ABOUT SREE HANUMAN

ABOUT SREE HANUMAN Hanuman, monkey deity in Hinduism, son of the wind and a monkey-nymph. In the Ramayana (Story of Rama) epics, Hanuman plays an important role. Rama (deity worshiped as the seventh incarnation of Vishnu) is assisted by Hanuman, chief of the monkeys, in his great battle for the rescue of his wife Sita. Lord Hanuman symbolizes the qualities of an ideal devotee of God, which can be represented by the letters of his name, as follows: • H = Helpfulness (kindness) • A = Adoration (devotion) • N = Naturalness (sincerity) • U = Understanding (knowledge) • M = Modesty (humility) • A = Allegiance (loyalty) • N = Nishkama-karma (selfless work in service of God) Hanumanji is known by many names as Anjaneya, Anjani Putra, Bajarangbali, Hanuman, Mahaveer, Marutinandan, Pavanputra etc. Hanuman was a bachelor (brahamachari) and is worshipped in all the temples of India. Every temple of Sri Rama contains an icon of Hanuman. Worship of Sri Rama is complete only with the worship of Hanuman. The worship of Hanuman symbolizes the worship of the Supreme Lord, for acquiring knowledge, physical and mental strength, truthfulness, sincerity, selflessness, humility, loyalty, and profound devotion to the Lord. Students pray to him for intelligence and soldiers for strength.