1.Hanuman fought lord Rama in a battle and won.:
Rama was ordered by sage Vishwamithra to kill Yayati. Sensing the
danger, Yayathi went to Hanuman for help, who in turn promised that he
would save Yayati from any kind of danger. Hanuman did not use any
weapon in his battle, instead stood chanting Rama’s name in the battle
field. The arrows from lord Rama’s bow did not have any effect on
Hanuman. Lord Rama then gave up and sage Vishwamithra relieved Rama of
his word seeing the devotion and courage of Hanuman.
2. Hanuman’s hunger tale :\
Hanuman once visited Sita in sage Valmiki's cottage and expressed his
desire to eat the food cooked by Sita. Sita cooked many delicacies and
started serving Hanuman. But Hanuman's hunger was insatiable and the
entire rations of the cottage were coming to an end. Sita then prayed to
Lord Rama who suggested her she serve a morsel with a Tulsi Leaf. Sita
did the same and Hanuman's hunger was finally satisfied.
3.Panch-mukhi (Five headed) Hanuman :
One of the very rare forms of Hanuman, he assumed it only once to kill
the demon Ahiravan was that of Panch-mukhi Hanumna. Ahiravan was the
brother of Ravan, who had kidnapped Ram and Lakshman and taken them away
to the Nether world. The only way to kill Ahiravan was to extinguish 5
lamps in 5 different directions, which he did with this form. The 5
faces of Hanuman, apart from himself are that of Narasimha, Garuda,
Varaha and Hayagriva.
4.The Death of Rama :
Ram wouldn't die as Hanuman wouldn't allow Yama (God of Death) to enter
Ayodhya to claim Ram. To divert Hanuman's attention Ram dropped his ring
through a crack in the floor and asked Hanuman to fetch it back for
him. Going down Hanuman reached the land of serpents and asked their
King for Ram's ring. The king showed Hanuman a vault filled with rings
all of which were Ram's. He told a shocked Hanuman that when in the
cycle of time a Ram is to die he drops a ring down the crack so that a
Hanuman can be diverted from his guard.
5. When Hanuman was cursed :
Hanuman was mischievous in his childhood, and sometimes teased the
meditating sages in the forests. Finding his antics unbearable, but
realizing that Hanuman was but a child, the sages placed a mild curse on
him by which he became unable to remember his own ability unless
reminded by another person. The curse is highlighted in Kishkindha Kanda
and Sundara Kanda when Jambavantha reminds Hanuman of his abilities and
encourages him to go and find Sita.
6. When the Gods blessed Hanuman:
Brahma gave Hanuman a boon that nobody will be able to kill him 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,
Hanuman obtained the boons of longevity, scriptural wisdom and ability
to cross the ocean. Lord Shiva assured safety of Hanuman with a band
(kavach) that would protect him for life.
7. When the Gods blessed Hanuman :
Varuna blessed baby Hanuman with a boon that he would always be
protected from water. Agni blessed him, Saying, "Fire will never burn
you." Surya gave him two siddhis of yoga namely "laghima" and "garima".
With "laghima" he could attain the smallest form and with "garima" he
could attain the biggest form of life. Vayu blessed him with more speed
than he himself had. Yama, the God of Death blessed him healthy life and
free from his weapon Yama Danda, thus death would not come to him.
8.The Hanuman and Bhima connection :
Hanuman is also considered to be the brother of Bhima as they had the
same father, Vayu. During the Pandavas' exile, Hanuman appears disguised
as a weak and aged monkey to Bhima in order to subdue his arrogance.
Hanuman lies with his tail blocking Bhima’s way. Bhima, unaware of his
identity, tells him to move it out of the way. Hanuman, incognito,
refuses. Bhima then tries to move the tail himself but he is unable,
despite his great strength. Realising he is no ordinary monkey, Bhima
surrenders.
9. Lord Hanuman in Mahabharata:
During the great battle of Kurukshetra, Arjuna entered the battlefield
with a flag displaying Hanuman on his chariot. The incident that led to
this was an earlier encounter between Hanuman and Arjuna, wherein
Hanuman appeared as a small talking monkey before Arjuna at Rameshwaram,
where Rama had built a bridge to cross over to Lanka. Upon Arjuna's
wondering aloud at Rama's taking the help of monkeys rather than
building a bridge of arrows, Hanuman challenged him to build such a
bridge alone.
10.Lord Hanuman in Mahabharata :
Arjuna, unaware of the vanara's true identity, accepted the challenge.
Hanuman then proceeded to repeatedly destroy the bridges made by Arjuna,
who decided to take his own life. Vishnu then appeared before them,
chiding Arjuna for his vanity and Hanuman for making Arjuna feel
incompetent. As an act of penitence, Hanuman decided to help Arjuna by
stabilizing and strengthening his chariot during the imminent great
battle.
After the battle of Kurukshetra, Krishna asked Arjuna to step down the
chariot. Krishna thanked Hanuman to stay with them during the war in the
form of a flag on the chariot. Hanuman came in his original form, bowed
to Krishna and flew away. As soon as he left, the chariot turned into
ashes. Krishna explained to a shocked Arjuna, that the chariot would
have burnt long time back due to the effects of celestial weapons thrown
at it during the war. However, Lord Hanuman protected it.
According to legend, Hanuman is one of the four people to have heard the
Bhagwad Gita from Krishna and seen the Vishvarupa form, the other three
being Arjuna, Sanjaya and Barbarika son of Ghatotkacha. The Narada
Purana describes Hanuman as a master of vocal music, and as an
embodiment of the combined power of Shiva and Vishnu.
