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1. Kamba Ramayanam With Meaning

Kamba Ramayanam With Meaning

Hanuman the devout Rama baktha is the embodiment of courage, loyalty and bravery. In all his deeds, he inspires us to brave the odds and face all the hurdles life throws at us. The origin of the Panchmukhi Hanuman can be traced to the greatest epic of our country, the Ramayana. In the battle between Rama and Ravana, Ravana being the vile rakshas gains the help of. Mahiravan tricks Rama and Lakshamana with his deceiving appearances and holds them captive in his underworld prison. Hanuman being the faithful devotee he is, undertakes the mission of rescuing them back safely. But he is quite perplexed when he reaches the underworld and realizes that the only way to save them was to kill Mahiravana, Mahiravana being the master of trickery and deceit carefully has his lives split in all 5 directions, 3 of which were in lamps.

So hanuman took the form of a Panchamukhi Hanuman, (with five faces). The faces were namely Hanuman,,, Varaha and Narasimha. And they successfully vanquished the enemy and saved Rama and Lakshmana. Hanuman is a great yogi (mystic) having transcended the five senses (Pancha Indriyas). In Kamba Ramayanam (in Tamil), the significance of number five is beautifully narrated as follows: • The son of one of the five elements (son of wind – Pavana Thanaya) • crossed one of the five elements (water – the ocean), • through one of the five elements (sky), • met daughter of one of the five elements (daughter of earth – Sita Devi) • burnt down Lanka by one of the five elements (fire).