[Advaita-l] Hanuman is Siva's son

[Venkatesh Murthy]

Namaste

You can tell children a children version of Hanuman's birth:

http://www.chinmayakids.org/festdetails/hanuman/hanuman_birth.asp

One more children story is like this. Dasaratha was doing the Putra
Kameshti Yaga for getting children. His wives got a pot of Payasam to
eat.  Siva sent a kite to pick some Payasam from the pot and take it
to Anjana. The kite dropped it near Anjana. But Siva commanded Vayu to
take it to her hands. She drank it and Hanuman was born.

http://www.anjaneyar.com/downloads/Docs/AnjaneyarJayanthi%2016%20Dec%202009-By-AlaganSriKanes.pdf


On Thu, Mar 10, 2011 at 7:44 AM, Dr. Yadu Moharir <ymoharir at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Namaste:
>
> Can someone elaborate on what does this mean to us from advaita perspective?
>
> Does this not mean that even Gods were not immune to amorous behavior? How does one answer simple probing question from children growing up in the free open society that pertain to the various amorous activities of various deities.
>
> Indians often negotiate between samanvaya or parishkaara but never go beyond what does this mean to us now !?  Or simply say that is our culture and we must worship regardless without asking any questions.
>
> Thank you
>
> Dr. Yadu

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Regards

-Venkatesh