The Story Behind Birth of Lord Hanuman

 Shree Hanuman is also called Anjaneya due to being Mata Anjani's son. 

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Mata Anjani, the mother of Pawan's son Shri Bajrangbali Hanuman, was a nymph in the palace of Devraj Indra in heaven in her former birth. Her name was Punjikasthala. She was very pretty to look at and very playful by nature.  Once, Punjikasthala due to her fickle nature distracted one sage who was on meditation (By thinking that Sage is a monkey, she threw fruits on the sage). 

Due to distraction from meditation, the sage cursed Punjikasthala that "She would take the form of Monkey, whenever she will be in love with anyone".

Hearing such a curse, Punjikasthala felt self-aggrandized, and he requested for the curse to be recovered. The sage then showed mercy that "Your Monkey form will also be stunning. Even after being a monkey form, you will find someone with true love, and you will give birth to a magnificent son."

Then Punjikasthala went to heaven and told everything about the curse to Devraj Indra. After listening to the entire scene, Indra Dev said to Punjikasthala, "Now you have to settle down on the earth, there you will fall in love with a prince, then you will give birth to the incarnation of Lord Shiva, and after this, you will be free from the curse."

After that Punjikasthala started living on earth in the name of Anjani. Once in a forest, she was attracted to a young man, but as soon as that young man saw Anjani's eyes, Anjani's face turned into a monkey face (Due to curse). Anjani started hiding her monkey face from that youth.  But when Anjani saw again towards that young man, he too was in a monkey form. The young man, while introducing himself, said that "I am the Monkey King Keshari, and whenever I want I could change myself into a human form." Then the two fell in love with each other and got married.

Birth Place of Lord Hanuman

For a few years, when the two did not have any children, Anjani went to Sage Mathang to express her pain. Then the sage Mathang advised her to "Go to Narayana Hills on Swami Tirtha and meditate on Lord Vayu for 12 years." Then Lord Vayu was pleased and gave a boon that "You will receive a knowledgeable and Mighty son." And then Mata Anjani started meditating on Lord Shiva. Pleased with her attention, Lord Shiva asked her to make a wish. Mata Anjani then prayed to Lord Shiva that "Your avatar needs to be born from my womb, only then I can overcome this curse."

Lord Shiva blessed Mata Anjani and took birth as Lord Hanuman from her womb.

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