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Lord Hanuman
Hanuman Charitra
installed at the Parashakthi Temple on April 30, 2002.
Pooja schedule - Hanuman Chalisa is chanted at the
Parashakthi (Divine Mother) temple every Thursday at –
7:00p.m.
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Lord
Hanuman Gayatri:
Om Anjaneeyaya Vidhmahe
Ati Veeraya Dheemahi
Tanno Hanumath Prachothayat
MANTRA
‘BUDHIR BHALAM
YESHO DAIRYAM NIRBHAYATHVAM AAROGATHA AJATYAM
VAAKBADUTHVAM CHA HANUMANTHA SMARANATH BHAVETHU’
“BUDHIR” - Intelligence “BHALAM” - Strength YESHO
“DAIRYAM”- Bravery “NIRBHAYATHVAM” - Fearlessness “AAROGATHA”-Health
AJATYAM VAAKBADUTHVAM CHA “HANUMANTHA SMARANATH BHAVETHU”
- Be bestowed on me by Lord Hanuman |
Sri Hanuman is an incarnation of Lord Shiva. Brihaspati
had an attendant by the name of Punjikasthala who was
cursed to assume the body of a female monkey. The curse
was to be removed on her giving birth to an incarnation
of Lord Shiva. Accordingly, she was born as Anjana and,
together with her husband Kesari, lived a life of
chastity and purity. She performed intense Tapasya for
many years, during which period she worshipped Lord
Shiva who being pleased with her granted her a boon.
Hanumanji is known by many names as Anjaneya, Vayuputra,
Vayukumara, Hanumantha, Anjali Putra, Bajarangabali,
Mahaveer, Maruti, Pavanputra, etc. He is a great
yogi(mystic) having transcended the five senses(Pancha
Indriyas). Hanuman, the Monkey God, is the son of Vayu
or Marut, the Wind God. Hanuman’s mother is Anjana.
Hanuman is fast, the most agile and oriented God.
Hanuman, worshipped for his strength, valor and agility,
is a man of great teaming. He is considered to be an
avatar (incarnation) of Lord Shiva. It is said that when
Lord Shiva decided to take birth as Anjaneya His consort
Goddess Parvati expressed Her wish to accompany Him.
Lord Shiva conceded and asked Her to accompany Him as
His tail when He took birth as Sri Anjaneya. Devotees
worship Anjaneya by smearing sindoor on the tail of
Anjaneya’s idol because the tail of Anjaneya is regarded
as Goddess Parvati. The extra ordinary power of
Anjaneya’s tails is attributed to the presence of
Goddess Parvati. Hanuman, a great devotee of Sri Rama,
is the symbol of devotion and dedication. He was blessed
by Sri Rama with Immortality (Chiranjeevi). He is the
only character that appears in two great epics the
Ramayana and the Mahabharatha, which are set apart by
several millenniums. He was a bachelor 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. Saint
Tulsidas composed 40 stanzas of Hanuman Chalisa in
praise of Hanuman. Hanuman Jayanti is the birth
anniversary of Lord Hanuman. One cannot understand Hindu
Dharma unless one knows Hanuman.
His Prowess and Greatness
He was blessed by Sita Devi with the ashta maha sidhis,
the eight supernatural powers, and the nine wealth. The
eight supernatural powers are: Anima: the power to
reduce the body to the size of an atom, Mahima: the
power to expand one’s body to infinitely large size,
Garima: the power to become infinitely heavy, Laghima:
the power to become infinitely light, Prapti: the power
of unrestricted access to any place, Prakamya: the power
to realize any desire, Isitva: the power of absolute
lordship and Vasitva: the power of subjugating all. The
nine wealth are the nine types of devotion namely,
daasya bhakthi, sravana bhakthi, vandana bhakthi,
smarana bhakthi, paada sevana bhakthi, sakhya bhakthi,
keertana bhakthi, aatma nivedana bhakthi, and archana
bhakthi. Scholars, exemplify Anjaneya for His daasya
bhakthi.
Sani and Anjaneya
As per Indian astrology, the seven and half year period
(refereed to as the ezhara Sani, ezharattu Sani or dade
sathi) during which Saturn moves through the 12th, 1st
and 2nd from the natal moon as well as the period when
it moves through the 4th, 7th and 10th from the natal
moon are bound to be very bad for the individuals. The
period when Saturn becomes retrograde is also considered
inauspicious. Astrologers suggest, among other remedial
measures, praying to Anjaneya during such periods.
According to a legend, when Sani approached Anjaneya to
bring Him under his spell, Anjaneya caught him by the
hair, dangled him in the air, and blew air on him.
Anjaneya let him go only after a promise from him that
he would never harm Him or those who pray to Him.
Important days
The days significant for worshiping Sri Hanuman are
Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays.
Persons going through the seven and half period of
Saturn, the period of ashtama sani (Saturn in the eighth
position from the natal moon) or kandaka sani (Saturn in
the fourth, seventh or the tenth from the natal moon),
are advised to worship Sri Hanuman on Saturdays.
Others may worship Him on Tuesdays or Thursdays. |
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