Hanuman Spotting Sita

Ramayana Synopsis

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He freed Lord Shani, who had been imprisoned in the Lankan palace. In exchange, Lord Hanuman was granted a boon and asked for enduring protection for his devotees. The demon king Ravana sent his brother Ahirvana to capture Lord Rama and hold him in captivity till someone lit five lamps in five different directions. So great was his devotion to Lord Rama, that Hanuman adopted the five-headed or Panchamukhi form. His other faces were named Varaha, Hayagriva, Narasimha, and Garuda.

This way, the five-headed Hanuman could see in all five directions- north, south, east, west and sky!

Finding Sita at Ravana's Palace in Lanka

When the war was over and Sita was found, Lord Rama also took a promise from Hanuman that the monkey god would remain on Earth till the name of his beloved Lord was recited on earth. This story can be found in the fifth book of the Ramayana , an ancient Hindu epic. Hanuman or Anjaneya has many other names such as Pawanputra or Maruti.

The word "Hanuman" is derived from hanu meaning jaw and man meaning altered.

When Hanuman was attacked by Lord Indra with his thunderbolt for swallowing the sun he was harmed in the jaw, causing this alteration. As you can see, the answer to why is Hanuman a monkey brings us to many more fascinating stories. If you want to learn more about animals in Hinduism, take a look at the following articles:.

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Finding Sita at Ravana's Palace in Lanka

You may also be interested in: The story of Anjana's curse Anjana was a beautiful apsara or heavenly nymph from the kingdom of Lord Indra, the King of Gods. Hanuman's father took care of him and he grew to be a strong God. If you want to learn more about animals in Hinduism, take a look at the following articles: What is the story of Nandi the bull? What is the story of the Kamadhenu cow? Ravana and the Demons decide to set fire to Hanuman's tail. They wrap his tail in strips of cotton and soak the cotton in oil. As the Demons begin to wrap cotton round Hanuman's tail, Hanuman makes his tail grow longer and longer and longer.

The subject of many paintings. The Demons run out of cotton and oil. They set light to his tail anyway. But Hanuman shrinks back to the size of a mouse, his tail shrinks too, and Hanuman escapes, setting Ravana's throne alight, and leaving a trail of flames throughout Lanka. Hanuman dips his tail in the sea, and leaps back to Rama, Lakshman, the Bears.

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The band decide they must build a bridge to Lanka. There are many, many versions of how they do this. So you might come across several different stories, and comparing the different versions is fascinating. All versions involve magic of some kind: A battle ensues between Ravana's demon army and Rama's animal army. Lakshman is so badly wounded in the battle it seems that he will die before sunrise. In some versions of the story many Monkeys and Bears are wounded too.

The Monkeys and Bears decide that Hanuman must leap to the Himalayas and bring back the healing herb from the Medicine Mountain to save Lakshman's life. So Hanuman leaps over the ocean, and across the whole of India, to the Himalayas. When he arrives at first he can't find the Medicine Mountain. When he finds it at last, it is covered with herbs and he doesn't know which is the magic healing herb. So Hanuman wraps his arms around the whole mountain, pulls it out of the ground, lifts it up onto the palm of his hand and flies with it back to Lanka.

Hanuman carrying the mountain is reproduced again and again in all forms of art. On the way the sun begins to rise and Hanuman captures it under his arm so that he can arrive back before sunrise in time to save Lakshman. The healing herb is picked and given to Lakshman. Lakshman is healed and filled with energy. Or the whole animal army is renewed. Rama and Ravana fight, using magic weapons, called astras. Then Rama and Ravana fight in hand to hand combat, Rama cuts off one of Ravana's heads.

It falls to the ground, but instantly another head grows back in its place.

Rama cuts again, a second head falls but another head grows in its place. Ravana seems to be indestructible. His death is hidden in his body.

How Ravana meets his death again varies from version to version, sometimes his death is: Wherever his death is hidden, Rama discovers it and Ravana is finally killed. The Monkeys and Bears run through the ruins of Ravana's palace, looking for Sita. They find her and she is set free with great rejoicing. When Rama finds Sita he is suddenly unable to trust her. Stories about Krishna in Vrindavan lila. Stories about lilas of Deities. Stories about Lord Jagannath.

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