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Rāmāyaṇa Appendix 3
The Birth and History of Hanumān
Rāmāyaṇa Appendix 3
As told to Rāma by Agastya Ṛṣi
Rāmāyaṇa Appendix 3
There lived on Mount Sumeru a powerful Vanara leader named Keshari. His wife, Anjana, was beautiful beyond compare. One day …
Rāmāyaṇa Appendix 3
As Hanumān went swiftly upwards through the skies, a demon named Rāhu was also approaching the sun with a view …
Rāmāyaṇa Appendix 3
Indra immediately left his seat and, mounting his celestial elephant, Airāvata, he rose up into the heavens. He approached Hanumān, …
Rāmāyaṇa Appendix 3
The Vanara fell onto a mountain top and lay there apparently dead. Seeing this Vāyu became angry and he caused …
Rāmāyaṇa Appendix 3
Indra and all the other gods quickly approached Vāyu, who stood by the fallen Hanumān, and prayed to him to …
Rāmāyaṇa Appendix 3
Brahmā then reached out and ran his hand over Hanumān. The Vanara immediately sat up and looked around. The relieved …
Rāmāyaṇa Appendix 3
Pleased to hear Brahmā’s words, Indra took off his garland and placed it around Hanumān’s neck, saying, “From this day …
Rāmāyaṇa Appendix 3
The sun-god then said, “I shall bestow upon him a hundredth part of my brilliance. Also, when he begins to …
Rāmāyaṇa Appendix 3
Yamarāja granted him invulnerability to his rod and freedom from ailment. Kuvera also blessed him that he would remain unwearied …
Rāmāyaṇa Appendix 3
Finally, Brahmā said, “O wind-god, your son shall be invincible in battle. He will prove the terror of his foes …