It was decreed that Hanuman would remain blissfully unaware of his own prowess, unless, during the course of a meritorious deed, his memory would remind him of his superhuman ability. Thus pacified, Vayu restored air into the cosmos. All the Devas (gods): "None will ever equal you in strength and speed."īrahma concluded the session by bestowing on Hanuman power greater than even Vayu and Garuda, and endowed him with a speed faster than even the mightiest wind. Indra: "No weapon of any kind will wound or hit your body."į).
Vishnu: "May you live all your life as the greatest devotee of God."Ĭ). Brahma: "May you live as long as Brahma himself lives."ī). To make amends they showered the following blessings and powers on the child:Ī). The gods, realizing their folly, went in unison to Vayu and asked for his forgiveness. Without air, life on every level was threatened. Predictably there was panic in the cosmos. "Let all those who have harmed my son choke to death," he thought out aloud. He drew in a mighty breath and sucked away all the air from the cosmos. The sight of his beloved son lying helpless in his arms infuriated the wind-god. His father Vayu immediately sprung to his rescue and caught him in mid air. Taken aback by the child's spirited and playful defiance, Indra stuck at Hanuman with his thunderbolt, and the wound thus inflicted hurtled him speedily down to the earth. On the contrary, the spectacle only served to fuel his excitement and mistaking Airavata for a toy, he made a grab for the pachyderm, seized its trunk and leapt on its back. But neither this scary scenario, nor the mightily armed Indra on his high mount, was sufficient enough to induce even a trace of fear in the heart of Hanuman.
The clouds rumbled and lightning thundered across the vast skies in an expression of Indra's wrath. Indra picked up his deadly thunderbolt, mounted his white elephant named Airavata and made off in search of Hanuman, seeking to restrain his seeming impudence. Rushing for his life, Rahu sought shelter in the refuge of Indra, the lord of the skies. Mistaking Rahu to be a worm, Hanuman dashed towards him, attempting to catch him. On his way he saw Rahu trying to devour the sun and thus cause an eclipse. Once for example he mistook the sun for a ripe fruit (monkeys are naturally lured by red ripe fruits), and rushed towards the sky in an attempt to grab it. He was obviously endowed with awesome strength and the shastras abound in tales narrating his remarkable feats. Having Vayu ( god of air) as his illustrious father, Hanuman was no ordinary child.
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