Greatness of Lord Hanuman

The following is an article shared by Gopala Krishnan on occasion of Hanuman Jayanthi

I extend my warm greeting for the year 2003.  Hope that life brings the best for you, every day, year
after year.  I am glad to append the greeting I had received from Shri M.P.B of Trivandrum. Today is
Hanumath Jayanthi day as per the practice in south India.  As a devotee of Sri Anjaneya I wish all of you
good days ahead. 

As many of you are aware about my home page in English and Tamil about Sri Anjaneya Swamy, I extend my
invitation on this occasion to visit my home pages at http://in.geocities.com/vayusutha in English and
http://geocities.com/vhayusudha in Tamil and patronise.

affectionately,

Gopalakrishnan
02.Jan.03

The greetings I received from Sri M.P.B of Trivandrum.

Shri Hanuman Ji taught the lesson of philanthropy to the entire world by his actions empowered by the unstinted and unparalleled devotion of Shri Ram Chandra Ji, the affectionate of devotees and also performed the welfare of human beings through his unperishable abstinence (Brahmcharya). The supermost devotee Shri Hanuman Ji is an ever-young and immortal entity. He has gained immortality in Tretayuga itself and has done many important deeds in Dwaparyuga and ultimately has laid himself in Prayag near the fort to show his existence in kaliyuga. 

The Great Hanuman Hanuman, the great monkey hero, also called Maruti, assists Rama in his battle with Ravana to rescue Sita, who had been kidnapped by Ravana. Hanuman symbolizes the qualities of an ideal devotee of God, which can be represented by the letters of his name, as follows:

H = Humility and hopefulness (optimism)
A = Admiration (truthfulness, devotion)
N = Nobility (sincerity, loyalty, modesty)
U = Understanding (knowledge)
M = Mastery over ego (kindness, compassion)
A = Achievements (strength)
N = Nishkama-karma (selfless work in service of God)

After his coronation, following victory in the battle with Ravana, Rama distributed gifts to all those who had assisted him in his battle with Ravana. Turning towards Hanuman, Rama said, "There is nothing I can give you that would match the service you have rendered to me. All I can do is to give you my own self." Upon hearing these words, Hanuman stood by Rama, in all humility, with hands joined together in front of his (Hanuman's) mouth, and head slightly bent in the pose of service for Rama. To this day, this picture of Hanuman, as a humble devotee of the Lord, is the most popular among the admirers and worshippers of Hanuman. 

The worship of Hanuman, therefore, symbolizes the worship of the Supreme Lord, for acquiring knowledge, physical and mental strength, truthfulness, sincerity, selflessness, humility, loyalty, and profound devotion to the Lord. We pay our obeisance to Lord Hanuman the great

Bhaktha.
LET ANJANEYA SWAMI BLESS US ALL
in you we trust my Lord.

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