By Manuwant Choudhary
Dhanteras is a day car manufacturers are happiest as even in
smaller cities selling 2000 cars is easy.
People believe buying something on Dhanteras multiplies the
wealth 13 times so the bazaars are full.
This is true to an extent as the shopkeepers wealth does
increase as black money flows into the market.
The stock markets hits record highs !
Car dealers especially work overtime and are their smiling
best…but after the formalities are over – insurance, warranties and extra
warranties done..making it to the Hanuman temple is the biggest challenge.
The temple precincts are overcrowded with brand new
cars…glistening in the sun…the paint still smelling fresh…(the cars Ranbir
Kapoor steals in film Besharam)
At Patna’s Hanuman Mandir they charge 250 rupees and only
then a car pandit will emerge and after making a swastika he will take the
drivers seat and apply tikas on the dashboard and put marigold maalas onto the
rear view mirror before asking for his fees…but he is busier than the Bihar
chief minister…you can't waste his time…as car owners haggle him with `Panditji
mera kar dijiye…(Can you do mine fast?)
Hanuman temples are generally encroachments of public land
and some say Hanuman is perhaps the biggest land encroacher in the country.
The Patna Hanuman Mandir is located near the Patna Railway
station and the original temple you will find literally buried on the rear
side, while a massive structure has come up above it and onto the road ahead.
I wonder why Hanuman is such a law violator.
I am not sure if Hanuman ever imagined he would become
India’s biggest car insurer.
So I dug up a few facts about the `Monkey God’.
According to one story Hanuman was not half monkey at
all..its just that his clan had a `Monkey’ emblem !
And his face looks monkey-like since he stopped Rahu who was
trying to eat the sun for the solar eclipse and Rahu complained to Indra, and
Indra struck a thunderbolt at Hanuman which struck his jaws and disfigured it
forever.
Hanuman’s father Vayu (The Wind God) was so angry that he
withdrew all air and everyone started dying..so the Gods in order to appease
Vayu blessed Hanuman with amazing powers. The Wikipedia lists all the powers
Hanuman received.
Brahma gave Hanuman a boon that would
protect him from the irrevocable Brahma's curse. Brahma also said: "Nobody
will be able to kill you with any weapon in war." From Brahma he obtained
the power of inducing fear in enemies, of destroying fear in friends, to be
able to change his form at will and to be able to easily travel wherever he
wished.
From Shiva he obtained the
boons of longevity, scriptural wisdom and ability to cross the ocean. Shiva
assured safety of Hanuman with a band that would protect him for life. Indra
blessed him that the Vajra weapon will no longer be effective on him and his
body would become stronger than Vajra.
Varuna blessed baby
Hanuman with a boon that he would always be protected from water.
Agni blessed him with immunity to burning
by fire.
Surya gave him two siddhis of yoga namely
"laghima" and "garima", to be able to attain the smallest
or to attain the biggest form. Yama,
the God of Death blessed him healthy life and free from his weapon danda, thus death would not come to
him. Kubera showered his
blessings declaring that Hanuman would always remain happy and contented. Vishwakarma blessed him
that Hanuman would be protected from all his creations in the form of objects
or weapons. Vayu also blessed
him with more speed than he himself had. Kamadeva also blessed him
that the sex will not be effective on him.So his name is also Bal Brahmachari.
But
Hanuman continued being mischievous so the Gods gave him a mild curse that he
would only remember his powers until he was reminded of it by someone else.
That is
why when Sita is to be rescued from the clutches of Ravan, it is Jambavantha who
reminds Hanuman of his powers and Hanuman agrees to help Ram.
And to
overcome fear people recite the Hanuman chalisa.
Narendra
Modi’s BJP has an ultra wing called the Bajrang Dal but they are violent and ugly and give a bad name to
Hanuman who is also called Bajrang Bali ...
Just like
Nitish Kumar calling Narendra Modi – Hitler !
But at
Patna’s Bailey Road there is also a Hitler Hanuman !!
