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hAnuma the VaAyu JeEvottama....

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HanuMa the VaAyu JeEvottama ( ondu chintane…) > What does the term HANUMA indicate? In a Vedic sense HANU indicates GyaAna/Buddhi/Mati and HANUMA means the one who is.... > BUDDHIMAAN - MATIMAAN - GYAANASHEELA; > POORNA PRAGNYA the one who is equipped with thorough and comprehensive knowledge; > DASAPRAMATI the one having full of/provider of infinite knowledge; > HANUMA IS > Buddhi-MataAm VarisHttha the one who is foremost among the intelligentsia; > buddHau cha nAnyo hanumatsamAnaH.... there is no one who is as knowledgeable as Hanuman; someone besides Lord Hanuman cannot be found in Buddhi/intelligence/knowledge; > WHO IS HANUMAN? मनोजवं मारुततुल्यवेगं जितेन्द्रियं बुद्धिमतां वरिष्ठ । वातात्मजं वानरयूथमुख्यं श्रीरामदूतं शरणं प्रपद्ये । Mano-Javam Maaruta-Tulya-Vegam Jite[a-I]ndriyam Buddhi-Mataam Varishttha | Vaata-Atmajam Vaanara-Yuutha-Mukhyam Shriiraama-Duutam Sarannam Prapadye | Meaning.... Lord Hanuman the ...

Sri Hanumad Vratha - Significance

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Dedicated to Lord Hanuman, sukla Trayodasi (13th day) during the sacred lunar month Margasira masam is reckoned as   Hanumad Vrata . This we find being observed mostly in South especially in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh states.     According to the legend behind it is said that, it was due to Arjuna’s overlooking (neglect) Lord Hanuman’s significance [who was sitting in the form of a flag (emblem) on his chariot]. Pandavas had to struggle for 13 years (12+1) in forests during exile. Perhaps this may be the significance behind worshipping Lord Hanuman on this day with a yellow coloured thread having 13 knots known as Thora and worn by devotees after the pooja.   On the advice of Lord Vedavyasa who had narrated the significance of this vratha to Dharmaraja, Draupadi Devi performed this Vratha under the guidance of Lord Sri Krishna.  It is believed that Lord Sri Rama Himself had performed this Vratha. On this day, Lord Hanuman is exclusively worsh...

Sri Hanuman Jayanthi...

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TODAY SRI HANUMAN JAYANTHI.... Chaithra Sukla Pournami (full moon day) in the lunar month Chaithra is purported to be the day Lord Hanuman was born celebrated as Hanuman Jayanthi. According to regional beliefs, customs and traditions, regional calendars it is celebrated on different lunar dates. In some parts it is celebrated on the 10th lunar day of the dark fortnight in the lunar month Vaisakha maasam, while in some other parts of the country it is celebrated on the 13th lunar day of the bright fortnight in the lunar month Margasira maasam. Whatever may be the dates of celebration, worship of Lord Hanuman is prevailing in Hindu religion since Ramayana days and Lord Hanuman is one of the best known and most widely worshiped Deity of Hindu Religion. All walks of people worship him regardless of affiliations.  Lord Hanuman the personification of true and resolute devotion to Lord Sri Rama is known for his righteousness, courage, strength, valor and discriminative intelligen...