“This is Hanuman’s yoga: giving pleasure to Lord Rama.”- Radhanath Swami
My guru Srila Prabhupad used to say that our beloved Lord does not see the things that we offer. He is Sarvalokamaheshwaram. (Krishna tells in the Gita that he is already the proprietor and the source of everything that exists.) However, the Lord accepts our intention, our love, our devotion, our compassion, and our willingness to please him. He is bhaktavatsal, he is willing to beconquered by that love although he is unconquerable.
There is a story of how Hanuman conquered Lord Ram by his love. One day hanuman happened to see Sitadevi putting a red liquid powder called sindhur on her hair part. Hanuman asked Sita, “Why are you putting that red in your hair part?” She smiled and said, “Because it pleases Ram. It’s a sign of showing chastity towards our beloved.”
So the next day Sita and Ram saw Hanuman completely covered with the thick layer of that sindur, from the top of his head to the bottom of his feet. All they could see were his eyes; everything else was red.
Ram asked, “Hanuman, what are you doing?”
Hanuman replied, “Sita said that putting this sindhur on her head is pleasing to you. So I wanted to please you so much that I have covered my body with it.”
This is Hanuman’s yoga: giving pleasure to Lord Rama.
Radhanath Swami
What pure, innocent and selfless love Hanuman has. We should strive for such love towards the Lord. Amazing pastime. Thank you.
The pastime is little funny but it teaches the greatest lesson. Thanks Radhanath Swami.
Very sweet pastime of Ramayana……Hanumanji is embodiment of unconditional, selfless servant of Lord Rama. Thank you for sharing this amazing article.
One of the ancient Vedic text that i have read states “saṁsiddhir hari-tosanam” which refers says that the Ultimate fulfillment and Satisfaction is achieved when one makes the Lord happy.
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I often wondered why Hanuman was always in orange in his temples….
It’s such an inspiring story. Is it from Valmiki Ramayana?
Hmmm… interesting….It will be nice if someone answers this question
Agree
Amazing purity of love of Hanuman for Lord Rama shared by Radhanath Swami
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Nice enthusiasm of Hanumanji to please Lord Ram.
Through this simple incident of Hanuman, HH Radhanath Swami proves the simplicity of process of bhakti and even simpler heart of Lord to be pleased by simple most intentions of His Devotee to please Him.
True. The process of devotional service is easy and sublime. Lord is so easily pleased by little devotional endeavors. Thanks Radhanath Swami.
Thanks for sharing wonderful article.
Very encouraging episode of Hanumanji
Through this simple incident of Hanuman, nicely narrated by HH Radhanath Swami, we can understand how simple things with pure consciousness attract Krishna.
Nice lecture by HH Radhanath Swami.
All glories to HH Radhanatha Svami Maharaja.
Very nice example to show how much dedicated a devotee should be towards pleasing the Supreme.
Like Hanuman, HH Radhanath Swami also carrying the message of God all over the world and delivering so many conditioned souls.
Great article. Jai Gurudev !!
Wonderful story, and a true explanation of YOGA -> giving pleasure to Lord.
Wonderful narration by HH Radhath Swamo of how simple Hanuman’s bhakti is.
That’s a wonderful pastime pointing out love and devotion of Hanumanji.
Thanks for sharing.
Nice and sweet story.
Ready to please the master at any cost should be the motive of a disciple. All glories to HH Radhanatha Svami Maharaja.
Great statement. Radhanath Swami truly exemplifies this.
HH Radhanath Swami explains this nice incident of Hanuman which proves that pure devotees are ready to perform any job just to please the Lord.
Very inspiring.
Great article. Jai Gurudev !!
Hanuman’s simplicity is nicely brought about by HH Radhanath Swami in this nice story which is very inspiring for all of us.
Hanuman’s simplicity is nicely brought about by HH Radhanath Swami in this nice story.
Very encouraging episode of Hanumanji & equally encouraging article….
Nice example, showing how Hanuman is inqusitive to please Lord Ram.
Very sweet pastime.
Nice article by HH Radhanath Swami. Lord is pleased with simple devotion.
Such an inspiring story! Thanks for sharing!
Awesome story
Awesome story which is really inspirational, thank you very much for sharing.
Amazing enthusiasm to please the beloved Lord. This incident shows the utmost desire to satisfy the Lord.
Agree. Hanuman was so enthusiastic that he covered the whole body with kumkum. Thanks Radhanath Swami.
Nice story explaining the concept of giving pleasure to Lord.
Wonderful example of a pure devotee here. Thanks for sharing this inspiring story of Shri Hanuman.
Very amazing incident shared by HH Radhanath Swami. Because of his child like innocence and complete absorption to please Lord Ram, Hanuman is very much liked by all the children.