06 Apr 2023
O Learned and Devoted Servants of God,
Several devotees phoned Me whether the birth date of God Hanuman is 6th April (Caitra Suddha Puurnimaa) or 14th May (Vaishaakha Bahula Dashamii). I asked them about their program on this day of Hanumat Jayanti. Everybody told that they will worship God Hanuman. I told them that they can worship God Hanuman on both days. In fact, God Hanuman must be worshipped every day.
Some have asked to clarify whether the actual birthday of Hanuman is on the 6th or on the 14th. I said that the incarnation of God will have two birthdays. One birthday is when God merged with the human baby in the womb and the second birth day is the actual delivery day of the baby. In almost all the cases, the delivery-day is taken as the Jayanti festival. Anjanaa, the wife of Kesarii was worshipping God Shiva intensively for a son. Due to the sincere worship, she conceived a boy from her husband, Kesarii. In the 8th month on Caitra Puurnima, God Shiva travelled over god Vaayu and entered the womb of Anjanaa to merge with the boy. Hence, this happens to be the first birthday of God Hanuman. On this day, Hanuman became God Hanuman. Then, on Vaishaakha Bahula Dashamii, God Hanuman was delivered by His mother. This is the second birthday of God Hanuman.
God Hanuman is said to be the son of Kesarii, god Vaayu and God Shiva. A soul is said to have five fathers (Pañcaite pitaraḥ smṛtāḥ). The soul that is the biological father, the soul that initiated the baby to God, the soul that gives the spiritual knowledge, the father-in-law and the soul, who saved from life-danger are said to be the five fathers. Similarly, Kesarii, god Vaayu and God Shiva are treated as the fathers of God Hanuman. Without understanding this holy background, people created unholy stories and introduced into secondary scriptures to distort the devotion of devotees on God Hanuman. If such vulgar stories are to be attached to God Hanuman, every soul will be also attached with such vulgar stories due to the above said five fathers!
We must worship God Hanuman with the background of spiritual knowledge, which is the highest level that benefits the soul in the ultimate spiritual effort. Hanuman studied under the divine spiritual preacher, called God Suryanarayana, who is the incarnation of God Narayana and the Lord of a specific recognized religion, called Sauramatam, which is very famous (one of the 6 religions called Shatdarshanas). God Surya preached all the spiritual knowledge to Hanuman and told Him that God Narayana is going to take a human incarnation on earth, called Rama in His own race (Suryavamsha) and that Hanuman shall follow Him. God Surya is Sadguru (Divine Preacher) and God Rama is Bhagavan (God). Sadguru and God are always the two sides of the same coin-God. Sadguru leads the soul to God. Sadguru is the right half and Bhagavan is the left half of the ultimate God, called Datta.
In this way, God Hanuman finished study of spiritual knowledge under Sadguru, Surya, and this is the first stage (Jnaana yoga) of the spiritual path. This knowledge developed devotion to God Rama and this is the second step (Bhakti Yoga). Hanuman broke all the worldly-family bonds, reached Rama and served Him intensively doing Karma samnyaasa (sacrifice of physical work), which is the first part of practical devotion (Karma Yoga). Karma Yoga is the final step of the spiritual path. The second part of Karma Yoga is sacrifice of fruit of work (Karma phala Tyaaga) and this was not done by Hanuman because He was unmarried and lived like a saint working as minister under Sugriiva without taking any salary. He stayed with Sugriiva just for only one purpose, which is to meet God Rama. A saint does only sacrifice of physical work and hence, Karma Samnyaasa mentions the word Samnyaasa that means sainthood.
Rama and Hanuman are the two incarnations born to preach Pravrutti and Nivrutti respectively. Rama behaved like an ideal human being acting as a perfect devoted human being following the path of justice always opposing injustice in practical life. Rama never showed any miracle directly, but, showed several miracles indirectly. Ahalyaa was insane, but became a normal lady just by the touch of His foot. Rama alone killed 14000 demons headed by Khara and Dushana. These miracles are the hidden miracles of Rama and a true incarnation always performs such hidden miracles only because God takes the human incarnation to spend some time leisurely in secrecy on earth along with human beings as an ordinary human being. He does not exhibit miracles for name and fame because He was already seriously bored in the upper world with praising prayers. Hanuman exhibited several miracles. If Rama and Hanuman exist in this Kali Age, Rama will act as devotee and Hanuman will act as God! The reason is that in Kali Age, the spiritual standards of people have fallen so much that divinity is always attached to miraculous powers and not to divine love and divine knowledge. All the practice of Rama was the divine knowledge of Pravrutti shown practically. Much theoretical preaching is not necessary when practical demonstration is performed. The greatest point in Hanuman is that while He Himself is associated with several miraculous powers, He is worshiping Rama, who is not exhibiting any miraculous power! Even demons exhibit miraculous powers and hence, miraculous powers alone are not the identity mark of God. Neither devotees nor the incarnation shall be egoistic by possessing miraculous powers. Hanuman never showed any trace of ego by having so many miraculous powers and surrendered Himself at the feet of Rama, who never showed any miracle. God in the role of perfect human incarnation is Rama and God in the role of perfect devotee is Hanuman. Hanuman always remained as a servant and never aspired for the position of God even in dream. Finally, Hanuman was requested to become God to create, rule and destroy the creation, which is the power and position of God. A human being shall never aspire to become God and shall always remain in the service of God as His beloved servant only. This message is the essence of the entire life of Hanuman to be followed by each devotee. Since God Himself played the role of a devoted servant, there will be no trace of defect in any angle and hence, Hanuman shall be taken as the perfect ideal in Nivrutti to follow the contemporary human incarnation of God without having an eye on miracles for solving selfish worldly problems.
In this way, the study of God Hanuman and God Rama yields the real spiritual knowledge of the path with the first half being Pravrutti and the second half being Nivrutti respectively, in order to reach the ultimate divine goal.
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