Hanuman is pure devotion, humility and strength – He is the perfect being. But what does the term hanuman mean? It is believed that Hanuman got His name after being struck by the Vjara Ayudha (thunderbolt) of Indra on his jaw while attempting to snatch the Sun. Thus Hanuman means ‘one with a broken cheek.’
Some scholars and saints are also of the opinion that Hanuman means manifested existence of Supreme Consciousness that permeates in all.
Ha means ‘Supreme Spirit.’ It is also another name of Lord Shiva. Nu means ‘that which permeates’
Man means ‘manifested’
Some scholars have opinioned that this meaning is a bit farfetched.
But it is sure that the term Hanuman had its origin in the incident involving Indira and the thunderbolt. Because in Sanskrit ‘Hanu’ or ‘Han’ means ‘Jaw’ or ‘Cheek.’ It is believed that the thunderbolt used by Indra to stop Hanuman from touching the Sun hit Hanuman’s cheek and he got the name after this incident – ‘one with a broken cheek.’
Update - Pankaj Kumawat, a reader of the post, has send this shloka regarding the term Hanuman
Swayam ke maan ka hanan kar, yani swayam ke maan ki parwah Na kar, swami bhakti karana ka naam he Hanuman.
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Hanuman is the son of the Vanar King of Kishkinda. His Mother Anjani did Tapasya in the name of Lord Shiva and he blessed her with son. The Baby was named Maruti. Now as far as the significance of the name 'HANUMAN' is concerned, I believe there is some other meaning to it. Also Hanuman's jawline if different from the Human's because he was born in the form of a Vanar. So did his Father. I truly believe the word 'Hanuman' has some other meaning.
The reason I said Hanuman "is the son of" is because Hanuman is Chiranjeevi...one who will never cease to exist....
'Man' means 'manifested'? I always thought it meant 'mind'.
very interesting
Hanuman clearly shows the that there were other species of humanoids living with the human species. In those days it is said that other animal humanoids could behave in a human like manner and they could communicate and talk with one another. Hanuman appears as a monkey sovereign and guardian of the scholar monk Hiun Tsang whilst on trips for knowledge. Prophets were said to be able to parley with animals too and indeed still animals are considered portals between the real realm that one resides in and the astral realms of other sets of beings that exist but not like humans. In some civilisations animal beings were powerful demi-gods and demi-goddesses and although not human in form still had many human like attributes. Indra who clashed with Hanuman could well be an alien humanoid or a humanoid supernatural being who is depicted as a human.
Hanuman is born to Anjana , who was the wife of vanara king Kesari. However he is the son of Lord Vayu. When Kesari was away, Anjana meditated upon Vayu and was blessed with a child, which was Hanuman. He did not have any monkey like features when born as he was not born to monkey king. He was called Maruti and later named Hanuman when his appearance changed after he was hit on hanu(jaw) by vajrayudha.
Hanu (The mechanism of tightening)+ Man ( Man/ intelligence).
Hanuman has taken the the vanara body mainly to serve his true devotees. He is Lord Shiva all powerfu, only to bring dharma(order) against demonic qialities he has taken the form. He is most merciful,kind,loving god
Hi Friends,
Some scholars who have done extensive research have put the Ramayana era to have occured some 7000 yrs ago and Mahabharata to have been some 5000 yrs back. It sounds logical as Vedas have been into existence for some 10-12000 yrs. I think it's very important for us to bring these stories from the realm of mythology to history. We need to understand what might have actually happened 7000 years back? Was Hanuman actually a monkey? (but he was widely regarded as a Sanskrit scholar too!), Could Hanuman actually fly? Did he bring one whole mountain on one of his shoulders? Did Ravan have a flying chariot? Was Ahalya actually turned into a stone? (or was it symbolic?). It's very important to make people (non-Indians as well as some pseudo-Indians) understand that if something as latest as 2000 yrs back cannot have a visible proof, how can somebody who walked this earth 7000 yrs back have visible proof? But that should not make it mere mythology! If we can interpret the symbolic sub-stories/plots in Ramayana and Mahabharata correctly, we can understand what exactly might have taken place back then. For e.g. according to one interpretation, Hanumanji belonged to one of the socially and economically backward tribes of those times which, due to its proximity to jungles and vegetation, was called as Vaanar jaati. In fact, it was to repose their sense of self-pride, that lord Ram chose them to be the front-runners in the battle against the tribe which due to its oppressive and self-centred way of living was known as Rakshashas. For those who would like to understand these perspectives in detail, I would recommend the 'Ram Katha' series of book by author Narendra Kohli. Though it is in chaste Hindi (which might become difficult for us at times!), it gives some very profound explanations about various stories in the Ramayana which are very apt for today's times. Of course, if somebody is from the literary world, you can also think and plan to translate it into different Indian languages, so that it reaches as many peoples' hearts as possible.
beautiful descriptions...thank you.
Hi All,
My name is Hanuman and i'm a Telugu Brahmin from Andra Pradesh.
This is what i have been told by my grand parents.
As far as i know the word "Hanu" means powerful and "man"(generally called as "maan" but it is actually man)refer to "man" in Hindi or sanskrit or "manasu" in Telugu.i.e "source of your "thought".
I don't use the word Heart because this is not the exact meaning for "Man" (Hindi)
The vedas or puranas are just describing the "Thoughts" by name Hanuman.
The Thoughts cannot be controlled easily thus they are powerful and they generally control our actions.In fact they will never take rest even when your are sleeping.
But can be controlled through Breathing techniques(which is again a meditation).
Let's see by doing a simple exercise:
Just realize what you are thinking and try to stop thinking..
I am sure you are not able to..
Your thoughts may go from Asia to America and may be out of world as well but if you stop your breathing for sometime.Your thoughts will be surrendered.
You have no other thought.
But do not practice this,as this is not the correct breathing technique.This is only to show how it works"
That is why Hanuman is called as "Pawan Putra".
Thought will have respect for breathing just as the son have for his father.
Regards
Hanuman Chakravarthy
Hanu Also means one who destroys..
Hanuman means one who destroys thoughts.
The real stiti called moksha will be attained only after destroying the thoughts.
Other interesting things
Lakshman is
Lakshya + man (Target + Thought)
Rama
This Name was prevalent even before the birth of Rama.
Rama means Supreme Brahmin who is eternally blisful.
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