Hanuman Jayanti 2023: Five Faces Of Panchamukhi Hanuman

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During the Rama Ravana war, Hanuman played a key role in vanquishing the Ravana sena and helping Rama win. At a particular stage of the war, he had to assume a form with five faces, called Panchamukhi hanuman in order to kill Ahiravana. Ahiravana was not only a demon but a very capable sorcerer.

He had a weapon called Nagapasha which was capable of injecting poison secretly into human blood. Ahiravana whisked Rama and Lakshmana away into patala as his captives when they were fast asleep in the night.

Now the only way to kill ahiravana was to put out the lights in five directions at the same time. So to achieve this feat, Hanuman assumed five faces which put out the lights at the same time. Ahiravana died on the spot and then Hanuman freed Rama and Lakshmana from the situation. Panchamukhi Hanuman form is the most powerful of all forms of Hanuman and it shields you from evil forces and destroys your phobias and fears and removes vastu problems.

The Five Faces Of Hanuman: What Do They Indicate?
The five faces of Hanuman include the west facing Garuda, A north facing varaha, a sky facing hayagriva, and a south facing Narasimha, and the east facing Hanuman.
The Panchamukhi Hanuman holds ten weapons including his mace in his ten arms. This form of Hanuman protects from a variety of afflictions. He is worshipped in the entire Indian continent.

Lord Hanuman
The very first face is that of Lord Hanuman himself. It is how he originally looks like. Monkey face or kapimukha as he is called, he clears the past karma and gives a pure mind when he is pleased with your puja. This puja also placates the malefic planet Saturn and protects the seeker from the problems inflicted by Saturn.

Lord Garuda
Garuda face, which is facing the west,chases out all black magic spells and negative spirits. His puja also removes the toxic substances from the body. It also protects you from a nagging and trouble creating wife or husband.

Lord Varaha
Varaha face, that faces the north direction, banishes the negative influences of weakly placed planets. The most adverse planetary influences present at birth are removed by the puja of Lord Varaha face of Hanuman. It confers eight types of aishwaryas. It mitigates and also removes the Rahu related afflictions and sufferings.

Lord Narashimha
The south-facing Narashimha dispels the fear of enemies, and chases away the negative people around you. It also helps you succeed against your rivals. The ill effects of Mars which causes the Mangal Dosha can be wiped out due to worshipping Lord Narasimha.

Lord Hayagriva
Lastly, the sky-facing or Urdhva mukha as it is called in Sanskrit, bestows knowledge, victory, a desired husband or wife, and progeny to the childless seeker.

Panchamukha represent the five types of bhakti, which are known as Naman (bow to god) Smaran (think of god), Keerthanam (Sing God's glories), padasevanam (Worshipping the feet of God), and Arpanam ( Surrender).

Hanuman had all those qualities that make a seeker an ultimate bhakta. Each of his faces represent those divine qualities of bhakti. Devotees who worship Panchamukhi Hanuman are freed from fear. They will have a heightened sense of self confidence and find all their stresses eliminated from the roots. Sit in front of a picture and recite Chalisa, or Hanuman Bahuk, or Bajrang Baan after lighting a diya.