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After this the gods departed and Vāyu took Hanumān back to his mother. Overflowing with the exultation of his own power, and being possessed of the mischievous nature of monkeys He would playfully throw about and break their sacrificial ladles and vessels, and tear to shreds the Despite the efforts of his mother and father to check him, Hanumān continued with his pranks and went

Brahmā then reached out and ran his hand over Hanumān. The Vanara immediately sat up and looked around. The relieved Vāyu again began to move in the bodies of living creatures, and Brahmā said, “Listen, O He will accomplish your purpose on earth and become a famous servant of Viṣṇu.

Yamarāja granted him invulnerability to his rod and freedom from ailment. Śiva said, “He shall be immune to my weapons and from death at my hands.” Viśvakarmā added, “This Vanara shall be invulnerable to all celestial weapons forged by me and he shall

He will prove the terror of his foes and the shelter of his friends. This jewel among monkeys shall be able to change his form at will and go wherever he pleases at any speed His movements shall be unimpeded and he will become glorious. accomplish tremendous feats which make one’s hair stand on end, thus causing the destruction of Rāvaṇa and

Indra immediately left his seat and, mounting his celestial elephant, Airāvata, he rose up into the heavens When the Vanara saw the effulgent god nearby, he considered him to be another fruit and he turned toward Indra then released his thunderbolt, which struck Hanumān and caused him to drop back down to earth.

Indra and all the other gods quickly approached Vāyu, who stood by the fallen Hanumān, and prayed to Brahmā also appeared there and asked Vāyu what was the cause of his actions.

The Vanara fell onto a mountain top and lay there apparently dead. Seeing this Vāyu became angry and he caused all creatures to begin to suffocate.

Pleased to hear Brahmā’s words, Indra took off his garland and placed it around Hanumān’s neck, saying

One day Vāyu, the wind god, saw her standing alone and he desired union with her. He cried out in hunger and Anjana placed him down amid some reeds while she went to collect forest fruits Hanumān looked up from where he lay and saw the sun.

ordained for that demon to swallow the fiery sun-god, thus creating an eclipse, but Hanumān saw him and Going before the deity he said, “O king of the gods, having allotted to me the sun and moon as my regular

Bewildered by that curse, Hanumān forgot about his might and began acting like an ordinary Vanara.