Stories of Shri Hanuman

5 stories — from childhood to the Ramayan and beyond

Mata Anjana receiving the divine blessing, with the radiance of the newborn Hanuman illuminating the sky

The Birth of Shri Hanuman

The miraculous story of how the son of the wind god came into the world — blessed by Lord Shiva, born to Mata Anjana, and destined to serve Shri Rama.

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Hanuman folding his hands in reverence before Shri Rama and Lakshmana on the slopes of Rishyamukh mountain

Valmiki Ramayan

The First Meeting with Shri Rama

When two wanderers met on the slopes of Rishyamukh — Hanuman disguised as a scholar, and Rama searching for his beloved Sita — a bond was formed that would outlast the ages.

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Hanuman in his magnificent form leaping across the vast ocean toward Lanka, the horizon glowing golden before him

Valmiki Ramayan

Hanuman Crosses the Ocean

When all others hesitated before the vast ocean separating them from Lanka, Hanuman remembered who he was — and in one mighty leap, crossed a hundred yojanas of sea to find Mata Sita.

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Young Hanuman leaping into the golden sky toward the sun, with divine radiance surrounding him

Valmiki Ramayan

Hanuman Swallows the Sun

As a young child, Hanuman mistook the rising sun for a ripe fruit and leapt into the sky to catch it — an act that shook the heavens and revealed the boundless power within him.

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Hanuman lifting the Dronagiri mountain with both hands, flying through the night sky toward Lanka to save Lakshmana

Valmiki Ramayan

The Sanjeevani — Saving Lakshmana

When Lakshmana fell mortally wounded in battle, Hanuman flew to the Himalayas for the healing herb — and when he could not identify it, he carried the entire mountain back in his hands.

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