Was Hanuman The Brother Of Rama By Birth?

Add as a preferred source on Google

Kesari, the king of monkeys and Anjanadevi, a cursed nymph or apsara were the parents to Lord Hanuman. We can see that in scriptures Hanuman is also addressed as Kesari Nandan, Anjani putra.

The best example would be chalisa where both these names are mentioned while singing his praises.He is the most ardent devotee of Lord Rama who treated him as his own brother.

There is a strong background to the belief that Ram and Hanuman were real brothers. Let us delve into this relationship to know more about it.

It so coincided that Anjani was meditating on Lord Shiva in order to get a son like him. On the other side, in Dasharathas palace, the putrakameshthi yaga was being conducted.

Both the Tapasya and homa had only one purpose-of begetting a progeny. During Dasharathas yagnya, finally , as an answer to his prayer, Agnideva appeared with a golden kalash in his hand which he intended to give Dasharatha. The kalasha had nectar like sweet stew or payasa.

Agni instructed Dasharatha that this payasa should be consumed by his queens so that they can conceive. As per this instruction, king was taking Payasa to the antahpura in the palace. Antahpura is the queen's cabin or room inside the palace.

As he was carrying the kalasha in his hand, as luck would have it, an eagle swooped down near him, took a large mouthful of the payasa and flew away to the place where Anjani was worshipping Lord Shiva for a son.

Lord Shiva appeared before her and asked her to lift up her hands and keep her palms ready for receiving something. It was at this point that the eagle flew towards her and unable to gulp the payasa, it dropped it into Anjana's hand.

Anjani consumed it thinking that it was Lord Shivas will and boon to her. She gave birth to Hanuman as a result, got rid of her curse, and got back her original form os an apsara. Here the royal queens too gave birth to kids.

Kausalya gave birth to Rama. Here the most important point to note is that both Rama and Hanuman were conceived by their mothers after consuming the same payasa. So, it is only right to call them as brothers.

Although the women who consumed the payasa were different and were married to different people, the payasa that was taken by these women was the same.

It was responsible for helping the women conceive. Hence although this fact is not mentioned in Valmiki Ramayana, Ananda Ramayana carries this information and tale. Ananda Ramayana is an abridged form of Adhyatma Ramayana written by Sage Valmiki.

But It is not surprising to believe, knowing the power of both Hanuman and Rama and their relationship, that Hanuman was a true brother of Rama. He proved himself as true brother to Ram in his avatar in Treta yuga. He deserved to be Ramas brother from any angle.