Once, goddess Sita spotted Hanuman in a betel leaf garden. Hanuman bowed at her feet, seeking her blessings. At that moment, Sita plucked a few betel leaves and showered on Hanuman in order to bless him. The legend related to offering of butter to Hanuman is related to the battle between Ram and Ravan. During […]
Hanuman was serving the guests in the Ram Navami celebration. Narad tried to act normally by asking for food. But Hanuman was deeply in thoughts of Lord Ram, after seeing the feet of Krishna. He kept the food aside and paid his humble greetings to Lord Krishna. Hanuman asked, “What mistake have I done that
It was the day of Ram Navami, the birthday of Lord Ram. Hanuman went to the city as a Brahmin, where he performed a special yajna on the birthday of his Lord. Lord Krishna and Narad decided to test Hanuman. So, they also went to the same city, dressed as Brahmins. After performing all the
Hanuman left for Dwaraka from Malyanchal to meet Ram. On the other side, Krishna was also getting ready to meet Hanuman. He dressed like Ram and asked Satyabhama to dress like Sita. When Hanuman reached Krishna’s palace, Sudarshan was guarding the palace. It rolled around the palace with all its might. On seeing Hanuman, Sudarshan
Garud challenged Hanuman for a battle and started hitting Hanuman with his sharp beak. Hanuman did not want to hurt Garud, but he had to teach him a lesson to shatter his ego. So, Hanuman gently nudged Garud towards the ocean. But for Garud, it was like a huge hurricane that pushed him into the
On the invitation of Krishna, Hanuman arrived at Dwaraka’s royal garden and started eating fruits, breaking twigs and uprooting trees. The soldiers could not stop Hanuman and informed Krishna about it. Krishna invited Garud and asked him to resolve the issue with the help of the royal army. But the egoistic Garud thought that he
Once, a furious war took place between Lord Krishna and Indra. Krishna flew to the heavens riding on Garud, the king of birds, along with his wife Satyabhama. Krishna defeated Indra with the help of Sudarshan chakra, the divine weapon of Lord Vishnu. Satyabhama helped Krishna during the war. Pleased with Satyabhama, Krishna gifted her
When Hanuman started wondering about the woman who held the Shaligram’s idol, a divine voice whispered in his ear. It said, “Hanuman, this pious woman is goddess Mahalakshmi. She is doing penance here to unite with her husband Lord Vishnu. Vishnu who had taken the Narsimhavatar had disappeared in the form of a Shaligram after
Hanuman had completely forgotten about the idol of Lord Shaligram and the woman who was holding it. When he finished his prayers, Hanuman was shocked to see a huge mountain in front of him. A puzzled Hanuman asked the woman what had happened. She told him that she kept the Shaligram idol on the ground,
Hanuman was in a fix. He was already getting late to perform his evening prayers. But he could not find anyone to hold the Shaligram’s idol. ‘What will I do now? I have never missed my evening prayers!’ he sighed. Suddenly, Hanuman’s eyes fell on a divine woman who was praying at the pilgrimage spot.
Once, Hanuman was returning from the Himalayas after placing Drongiri at its original place. On his way back, Hanuman thought of resting for a while. He took his bath in river Ghantaki. While he was coming out of the river, he saw an idol of Lord Shaligram (a form of Lord Vishnu). Hanuman thought of
There are many legends behind how Hanuman’s image came to adorn the flag of Arjun’s chariot. According to one legend, a Brahmin once approached Arjun and Krishna and sought their help to quench his hunger. When Krishna and Arjun assured their help, the Brahmin revealed his identity. He was none other than Agni! Agni told
Both Hanuman and Arjun understood that the sage was no ordinary sage. They immediately went towards the sage and fell at his feet. Hanuman recognised the sage; he was none other than Ram himself. He understood that Krishna was Ram and Ram was Krishna. Both were the incarnations of Lord Vishnu. Krishna revealed his original
Arjun had lost the challenge. To keep his word, he immediately built a pyre and lit it. He was about to jump into the pyre when Krishna appeared there disguised as a sage. He stopped Arjun and asked him the matter. Arjun told him about the challenge. Krishna said, “How can you enter a bet
Hanuman challenged Arjun to build a bridge of arrows that could bear his weight. Arjun was overconfident of his skills. So he accepted Hanuman’s challenge. They went to a nearby water-body. Arjun wanted to show his archery skills. He said, “I will show that I am a better archer than Lord Ram. If the bridge