Lord Hanuman Birth Story

1) Once there was an Apsara named Anjana who descended on earth as she was tired with life in heaven. When on earth, she began wondering through the forests. Once she came across a monkey who was meditating in the forest.



2. Anjana was amused to see a meditating monkey and she laughed and ridiculed him. Moreover she also threw stones at this monkey which disturbed his meditation. Once the monkey woke up from his meditation, he was greatly angered and cursed Anjana.


3. The curse stated that Anjana would turn into a monkey herself. The curse could only be lifted if Anjana gave birth to an offspring of Lord Shiva. Anjana’s crime was disturbing a meditating sage; which was a punishable deed in the eyes of God.



4. As the curse took its effect, Anjana did really turn into a monkey. She was so frightened that she started running away from the monkey sage. As she grew quite tired Anjana decided to rest under the shade of a banyan tree.



5. When Anjana woke up from her deep slumber she noticed a Shivling under the banyan tree. Remembering the curse of the sage, Anjana decided to devote her life to the worship of Lord Shiva in the hope that she would be forgiven.



6. For three long years Anjana began to meditate constantly without any food, water or rest. Impressed with her dedicated penance, Lord Shiva gave a boon to Anjana that she would bear the son of Vayu. Her curse would be lifted once she gave birth.



7. Vayu carried king Dasharath’s magic pudding from Ayodha and dropped it on Anjana’s lap. Anjana broke her fast by eating this pudding. After eating it she was informed that she would soon give birth to Vayu’s son, who would also be a monkey.



8. Soon Hanuman was born. Anjana informed little Hanuman that he was an Avatar of Lord Shiva and that Vayu was his father. Soon after that she turned into her Apsara form and flew to heaven. Hanuman was sad when his mother left him but Vayu comforted him and promised to fulfill all of Hanuman’s wishes.

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Why Somvati Amavasya Important In Hinduism

Why Somvati Amavasya Important in Hinduism

The ‘Amavasya’ tithi is regarded extremely auspicious among the Hindus. On this day, Hindus perform several pujas and rituals. When the Amavasya falls on a Monday, it is known as ‘Somvati Amavasya.’ As Somvati Amavasya falls on Monday, it is often associated with Lord Shiva.


After the Kurukshetra war, Yudhistira was worried about the Kuru-Pandavas dynasty. He approached Bhishma Pitamah to take advice how to rejuvenate the dynasty for his coming generations.


Bhishma advised Dharmaraj Yudhistira to observe Somvati Amavasya Vrata.It is also believed that on Somvati Amavasya taking a holy dip in the sacred Ganga River brings peace to our deceased ancestors and washes away all our sorrows and sins.


Somvati Amavasya Fast Story


A monk used to visit a family of moneylender having seven married sons and an unmarried daughter. He used to ask for alms and in return used to bless the daughter-in-law with happy married life. But he never gave blessing of marriage to the daughter of the house and this made the girl and her mother worried. The worried mother immediately called a Pandit to see the Kundali of her daughter. The Pandit told about the inauspicious Yog of becoming widow in her destiny and as a solution asked the girl to go the island Singhal where lived a washer women. Further he asks her to ask for the Sindoor from that lady and wear on her forehead and moreover to observe the fast of Somvati Amavasya, as it would remove inauspicious Yoga from her Kundali. On hearing this, mother requested the sons to go, on which, the youngest son agreed to go with her sister. Both of them left and reached the seashore. While thinking how to cross the river, they sat under a tree on which a vulture used to live with his infant in the nest. On the birth of a vulture, a snake used to eat him up. That day, when the vultures were out and the infants started making noise, the snake came. The girl understood the happening and killed the snake with her bravery. On returning and seeing their children alive, the happy vultures helped the girl to go to the house of washerwomen. On serving the washerwomen for months, the lady got pleased with the girl and applied Sindoor on her forehead. The girl left immediately without drinking water. On the way she revolved around a Peepal tree, worshipped the tree, observed the fast of Somvati Amavasya and then drank water. This way her inauspicious Yogas were cancelled and she became fortunate.

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Importance Of 108 In Hinduism

In Hindu tradition, the Mukhya Shivaganas (attendants of Shiva) are 108 in number and hence Shaiva religions, particularly Lingayats, use malas of 108 beads for prayer and meditation.
Similarly, in Gaudiya Vaishnavism, Lord Krishna in Vrindavan had 108 followers known as gopis. Recital of their names, often accompanied by the counting of a 108-beaded mala, is often done during religious ceremonies. The Sri Vaishnavite Tradition has 108 Divya Desams (temples of Vishnu) that are revered by the 12 Alvars in the Divya Prabandha, a collection of 4,000 Tamil verses.


Source - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/108_(number)8


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