Re: Hanuman - Why is he associated with Tuesday and Saturday?
hariḥ oṁ
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namaste
Originally Posted by
Viraja
Namaste Yajvan ji,
I do not know the answer to your question: "Why did Arjuna choose to hold Hanuman-ji's image on his chariot's flag?". I look forward to hearing the answer from you.
Thank you.
Here is my views that I wrote some years back and share again...
hanuman-ji
Hanuman-ji is from hanumat, meaning having large jaws. If we go down one level to hanu it means
'anything which destroys or injures life ' , a weapon ; as han means to smite , slay , hit , kill , mar , destroy.
Hence from this level arjun's symbol is that of a weapon - let all be warned who wish to encounter us!
On another level hanumān-ji was the perfect devotee of śrī rāmacandra in his war with rāvaṇa .
This as I see it shows arjun's devotion to kṛṣṇa-jī , another form of viṣṇu and śrī rāmacandra. He
will be unwavering to the will of kṛṣṇa-jī. This too, the flag is a reminder to his opponents just as rāvaṇa
was defeated, so too will you.
I am not suggesting that my view on this matter is final, as others have given reasonable answers.
iti śivaṁ
यतस्त्वं शिवसमोऽसि
yatastvaṁ śivasamo'si
because you are identical with śiva
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