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Who was Swayamprabha?
In the Ramayan, Hanuman and other Vanars come across Swayamprabha residing in a magical cave while searching for Sita. I wanted to know who this lady was and what was her ancestry. Another online ...
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Why is Lord Hanuman also referred as "Bajaranga Bali"?
The name "Bajaranga Bali" is quite famous especially in the northern parts of India. There are popular movies made with this name, such as Bajrangbali and Bajrangi Bhaijaan.
However these names are ...
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What was hanuman doing with sugreev on the mountain?
I mean sugreev was there because he was hiding from his brother bali, but what was hanuman doing with him? I mean how hanuman met sugreev
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What happened to Hanuman's son Makardhwaja after he became the king of Patala?
I need to know the detailed story of Makardhwaja the son of Hanuman.
I know that he was born from sweat of Hanuman. Hanuman and Makardhwaja both met in Patala when Hanuman was searching for Rama ...
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Did Hanuman undergo a surgery after he pierced his chest to show that Lord Ram was inside him? [closed]
We all know that, when Sita Devi gave Hanuman a pearl necklace, Hanuman said that its of no use to him as Lord Ram is not inside of it.
So when asked whether Lord Ram is inside him, Hanuman torn his ...
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Is Hanuman the first writer of Ramayana?
Many great sages wrote Ramayana in different time and yuga. But great Sage Valmiki is the first writer of Ramayana who wrote whole Ramayana even before the story of Ramayana is completed in real life. ...
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Did Lord Hanuman have any siblings? [duplicate]
Hanuman is an important character in the epic Ramayana. He is called as the son of the wind God as he was born by the grace of the wind-God. His mother was Anjani and father was Kesari.
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What is the reason behind hanuman's brahmacharya? [duplicate]
I don't have much details but have a straight question about the celibacy of hanuman. Is there any specific reason that hanuman is brahmachari other than that he is true devotee of lord ram and don't ...
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Why is Sundara Kanda more glorified than other Kandas of Ramayana?
In most of the hindu homes as well as temples, it is a customary practice to have sessions of Sundara Kanda on either day of week (preferably Tuesday).
My question is
What makes Sundara Kanda more ...
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When did Mainda and Dvivida drink Amrita with the permission of Brahma?
Mainda and Dvivida are the valiant lieutenants in the army of Vānara. They are the sons of Ashwini Kumaras. Hanuman describes the plight of Lanka to his fellow vānaras and praises every Vānara ...
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Was Hanuman ever shot in the leg by an arrow?
Was Hanuman ever shot in the leg by an arrow while he was flying with the mountain containing the Sanjivani herb, for Lakshmana?
I've heard that he was, which was a reminder for him to be humble and ...
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Why did Lord Hanuman bring two mountains from Himalayas?
As every TV show and common man say Lord Hanuman went to Himalayas to bring Herbs and brought One Mountain.
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As stated in Valmiki Ramayan : Yuddha Kanda(Chapter Sarga 74)
After having ...
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Who is Suvarchala? Is she wife or daughter of Sun God?
There are several stories of Hanuman being married or a bachelor. A question was already asked before on this site. Some say that Hanuman promised Sun that he will marry his daughter Suvarchala when ...
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What was the memory/rivalry of Ravana with Bali's son Bana?
In Valmiki Ramayana Sundarakanda, Ravana's son Indrajeet captures Hanuman using Brahmastra. Then he was summoned in Ravana's court. Ravana who was greatly angered due to the destruction of his ...
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Why didn't Rāma leave his ring back in Ayodhya before setting out to the forest?
It is well-known that, in Kishkindha Kāṇḍa, before Hanumān begins his search for Sītā, Rāma gives his signet ring to Hanumān which he later hands over to Sītā saying:
O illustrious lady! I am a ...
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Why did Hanuman burn the city of Lanka?
When Hanuman was sent to Lanka as a peace messenger to King Ravana, he was humiliated and his tail was set on fire. In turn, Hanuman burnt the entire city of Lanka to ashes. Was it right to punish the ...
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Why Hanuman not considered a king even though his father was a king?
Why Hanuman did not become/considered a king even though his father was a king? Who ran the kingdom after Kesri (hanuman's dad) if hanuman did not take his place?
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How did Hanuman's tail catch fire?
As I know and I've heard from my Hindu friends that, someone put the fire on tail of Hanuman and he lit the whole island of Lanka.
My question is, how did Hanuman's tail catch fire or to be more ...
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Hanuman and the highest state of Sri Rama bhakti
On learning about the whereabouts of Goddess Sita from Jatayu’s brother Sampati, the brave Hanuman crossed the endless seas and proceeded to Lanka.
He found Goddess Sita in Ashoka Vatika and assured ...
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How did Hanuman manage to survive after he got cursed? [closed]
Hanuman once got cursed that he would not remember his powers until someone reminded him of his powers. But the effect of that curse ended when Lord Jambavanth reminded Hanuman of his power before he ...
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What scriptures describe the origin of Arjuna's monkey flag?
In the Mahabharata, Arjuna is frequently described as Kadipdhvaja, or the one who has a monkey flag. In the popular imagination, this flag is associated with Hanuman. And this association does have ...
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First meeting between Hanuman and Shree Rama
This wiki article describes that when Sugreeva sent Hanuman as an emissary to meet Rama and Lakshmana. It also claims that on seeing Hanuman, Shri Rama praised Hanuman greatly.
How is this meeting ...
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Is sitting on a camel in a dream inauspicious?
Currently I am reading Sundara Kanda of Valmiki Ramayana. In this kanda, there is a sarga/chapter named Trijata Swapnam meaning the dream of the ogre Trijata. She narrates her dream to other ogres and ...
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What boon did Lankini (demoness of Lanka) get from Brahma?
Before entering Lanka, Hanuman fell Lankini, the demoness of Lanka, with a single decisive blow using his left fist. Lankini then recollects a boon that Brahma had given her earlier. What boon (वरदा...
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Does Hanuma actually know Ravana's wife Mandodari by her name when he sees her the first time?
AFAIK, Valmiki as the writer of Ramayana, is describing the events of Ramayana exactly as the characters themselves perceive and experience those events. So he doesn't add anything more or anything ...
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Who was more powerful? Rama or Hanuman? [closed]
Hanuman had too much powers in his body and Lord Rama also had many powers and he killed Ravana. But I want to know that who was more powerful? Rama or Hanuman?
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Hanuman forgeting divine powers [duplicate]
In the ongoing TV serial, Mahabali Hanuman, it was shown that Hanuman forgot his shaktis(Powers) due to curse by Rishis when he went to Swarg Lok to bring back his mother. But, as far as I know, ...
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Who was Makardhawaj? [duplicate]
When Lord Hanuman went to Patal Lok to save Lord Rama and Lakshmana from Ravana's brother Ahivaravan,he saw a demon who was a guard of Patal Lok named 'Makardhawaj'. Who was the demon Makardhawaj?
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When did Rama tell Hanuman the Muktika Upanishad?
I've read the Wikipedia article on Muktika Upanishad which contains the list of 108 Upanishads. There it is written that:
The canon is part of a dialogue between Rama and Hanuman. Rama proposes to ...
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Is Sri Hanuma a Chiranjeevi? [duplicate]
According to Srimad Ramayana it was Lord Indra, who gave a boon to Sri Hanuma that death occurs only by his own volition - स्वच्छंदतः च मरणम् , but not Sri Rama.
वज्रस्य च निपातेन विरुजम् त्वाम् ...
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How many sons did Kesari have, other than Sri Hanuman?
Shuka, Ravana's aide, describes the individual strengths of the various commanders in the army of monkeys, mentioning their names one by one, in detail, in Yuddha Kanda of Srimad Ramayana.
While ...
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How was Hanuman able to burn Lanka down?
While searching for Sita in Lanka, Sri Hanuma saw many arches/windows/doors made of gold, some houses decorated with gold, floors studded with many precious stones.
When Sri Hanuma started setting ...
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Who was the KALARATRI that was mentioned in Sundara Kanda?
While declaring that he was a messenger of Sri Rama, Sri Hanuma admonishes Ravana, who practiced severe austerities and got so many boons, and yet abducted Sita.
लक्षिता इयम् मया सीता तथा शोक परायणा...
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Was Ravana's Lanka not the present day Sri Lanka?
Many people are thinking and confidently stating that Ravana's Lanka is in fact present day Sri Lanka, situated south-east of India.
However, the narration given by Sage Valmiki in Sundara Kanda ...
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How did Sri Hanuma get that name?
After describing Sri Rama's structure, capabilities to Sita, Sri Hanuma introduces himself as follows:
तस्य अहम् हरिणः क्षेत्रे जातो वातेन मैथिलि | हनूमान् इति विख्यातो लोके
स्वेन एव कर्मणा || ५-...
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Was Sri Hanuman a married person? [duplicate]
There is a prevalent story about the marital status of Sri Hanuman that He was married to Suvarchala, the daughter of the Sun. However, this story does not find place in Srimad Ramayana, which is an ...
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Why Hanuman became staunch devotee of Lord Rama?
I know Lord Shiva showed his love towards Lord Vishnu by incarnating as Hanuman during Rama Avatar. But Hanuman didn't know he was incarnation of Shiva/ Vayu. (i think he still doesn't know it).
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How Hanumanji visited Patal loka?
In one version of Ramayana, Lord Hanuman visited Patala loka to save Lord Rama. But how did he find way to Patal loka?
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Why Shanideva is at Lord Hanuman's feet in statue? Why Lord Hanuman is worshipped to decrease effects of Shani deva?
I have seen Lord Hanuman Temple statue many times. who is there in the feet of Lord Hanuman? Is he shani deva? If so why is he there in his feet? Also Lord Hanuman is worshipped to decrease effects of ...
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Did Shree Hanuman have a child from Raavana's daughter SuvannaMaccha?
While reading about (legendary) creature called Mermaid, I stumbled upon 1 of the examples SuvarnaMaccha.
While building Ramasetu, this daughter of Raavana was an obstacle, but later fell in (mutual) ...
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Is Hanuman an avatar of Lord Shiva?
I grew up watching Ramayana and Mahabharata TV series which was telecasted on Dhoordharshan channel. I vaguely remember my grandma say that Hanuman is an avatar of Shiva to help Vishnu (Ram) to ...
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Vajra killing Hanuman
I have a confusion over Hanuman being killed by Vajra of Indra, after Hanuman eating the sun. I have read several versions, and in most of these, it was mentioned that Hanuman became unconscious, and ...
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What was the size of Sugriva's army that fought against Ravana alongside Rama?
What was the size of Sugriva's army that fought against Ravana?
What was the strength of Ravana's army?
What kind of weapons did the Vanaras use?
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When did lord Hanuman fight with Ravana?
By reading @krishna's comment on this answer, come to know that lord Hanuman was not that powerful to fight with Ravana.
So when did Hanuman fight with Ravana?
Read the comment below
Hanuman fell ...
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Any scriptural references of Hanuman being known as Giridhara- Upholder of Mountain?
"Giridhara" literally means Holder of the Mountain.
When Shri Krishna wanted to break the ego of Indra, Shri Krishna lifted Govardhan mountain on his finger. After this He was given the name ...
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Who was the guru of Vibhishana?
I found the following dialogues between Shri Hanuman and Vibhishana while going through Sundara Kand of Shri Ramcharit Manasa. And I came to know that Vibhishana is a true devotee of Lord Shri Rama ...
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How does Lord Hanuman recalls his special powers? [duplicate]
I remember some sage cursed Lord Hanuman for misusing his great powers and Hanuman forgot that he had special powers.
But how did he break the curse? How did he get to know that he has special powers?...
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Is 'Sanjeevani Booti' known to be present in current times as well?
We have read about the use of Sanjeevani Booti in Ramayana, which was used to cure Lakshmana and the Vanara army when they were unconscious and on death bed. I want to know what particular type of ...
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Is there any hidden meaning behind this verse?
I have been chanting Hanuman Chalisa since childhood, but what makes me wonder is that, why there is the verse -
buddhi heen tanu janike sumirahu pawankumar,
bal buddhi vidhya deu mohi harhu ...
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Why did only Lord Rama kill Ravana?
As we know there were many people who could have killed Ravana, like Lord Hanuman and Jambavan. But they didn't kill Ravana. Only Lord Rama did. Why?
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