also highlights the power of the sanjeevani herb, which was said to have the ability to revive the dead. The story continues to be an inspiration for many people, who see it as a symbol of the power of faith and determination.

The story also shows the devotion of Lord Hanuman to Lord Rama, who is considered to be an incarnation of Lord Vishnu and is revered as a God in Hinduism. Lord Hanuman’s act of lifting the whole mountain to bring the sanjeevani herb also showcases his immense strength and devotion to Lord Rama.

In conclusion, The story of Lord Hanuman’s search for the sanjeevani herb is a powerful and enduring tale that has been passed down through generations. It is a story of devotion, determination, and strength, and serves as a reminder of the power of faith and the ability to overcome obstacles.

Ravan had a brother called Ahiravan. He was the ruler of Pataal Lok( the netherworld), and a master of illusion and magic. When Meghnad was killed by Lakshmana, and Ravan was losing the battle against Ram, he reached out to Ahiravan for help.

Ahiravan promised to capture Ram and Lakshman alive, take them to his kingdom, where he would sacrifice them to the Goddess Mahamaya. Vibhishan came to know of Ahiravan’s plans, informs Ram and Lakshman of this, makes necessary arrangements and asks Hanuman to keep guard over them.

• Kishkindha Kand from Ramayana Katha
• Sunder Kand – Lord Hanuman (Ramayana)
• Ramayana and Lord Hanumana facts
• The Legend of Hanuman
• Lord Hanumana brings Sanjeevani herb for Lakshman
• Story of Lord Hanumana, Lord Shani and Meghnaad
• The story behind Lord Hanumana’s panchmukhi roopa
• When Lord Hanumana tore his heart to show Lord Rama
• Shri Hanuman Chalisa
• The Ramayana (Rama, Ravana and Hanumana) story in pictures – Yuddha Kand (8)
• Lord Hanumana facts
• Mahavir Jayanti – birth of Lord Hanumana
• A tale of two brothers – Bhima and Hanumana
• Sankat Mochan temple (mandir)
• Mahavir mandir (temple) at Patna

He also told Hanuman, that Ahiravan is a master of disguise, and to be careful of any trickery. Ahiravan tries to enter the place, where Ram and Lakshman are sleeping, in various disguises, but Hanuman manages to thwart him. Finally he assumes the guise of Vibhishan himself, and gets past Hanuman, abducts Ram and Lakshman to Pataal Lok.

When Hanuman finds he has been tricked by Ahiravan, he vows to find Ram and Lakshman, and kill Ahiravan. Hanuman goes down into the Patala Loka, where he finds Ahiravan’s massive palace, that is heavily guarded on all sides.

He first has to contend with the guard, Makardhwaja, who is half Vanara, half fish, and also happens to be Hanuman’s son in a way too. After defeating his son, Hanuman makes his way into Ahiravan’s palace and learns that the way to kill Ahiravan is to extinguish 5 different lamps in different directions.  

This is when Hanuman assumes his Panchamukha Anjaneya form here.The 4 faces of Hanuman, Varaha, Garuda and Narasimha face East, South, West and North respectively, while the 5th face of Hayagriva, faces upwards.

Panchmukhi Hanumana

In this form, Hanuman manages to extinguish the 5 different lamps all at one time, and goes on to kill Ahiravan with one swift stroke of the knife. Thus he manages to save Ram and Lakshman, and bring them back from Patala Loka, where they resume the battle against Ravan.

Ram, Lakshman and Hanumana

• Kishkindha Kand from Ramayana Katha
• Sunder Kand – Lord Hanuman (Ramayana)
• Ramayana and Lord Hanumana facts
• The Legend of Hanuman
• Lord Hanumana brings Sanjeevani herb for Lakshman
• Story of Lord Hanumana, Lord Shani and Meghnaad
• The story behind Lord Hanumana’s panchmukhi roopa
• When Lord Hanumana tore his heart to show Lord Rama
• Shri Hanuman Chalisa
• The Ramayana (Rama, Ravana and Hanumana) story in pictures – Yuddha Kand (8)
• Lord Hanumana facts
• Mahavir Jayanti – birth of Lord Hanumana
• A tale of two brothers – Bhima and Hanumana
• Sankat Mochan temple (mandir)
• Mahavir mandir (temple) at Patna

श्री हनुमान चालीसा

श्रीगुरु चरन सरोज रज, निज मनु मुकुर सुधारी

बरनौ  रघुबर  बिमल जसु, जो दायकू फल चारि

बुध्दि हीन तनु जानिके सुमिरौ पवन कुमार |

बल बुध्दि विद्या देहु मोंही , हरहु कलेश विकार ||

जय हनुमान ज्ञान गुन सागर |

जय कपीस तिहुं लोक उजागर ||

राम दूत अतुलित बल धामा |

अंजनी पुत्र पवन सुत नामा ||

महाबीर बिक्रम बजरंगी|

कुमति निवार सुमति के संगी ||

कंचन बरन बिराज सुबेसा |

कानन कुण्डल कुंचित केसा ||

हाथ वज्र औ ध्वजा विराजे|

काँधे मूंज जनेऊ साजे||

संकर सुवन केसरी नंदन |

तेज प्रताप महा जग बंदन||

विद्यावान गुनी अति चातुर |

राम काज करिबे को आतुर ||

प्रभु चरित्र सुनिबे को रसिया |

राम लखन सीता मन बसिया ||

सुकसम रूप धरी सियहि दिखावा |

बिकट रूप धरी लंक जरावा ||

भीम रूप धरी असुर संहारे |

रामचंद्र के काज संवारे ||

लाय संजीवनी लखन जियाये |

श्रीरघुवीर हरषि उर लाये ||

रघुपति कीन्हीं बहुत बड़ाई |

तुम मम प्रिय भरतहि सम भाई ||

सहस बदन तुम्हरो जस गावे |

अस कही श्रीपति कंठ लगावे ||

सनकादिक ब्रह्मादी मुनीसा|

नारद सारद सहित अहीसा ||

जम कुबेर दिगपाल जहा ते|

कबि कोबिद कही सके कहा ते||

तुम उपकार सुग्रीवहीं कीन्हा |

राम मिलाय राज पद दीन्हा ||

तुम्हरो मंत्र विभिषण माना |

लंकेश्वर भए सब जग जाना ||

जुग सहस्र योजन पर भानू |

लील्यो ताहि मधुर फल जाणू ||

प्रभु मुद्रिका मेली मुख माहीं|

जलधि लांघी गए अचरज नाहीं||

दुर्गम काज जगत के जेते |

सुगम अनुग्रह तुम्हरे तेते ||

राम दुआरे तुम रखवारे |

होत न आग्यां बिनु पैसारे ||

सब सुख लहै तुम्हारी सरना |

तुम रक्षक काहू को डरना ||

आपन तेज सम्हारो आपे |

तीनों लोक हांक ते  काँपे ||

भुत पिशाच निकट नहिं आवे |

महावीर जब नाम सुनावे ||

नासै रोग हरे सब पीरा |

जपत निरंतर हनुमत बीरा ||

संकट से हनुमान छुडावे |

मन क्रम बचन ध्यान जो लावै||

सब पर राम तपस्वी राजा |

तिन के काज सकल तुम साजा ||

और मनोरथ जो कोई लावे |

सोई अमित जीवन फल पावे ||

चारों जुग प्रताप तुम्हारा |

है प्रसिद्ध जगत उजियारा ||

साधु संत के तुम रखवारे |

असुर निकंदन राम दुलारे ||

अष्ट सिद्धि नौनिधि के दाता |

अस बर दीन जानकी माता ||

राम रसायन तुम्हरे पासा |

सदा रहो रघुपति के दासा ||

तुम्हरे भजन राम को पावे |

जनम जनम के दुःख बिस्रावे ||

अंत काल रघुबर पुर जाई |

जहा जनम हरी भक्त कहाई ||

और देवता चित्त न धरई |

हनुमत सेई  सर्व सुख करई||

संकट कटे मिटे सब पीरा |

जो सुमिरै हनुमत बलबीरा ||

जय जय जय हनुमान गोसाई |

कृपा करहु गुरु देव के नाइ ||

जो सत बार पाठ कर कोई |

छूटही  बंदी महा सुख होई ||

जो यहे पढे हनुमान चालीसा |

होय सिद्धि साखी गौरीसा ||

तुलसीदास सदा हरी चेरा |

कीजै नाथ हृदये मह डेरा ||

पवन तनय संकट हरन, मंगल मूर्ति रूप  |

राम  लखन  सीता  सहित , ह्रुदय बसहु सुर भूप ||

Hanuman-five-mukhi

Do you know that despite being a brahmachari, Lord Hanumana had a son?

Lord Hanumana is famous for his devotion towards Lord Rama. He helped him tremendously in getting back Sita from the clutches of Ravana, the demon king. His famous exploit was burning the Lanka city. Here are few more facts about him, which are not famous but interesting.

He was born to Anjana and father Kesari.He is also called the son of the deity Vayu (Wind god, himself the son of Vishnu) because of legends associated with Vayu’s role in Hanuman’s birth

Birth of Lord Hanumana

There is an interesting story of birth of Lord Hanumana. Vrihaspati had an attendant called Punjikasthala, who was cursed to assume the form of a female monkey — a curse that could only be nullified if she would give birth to an incarnation of Lord Shiva. Reborn as Anjana, she performed intense austerities to please Shiva, who finally granted her the boon that would cure her of the curse.

How he became a companion of Sugriva

Hanumana selected Surya, the sun god as his preceptor, and approached him with the request to teach the scriptures. Surya agreed and Hanumana became his disciple, but had to face his constantly moving guru by traversing the sky backwards at equal pace, while taking his lessons. Hanumana’s phenomenal concentration took him only 60 hours to master the scriptures. Surya considered the manner in which Hanumana accomplished his studies as his tuition fees, but when Hanuman requested him to accept something more than that, the sun god asked Hanumana to assist his son Sugriva, by being his minister and compatriot.

Why Lord Hanumana is covered with sindoor

After the exile was over and Shri Ram, Sita Mata were back in Ayodya. On day Lord Hanumana saw Sita Mata wearing sindoor and asked with curiosity about the same. Sita Mata replied, because I’m married to Shri Ram & because he is my master, as per rituals I have to wear it. Sita Mata replied, wearing Sindoor will result good for my husband & will also bless my master with long life.

A second later, Lord Hanumana besmeared sindoor in all his body. With this gesture of Shri Hanuman, Shri Ram was very impressed & gave a blessing to Shri Hanuman, that any one who will offer Sindoor to Shri Hanuman, all his hurdles will get removed automatically.

Lord Hanumana had  a son

Though Lord Hanumana was never married, he had a son. When Hanuman took a dip in the waters of sea, after burning whole of Lanka with the fire burning on his tail, a drop of his perspiration fell in to mouth of a mighty fish. Out of this the Makardhwaja was born.

He defeated his son to save Rama and Lakshmana

According to Ramayana told by Valmiki, when Ahiravana took Rama and Lakshmana to Patala, Hanuman followed them to their rescue. He was challenged at the gate of Patala by a creature, who was part Vanara and part reptile – a Makara. He introduced himself Makaradhwaja and son of Hanuman, the mighty warrior.

Hanuman was amused and said that, I am myself the Hanumana but he could not be his son, as he was celibate since birth. However, Hanumana then closed his eyes in dhyan to see the events described above of Makardhwaja’s birth.

Makardhwaja asked him for his blessings, however, he said to Hanuman, that he will have to fight him to enter Patala, as he cannot betray Ahiravana, his mentor. Hanuman defeats Makaradhwaja in a duel and binds him to proceed further to ultimately kill Ahiravana and rescue Rama & Lakshamana.

Later on, upon Rama’s advice he installed Makardhwaja, as King of Patala before returning to Lanka, to continue war with Ravana.

Rama and Sita in his heart

Shortly after Rama is crowned emperor upon his return to Ayodhya, Rama decides to ceremoniously reward all his well-wishers. At a grand ceremony in his court, all his friends and allies take turns being honoured at the throne. Hanuman approaches without desiring a reward. Seeing Hanuman come up to him, an emotionally overwhelmed Rama embraces him warmly, declaring that he could never adequately honour or repay Hanuman for the help and services he received from the noble Vanara. Sita, however, insists that Hanuman deserved honour more than anyone else, and Sita gives him a necklace of precious stones adorning her neck.

When he receives it, Hanuman immediately takes it apart, and peers into each stone. Taken aback, many of those present demand to know why he is destroying the precious gift. Hanuman answers that he was looking into the stones to make sure that Rama and Sita are in them, because if they are not, the necklace is of no value to him.

At this, a few mock Hanuman, saying his reverence and love for Rama and Sita could not possibly be as deep as he implies. In response, Hanuman tears his chest open, and everyone is stunned to see Rama and Sita literally in his heart.

How Rama left this world when Hanumana was guarding him

As Hanumana had boons from various gods and it was not possible for Rama to leave this world in presence of him, following has happened.

One day when King Rama was sitting on his throne, his ring fell off. When it touched the earth, it made a hole in the ground and disappeared into it. It was gone. He friend Hanuman was nearby. Rama said, Look, my ring is lost.” Dear friend, “Help me find it please.”

Hanumana was a powerful Vanara, a monkey-god, with the power to change shape and size and enter any hole, no matter how tiny. He had the power to become the smallest of the small and larger than the largest thing. So he took on a tiny form and went down the hole.

Hanuman reached underworld looking for the lost ring. When he was finally taken to the King of Spirits, he kept repeating the name of Rama. The King of Spirits asked, “Who are you?”
“Hanuman.”
“Why have you come here?”
“Rama’s ring fell into a hole, and I came to fetch it.”
The king looked around and found a platter, which he held up for Hanuman to see. On it were thousands of rings. All of them were Rama’s rings. The King of Spirits set it down and said, “pick out your ring and take it.”

They were all exactly the same. “I don’t know which one it is,” said Hanuman.

The King of Spirits said, “There have been as many Ramas as there are rings on this platter. When you return to earth, you will not find Rama. This incarnation of Rama is now over. Whenever an incarnation of Rama is about to be over, his ring falls down. I collect them and keep them. Now you can go.”