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Hanuman (/ ˈ h ʌ n ʊ ˌ m ɑː n /; Sanskrit: हनुमान्, IAST: Hanumān), [5] also known as Maruti, Bajrangabali, and Anjaneya, [6] is a deity in Hinduism, revered as a divine vanara, and a devoted companion of the deity Rama. Central to the Ramayana, Hanuman is celebrated for his unwavering devotion to Rama and is considered a ...
Hanuman fells Jambumali. Jambavan: The king of the bears. He was created by Brahma to assist Rama in his struggle against Ravana. Janaka: The king of Mithila and the father of Sita and Urmila. Jambumali: One of the eight sons of Lanka's commander-in-chief Prahasta. He was killed by Hanuman during the encounter in the Ashoka Vatika
The term is a combination of chiram, or 'permanent', and jīvi, or 'lived'.It is similar to amaratva, which refers to true immortality.At the end of the last manvantara (age of Manu), an asura named Hayagriva attempted to become immortal by swallowing the sacred pages of the Vedas, as they escaped from the mouth of Brahma.
The deity Hanuman is sometimes featured with five-faces in his iconography, known as Panchamukhi Hanuman, or Panchamukha Anjaneya. [3] Each head is that of a deity associated with Vishnu , and is depicted to be facing a cardinal direction: Hanuman faces the east, Narasimha faces the south, Varaha faces the north, Garuda faces the west, and ...
Kalpavriksha (also Kalpataru, Kalpadruma or Kalpapādapa) - It is a wish-fulfilling divine tree in Hindu mythology. Ashvattha (also Assattha) - A sacred tree for the Hindus and has been extensively mentioned in texts pertaining to Hinduism, mentioned as 'peepul' (Ficus religiosa) in Rig Veda mantra I.164.20.
But these rocks kept disappearing. Hanuman dove into the sea to discover that the golden mermaid—Sovann Maccha—was responsible for the disruption. While trying to overcome Sovann Maccha, they fall in love, [3] then give birth to a monkey with a fish tail known as Macchanub. Hanuman explains to the golden mermaid why he needed the rocks.
A general among the vanaras, Hanuman was a warrior of Rama in the war against the rakshasa king Ravana. Hanuman's exploits are much celebrated in a variety of religious and cultural traditions, [23] particularly in Hinduism, to the extent that he is often the object of worship according to some bhakti traditions, [24] and is the prime deity in ...
Hanuman, a Hindu deity, also a character in Ramayana Epic; Sun Wukong (also known as The Monkey King), a Buddhist deity and a character in the classical Chinese epic Journey to the West; Sarugami of Japan, often depicted as evil deities, as in the tales of Shippeitaro; Howler monkey gods, a patron of the artisans among the Classic Mayas