Hanuman Chalisa chaupai 1

 
                                         Hanuman Chalisa    chaupai 1


                  Jai Hanuman gyana guna sagara,

                 jai kapisa tihu loka ujagara.


     Victory to you , O Hanuman , who is an ocean of knowledge and virtues. Victory to you , O lord of the monkeys , who enlightens the three worlds.

 Hanu means chin. Hanuman means one with chin.But his is different from others. Hanuman's chin is cut in the middle and his mouth appears swollen.

As soon as he was born , hungry he was, he saw the rising Sun. Thinking it to be a ripe fruit, he flew to the Sun and started swallowing it. The whole world became dark. To release the Sun , the lord of the deities Indra struck that little child with his thunderbolt. The thunderbolt struch the chin. Being all powerful , Hanuman did not die and fell on the earth and became unconscious. When the wind god, the god father of Hanuman came to know about this, he took away the child and stopped the flow of the air. Every one became suffocated without air. All the deities started praying to the wind god and sought his apology. As per the demand of the wind god,all the deities blessed the child with all their powers and virtues they possessed. Thus Hanuman came to be blessed with extraordinary might , strength, knowledge and immunity from death. Indra blessed him that the child would be known as ' Hanuman .'
The chin and jaw  together represent the foundations of the face . According to Samudrika shastra , scripture predicting the character of human being on the basis of the features of the body , these features chin and jaw are looked to detect strength and vitality. So Hanuman's unique chin points to his extraordinary strength.

Hanuman is a prodigy - a marvel , a rare combination of virtues, valour ,wisdom, speed,enterprise,courage and compassion. He is an ocean of knowledge and virtues. He was a great scholar. Even Rama expressed his admiration on Hanuman's scholarship. Hanuman had the knowledge of Sanskrit grammar,literature,politics, veda ,loka vyavahara ( mundane affairs ), music , devotion and dispassion. All god qualities like discrimination ,humility,self-control, compassion,love, friendship are there in him. Kaisa means the lord of the monkeys. He might not be the king ,but he was the king-maker. He was the only one who could achieve everything for Rama with his courage and bravery. So he was respected by all and indeed the uncrowned king of the monkeys. Hanuman is not an ordinary monkey but a brahmagyani, one who has the knowledge of the Supreme. He is always revelled in the devotion of Rama and leads others also to the path of the truth. So Hanuman is well known in all the three worlds namely the earth, sky and heaven. His fame is spread everywhere and every one respects and loves him.