Story about Lord Hanuman ’ s birth :
Why Hanuman Ji is called ‘ Pawan Putra ’?
Dwarak
There are innumerable stories about Lord Hanuman ’ s birth , his childhood pranks and most of all , his devotion to Lord Rama .
Why Hanuman Ji is called ‘ Pawan Putra ’? Lord Hanuman ’ s mother , Anjana , was an apsara who was cursed to assume the form of a female monkey . The curse would only be lifted if she gave birth to an incarnation of Lord Shiva . She performed intense prayers to please Shiva to grant her the boon .
Happy with her prayers , Lord Shiva sent an eagle to snatch a part of the ‘ blessed kheer ’ that King Dasharath ( Lord Rama ’ s father ) was distributing to his wives so that they may have children . Since the God of Wind , Pawan helped drop the kheer into Anjana ’ s hands , partaking of which , Hanuman Ji was born , the child was named Pawan Putra ( the son of the Wind God , Pawan ). It is Pawan who blessed Hanuman and gave him powers to travel with the speed of the wind .!!
~ Jai Shri Ram !!! ~ Jai Pawanputra Hanuman !!!
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