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Why is Lord Hanuman sometimes depicted as married?

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The details of this celestial event are found in the manuscript written by Parasara Maharishi in his book Parasra Samhita. Sri Parasara Maharishi had written the life history of Lord Hanuman from his birth and goes on to depict his life even after the Ramayana.

According to Parasara Maharishi, Hanuman had worshipped Surya Bhagwan (the Sun god) as his Guru and studied the Vedas and mastered the Nine Vyakarnas. Being an Aajanma Brahmachari, Lord Hanuman was not eligible to study the Nava Vyakarnas (nine grammers) for which the status of being a grihastha (married man) was essential.
In order to facilitate the completion of his education, the Trimurtis approached Surya Bhagavan and created a beautiful Kanya, Suvarchala Devi, an Aajanma Brahmacharini, from the Sun's Kiranas (rays) and arranged a marriage with Hanumanji to make him a Grihastha without Brahmacharya being affected. Whereby he learnt and became a genius in the nine vyakaranas (sanskrit grammar). These details can be found in Parasara Samhita.

There is also a sloka called 'Hanuman Mangalashtakam' depicts the Lord thus and runs as follows:

suvarchalaa kalathraaya chaturbhuja dharaaya cha
ushtraa roodhaya veeraya mangalam sri hanumathe


The meaning of the above sloka is: "Salutations to Lord Hanuman, having four arms, accompanied by His consort Suvarchala Devi, seated on a camel and exhibiting extraordinary valour."

The text further describes Suvarchala as the daughter of Sun-God, Surya, from whom Anjaneya learnt the Vedas.




At the temple at Thailavaram, the moolavar is eight feet tall. The Lord holds the customary mace in his hand that he rests on his right shoulder. His left hand is placed on his hip. The utsava moorthi of Anjaneya is with his consort Suvarchala Devi. The Lord is depicted with four arms and is descriptively called Suvarchala Devi Sametha Chaturbhuja.
 
At least that still Ok that Hanuman Ji is portrayed as married..but imagine Lord Rama is always shown with Seeta and Lakshmana and Hanuman but in reality their marriage never lasted!

Dont know why temples keep hosting events like Sita Kalyanam when the marriage was never a happy one.
 
In Smarthas they sing Gauri Kalyanam but among Iyyangars they still sing Sita Kalyanam. Very funny.
For Sita it was a bad marriage.
 
Just for the argument, surely Ram loved Sita. Otherwise why would he travel to Sri Lanka and have such a big fight? He never kept the conquered territory.
 
Radha Kalyanam or Seetha Kalyanam:


Radha Kalyanam or Seetha Kalyanam is, in the physical sense, a wedding. Our saints’ view is, after the individual’s end, he or she culminates into Brahmam, i.e., God, where from this emergence took place. This theory is accepted by Zoroastrianism, Judaism and Islam.

This fusion into immortality is celebrated as Kalyanam. Jayadeva, who is said to be an incarnation of Veda Vyasa, visualized this phenomena and put together a poetic composition called Gita Govindam about five hundred years ago. Mr. Edwin Arnold has translated it in English. This symbolic function is an outcome of that composition.

When we say Radha Kalyanam, immediately the divine images of Radha and Krishna spring to mind. While for those who are steeped in spirituality and devotion, the concept of Radha Kalyanam gives inspiration, for laymen a question may arise as to why we ordinary human beings have to conduct the divine union of Gods? But an explanation of the real meaning behind this grand celebration will perhaps clear the air: The ancient Hindu philosophical wisdom postulates that Jeevatma is nothing but a creation of Paramatma and is destined to re-unite with Paramatma and Radha Kalyanam is nothing but a meaningful way of celebrating this reunion.


Radha represents the Jeevatma which is nothing but a creation of Krishna, the Paramatma and Radha Kalyanam is the re-union of the Jeevatma (Radha) with Paramatma (Krishna).
We ordinary human beings by this simple act of performing Radha Kalyanam are actually glorifying the world’s most potent spiritual wisdom namely “ADVAITA”, which says Jeevatma and Paramatma are one and the same!

Sri Sita Rama Kalyanam

http://www.radhakalyanam.com/radha-kalyanam.asp
 
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Just for the argument, surely Ram loved Sita. Otherwise why would he travel to Sri Lanka and have such a big fight? He never kept the conquered territory.

Dont you get it..He traveled all the way to liberate Ravan of Jaya Vijaya Fame!
 
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In Smarthas they sing Gauri Kalyanam but among Iyyangars they still sing Sita Kalyanam. Very funny.
For Sita it was a bad marriage.
iyengars are very wise . they prepare their men for bad married life. thats one of the reasons for low divorce rates among iyengars .lol
 
Hanuman is a Naishtika Brahmachari.

There may be some folk tales or stories talking on Hanuman's wife.

Indonesia, Thailand, Siamese and Jain versions mention Hanuman's married life.

Folk story:

Human did marry Suvarchala Devi. At the same time he is also considered as Brahmachari as he did not have any marital relationship with her. Sage Parashar had written a biography on Hanuman. In that he has mentioned that Hanuman approached Surya Devatha for learning the grammar. Surya told him this subject can be taught only to a married person. So in order to enable Hanuman to learn the grammer from Surya Dev a maiden was created using sun's rays and she was named Suvarchala and a marriage ceremony was conducted between Hanuman and Suvarchala to make Hanuman a married man so that he could learn the grammar from the sun god.

Sankalpa Vidhane:

For the purpose of pooja whether in a temple or at home it is impertive to include the sakthi aspect ( usually depicted in female form) along with the moola virat. ( when god is worshipped in female form automatically both the purasha and sakthi are assumed in one ( a sort of ardhanareeswara tattwa), hence when Hanuman ( an askhalitha brahmachaari) is worshipped some say suvarchala sametha hanumaan. similarly lord datta is worshipped as anaghadevi sametha sri datta etc. here both suvarchala ( stree aspect of sundara) and anagha ( purity) are the sakti aspects of the respective god heads.



True or False ? Suvarchala Devi is name of Lord Hanuman\s Wife. - Rediff Questions & Answers


Hanuman a Lifelong Brahmachari

Hanuman became more important in the medieval period, and came to be portrayed as the ideal devotee (bhakta) of Rama. His characterization as a lifelong brahmachari (celibate) was another important development during this period. The belief that Hanuman's celibacy is the source of his strength became popular among the wrestlers in India. The celibacy or brahmacharya aspect of Hanuman is not mentioned in the original Ramayana.

Hanuman - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia




Other Folk Stories


The non-Indian versions of Ramayana, such as the Thai Ramakien, mention that Hanuman had relationships with multiple women, including Svayamprabha, Benjakaya (Vibhisana's daughter), Suvannamaccha and even Ravana's wife Mandodari. According to these versions of the Ramayana, Macchanu is son of Hanuman borne by Suvannamaccha, daughter of Ravana.

The Jain text Paumacariya also mentions that Hanuman married Lankasundari, the daughter of Lanka's chief defender Bajramukha. Another legend says that a demigod named Matsyaraja (also known as Makardhwaja or Matsyagarbha) claimed to be his son. Matsyaraja's birth is explained as follows: a fish (matsya) was impregnated by the drops of Hanuman's sweat, while he was bathing in the ocean.


Hanuman - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Who is Naishtika Brahmachari? | God And I Blog on Speakingtree.in


Is Hanuman Married !! ? [Archive] - Facebook+1 for Brahmins
 
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