Tuesday, November 13, 2012

How does God Hanuman got his name?

                     How does God Hanuman got his name?

God Hanuman is hailed as an ardent follower of Shri Ram in Hinduism. But how does he got his name? Sanskrit texts give many explanations regarding this.
When Hanuman was born, he was unaware of his ability and strength. As a toddler, he thought the glowing Sun outside on sky , is a mango fruit that he can eat ! As the thought struck him , he readily flied to sky on intention of catching Sun.
Everyone were aware of his divine ability. Everyone were terrified about the outcome. That time, the king of devas, Indra decided to step in. He struck the boy's jaw with his weapon Vajrayudh. Because of this, boy's jaw was disfigured and he fell back to ground.
In Sanskrit, hanu= jaw and man or mant= prominent or disfigured. The name Hanuman or Hanumant thus means that "one with prominent or disfigured jaw.

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