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“Look what your silly anger
has caused!” he thundered.
“You have hurt a divine child
and now the people on earth
are suffering because of your
mistake. This is all because of
you!”.
Indra hung his head in shame.
“I am sorry for my actions” he
murmured.
Brahma took him and the other
gods to Patalloka and begged
Vayu to return to earth.
“I beg pardon on behalf of all
men, all creatures and divine
beings. Please return to the
earth, o gentle Vayu.”
“I’ll not come anywhere
without my Anjaneya”, Vayu
said firmly. Then, using his
powers, Brahma magically
cured Anjaneya’s wounds. He
also gave him a boon saying,
“No weapon will be ever able
to have an effect on Anjaneya
again.”
To please Vayu further, Indra
said to the boy, “You will be a
‘Chiranjeevi’ (immortal). I had
taken my aim in your hanu
(cheek). So from now, you
will be called as the valiant
Hanuman!”
Thus Anjaneya came to be
known as Hanuman and
had many more adventures
during his childhood. With
the blessings of all the gods,
Hanuman became a great
warrior later and had helped
Lord Rama in his quest to
bring back the latter’s wife,
Sita. This incident is known
to everyone and is recorded
in the great epic called
Ramyana
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