Introduction

The Hindu religion worships various Gods and Goddesses. Hanuman is one God people majorly venerate across India. The monkey God symbolizes high devotion and is an ardent devotee of Rama. People follow Hanuman or Anjaneya in South India, for his unstinting commitment and principles.

Lord Hanuman is a Chiranjeevi (immortal). He is a reincarnation of Lord Shiva and a symbol of immense strength and devotion.

People believe Hanuman to be the sole living God in Kalyug, who watches over his devotees and their devotion. He blesses devotees praying with enthusiasm and sincerity. One of the tallest idols of Hanuman is in the Jakhu temple in Shimla, where he stands 33 meters (108 feet). The tallest deity is in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, standing at 135 feet. Here Hanuman is called Anjaneya Swami. The Hanuman Dhara temple in Chitrakoot, Madhya Pradesh, has the deity of the Panchmukhi Hanuman. People consider Hanuman a Yogi with strong self-control m, one who symbolizes complete surrender and the absolute absence of ego. Devotees revere Hanuman as the ideal symbol of real strength, courage, heroic initiative, and assertion.

Significance of Hanuman

The common belief is that worshipping Hanuman is equivalent to worshipping other gods. Hanuman possesses two of the most cherished traits in the Hindu bhakti-shakti tradition. He is reliable, heroic, intelligent, and assertive. He is the ideal combination of Shakti and Bhakti.

Origin of Hanuman

Hanuman is the son of Anjani and Kesari and also the son of Wind God Pawan. Legend has it that while Anjani was worshipping Shiva, King Dasharatha of Ayodhya was performing the Putrakameshti Yagna to have children. He received the sacred pudding (payasam) and shared it with his three wives, and had Rama, Bharatha, Lakshmana, and Shatrughna.

As divine faith would have it, a kite flew by and snatched a part of the sacred pudding and dropped it while flying through a forest where Anjani was worshipping Shiva. Vayu, the Hindu deity of Wind, delivered the sacred dessert in Anjani’s outstretched hands, and she consumed it, and Hanuman was born.

Hanuman was incredible as an infant. Child of Wind God Vayu, he flew up in the air and tried to grab the Sun, whom he mistook for a fruit. Indra, King of the Gods, struck a thunderbolt on his jaw (Hanu), and he was named thus.

Hanuman has 12 names by which people know and worship him.

Importance of Chanting Hanuman’s Names

Vayu Putra - Hanuman goes by the name of Vayu Putra, son of the Wind God, wherein he provides physical and mental stimulation.

Om Hanuman – Hanuman is born with a cleft in his chin. He provides intelligence.

Anjani Sut - People call Hanuman Devi Anjani Putra, who provides blessings.

Om Mahabal – Hanuman possesses high power, and he provides positive energy.

Om Phalguna Sakha -Hanuman is called Arjuna’s friend and provides a positive community.

Om Rameshtha – Hanuman is called Bhakt of Rama and helps provide Godly powers.

Om Uddhikaramana – Hanuman is called by this name as he crossed the ocean. He has the power to convert the impossible into the possible and make it work.

Om Pingaksha – Hanuman is called thus because his eyes have reddish-brown flecks when he gains victory over his enemies and conquers them.

Om Amit Vikrama -Hanuman is boundless and limitless. He provides infinite power which he possesses in abundance.

Om Sita Shoka Vinashana -Hanuman, who is a central character in the epic Ramayana, is the messenger who finds Sita after a relentless search and through his devote love for Rama and devotion towards her, removes her sorrow. Hanuman has the power to remove any adverse conditions in life.

Om Dashagriva Darpaha –Hanuman is the sole entity who is fearless of Ravana. He has no apprehensions about the evil king of Lanka and shows scant regard for him. He destroys the ego of Ravana through his mighty antics. Hanuman is a God who destroys an ego as he is a divine entity without any ego.

Om Lakshmana Pran Data - Hanuman is the savior of Lakshmana, the brave brother of Lord Rama. He gives life to Shri Lakshmana, felled by the arrow of Ravana’s son Meghnad. Hanuman goes and retrieves an entire mountain for the Sanjeevani herb that revives people and gives life. Hanuman is a God who is life-giving, in any critical time or juncture in a devotee’s life.

Benefits of Chanting Hanuman’s Names

• Devotees can feel the presence of God within them when they chant the twelve names of Hanuman

• Chanting the 23 names of Hanuman every morning can make an individual healthy and give them a long life.

• When people regularly recite the names of Hanuman in the afternoon, and family issues get resolved. It makes the individual happier, and there is peace.

• Reciting the names of Hanuman at night ensures that enemies for any individual are defeated.

Hanuman is a provider of strength, hope, knowledge, intelligence, loyalty, devotion, and exemplary courage. Hanuman is the first among spiritual evolvers. There are several shrines dedicated to Hanuman, and he is worshipped in shrines ion temples dedicated to Rama.