Friday, May 3, 2013

Hanuman Chalisa chaupai - 18


                Hanuman Chalisa   chaupai - 18


       Juga sahasra jojana para bhanu ,

     lilyo tahi madhura phala janu .


You swallowed the Sun situated at a distance of two thousand yojanas thinking it to be a sweet fruit.


This has reference to the episode in Hanuman's childhood. When Hanuman was a new born baby, he saw the red Sun in the sky in the morning. Thinking it to be a fruit , he jumped at it to swallow it.

He had enormous power and curiosity since his childhood. This also points out that adventurous spirit was an inherent trait in Hanuman.

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