Puranas venerate Hanumanji as Vayu Putra, son of wind god.
According to Vedas, space gives rise to vayu, air, from which agni,
fire, is born. If vayu is the cause and agni, effect, then vayu is the
father, and agni the son. Hence, in Vedic thought, Hanumanji
embodies fire.
To say someone is 'on fire' implies that they are working with great
inspiration. Fire is the source of heat, energy, dynamism, and
brilliance - all qualities Hanumanji exemplifies. Moved by Sitaji's
sorrow, Hanumanji set Lanka ablaze. Known for his deep empathy,
he is unable to witness the suffering of others. This is why, in
Sankat Mochan, devotees pray: "O Hanumanji! You have
performed great deeds for gods. You hold the key to all solutions.
Please remove my troubles at once. Who does not know that you are Sankat Mochan - remover of all obstacles?"
Even Meghanada's Brahmastra could not harm Hanumanji, for Brahma had blessed him with immunity. Yet, to
uphold the weapon's sanctity, Hanumanji pretended to fall unconscious, allowing himself to be captured. This
was a strategic ploy - as he was dragged through Lanka's streets, he carefully mapped the entire city. In a sense,
Hanumanji was the original creator of GPS.
Ravan was livid at this audacious monkey who had destroyed his beloved Ashok Vatika. He demanded the
monkey's identity. With calm resolve, Hanumanji replied: "By an iota of whose mighty power you were able to
overcome the entire creation, and whose beloved spouse you have stolen, I am his messenger."
He urged Ravan to abandon his arrogance, surrender to Ram, and return Mother Sita. Ravan, mocking him,
sneered, "So, we have found a wise guru in this monkey." Enraged, he wished to execute Hanumanji, but
Vibhishan intervened, reminding him that executing an emissary violated statecraft. Instead, Ravan ordered that
Hanumanji's tail be set on fire - a punishment meant to humiliate and destroy him. However, excluding
Vibhishan's house, all of Lanka was set ablaze. It is, therefore, incorrect to say that Hanumanji burnt Lanka. It was
the aggressive act of igniting his tail that caused the fire.
The lesson is profound: Those who set another's home ablaze will one day see their own engulfed in flames.
Hanumanji merely gave Ravan and people of Lanka a glimpse of Ram's might, urging them to reflect on
consequences before it was too late.
Lanka symbolises materialism, a world where pleasure, wealth, and power reign supreme, crushing spirituality in
their wake. Just as rakshasas sought to annihilate anything that threatened their indulgence, our selfish ego
seeks to suppress our spiritual inclinations. Today, people hoard wealth yet contribute nothing to the very land
that nurtured them. The burning of Lanka represents destruction of material attachments, which the ego clings
to - at dharm's cost.
Sitaji is Goddess Lakshmi - essential for our sustenance. But Ravan's mistake was that he wanted to possess her
solely for himself rather than share her abundance. Unhappy at being bound, Lakshmiji burnt Lanka completely.
In contrast, Hanumanji sought her as a mother, earning her blessings of immeasurable strength and ability to
generate wealth - for the service and sustenance of others.
Hanumanji's worship destroys undesirable tendencies and burns away our negativities and attachments to the
world of matter, within and without. This is his eternal glory.
Authored by: Swami Swaroopananda
The writer is global head, Chinmaya Mission
Rightly compared the difference between devotional love & possessive love
God Ram never thought Ram & Hanuman are different,
Lakshman was closest to Ram but was possessive about him. Lot of incidences show the possessive love gets converted into wrath.
The events during
God Parshuram appearing , Wicked Surpanakha nose cutting & many more during battles...
Pure devotion is something which is bliss & only two of them can understand....In this world blinded by fallacies, hope this knowledge will awake some eyes....
Great Interpretation indeed.....Jai Shree RAM !!
Adding my thoughts further
Ram Setu
Is a way you allow spirituality in your mind, if you will be able to build that by chanting RAM it will awaken you for ever & allow to kill the demons ruling your mind.
Lanka Dahan
Lanka resembles mind full of Moha, it is difficult to stay away from it
Lanka resembles everything which leads to Tamas - Including thoughts of greed, lust, jealousy & possession. It also makes you weaker with fears of insecurity, vulnerability & defame.
So if Lanka Dahan is happening it is a lift & it should happen because Dahan is done by tail of hanumanji which symbolizes 3 shaktis of tridevis - Dahan will happen when necessary.
When Dahan can happen ?
Saraswati - If you have abundance of knowledge but you still overlook it.
Laxmi - if you have abundance of wealth but you greed for more and only want it for yourself.
Parvati - You have all the power , but you misuse it more, rather than to evolve your spirit.
Ravan binded all above and misused them and so dahan was evident.
Ram Rajya
When God re-enters your mind & starts ruling it which will bring back Right virtues, Importance of Bonding and True love...And most importantly Self-control and discipline on your thoughts.
