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Category  Shri Hanuman  Posted by krishnasmercy on March 1, 2011
Hanuman reaching for the sun “Then, after seeing the newly risen
sun in the great forest when you were a boy, taking it to be
fruit and wanting to catch it, you jumped up and flew towards
the sky.” (Jambavan speaking to Hanuman, Valmiki Ramayana,
Kishkindha Kand, 66.21)  abhyutthitam tataḥ sūryam bālo dṛṣṭvā
mahā vane ।  phalam ca iti jighṛkṣuḥ tvam utplutya abhiutpato
divam  Shri Hanuman, the powerful Vanara warrior and faithful
servant of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is one of the
most celebrated divine figures in the world. The regular
adulation and worship directed his way has gone on for thousands
of years, dating back to the time of his initial advent on
earth, when he aided the victorious side in one of the greatest
battles this world has ever seen. Since the entire universe goes
through many cycles of creation and destruction, the
circumstances surrounding Hanuman’s birth