Dear friends, lets share a story about complete surrender in love by none other than Lord Hanumana !!
So after defeating Ravana and completing the exile period of 14 years, Lord Rama along with Sita and Lakshmana came back to their city Ayodhya and Lord Rama was appointed as king of Ayodhya. He was also joined with Lord Hanumana who had started living with him to serve him.
Here I wish to remind you that Lord Hanumana is also known as Rudra Avatara of Lord Shiva. He is son of God of air- Pavana and mother-Anjana. He is having a face of monkey with unlimited power to jump over the ocean and lifting big mountains. He had played an important instrumental role in the war between Rama & Ravana. He destroyed Lanka with his tail when Ravana lit his tail in order to punish him for telling to accept the Rama as superior to him.
OK lets come back to the story again, so one morning when Lord Hanumana was roaming in the palace, he saw Sita (wife of Rama) to whom he treated like mother, was getting ready and she put some vermilion- "SINDOOR" over her forehead between the hairs. Lord Hanumana got curious over that and asked with innocence that why she had put this vermilion in her hairs over the fore head. Sita smiled over the question as it seemed to her a curiosity of child. She explained Lord Hanumana that this is a custom and belief that by doing so, one can increase the age of one's lord ( SWAMI- Husband). On hearing that, Lord Hanumana went inside the store and put whole lot of vermilion over his body. He was looking all red/orange with the color. From there, Lord Hanumana went to the main darbar of Lord Rama where he was sitting with his council of ministers and other respectables of society. On seeing Lord Hanumana covered with vermilion, all the people started laughing over him but Lord Hanumana remained calm. Lord Rama asked Lord Hanumana about putting vermilion over the body. Lord Hanumana replied that these people would never understand the reason for it. Today morning when I saw Mother Sita was putting vermilion over her fore head to increase his (Lord Rama's) life. He thought that if a small quantity of vermilion would increase his life then a large quantity would be more effective and useful. So Lord Hanumana put whole vermilion over his body so that Lord Rama may get a longer life to live forever. On hearing this Lord Rama got emotional. He knew the reverence of Lord Hanumana in him. He got up from throne and blessed him.
From then onwards Lord Hanumana is always adore while having vermilion over his body. It is a common practice that many people while adoring him put vermilion over the statue. It is called "CHOLA CHADHANA". It is done to show reverence and love in the God. It is said that Lord Hanumana gets happy with whom-so-ever does that with faith and reverence, and blessed him with his 'ashirvad'. It is not because of Lord Hanumana's any self interest but because he sees it as one's effort to increase the life of his 'SWAMI'- Rama.
An unconditional love is bliss of life and especially if it is shinning and glowing with surrender, love and reverence. It is best piece of gift to every one. A love do not ask for return rather it lives with its own. Lord Hanumana was a simple plain hearted monkey till he reached to Lord Rama but once there then he was a super-human being. Much above than many homo-sapient in that time. He had achieved what he wanted the most.
Hanumana and Rama were the ideal example of Human & God ( Nar aur Narayana). They both have a respect for each other that is why caring and affection make that relation strong and unforgettable.
Lord Hanumana as I said before is called 'Rudra avatar' of Lord Shiva also shows us that despite one's any type of appearance, face or physic, one could be adorable and can become the live example of faith and worship. It further helps us to know that even when God comes to this earth, he lives like human not like God. That is the nectar of human life.
Today over than 8000 years, may be more, People still find peace and solace in the company of Lord Hanumana and who so ever has visited him, have not returned with anxiety or sorrow.
And last but not the least, nowadays I along with my team am working with Under-Trial- Prisoners and their production and my team after the briefing always have a slogan to seek help from him. It is happenning before my joining them as they belive that Lord Hanumana is giving them enough strength to handle and do their difficult but assigned job.
'BOLO BAJRANG BALI KI - JAI ....'
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