Panchamuga Hanuman
Worship
of Panchamuga Hanuman at home by applying Sandal paste and Cinnabar
-Is it
correct?-
-Santhipriya-
Universally Hanuman is worshiped in temples
and in Prayer halls in private houses. The most common form of worship is that
the tail of Hanuman, either in sitting or standing posture but with folded
hands, is applied with a small dot of sandal paste and Red cinnabar called
Kungumam seeking grace for fulfillment of their desires. Putting dot commences from the
tail attached with body till the end of the flying tail. Once the process of applying
last dot on uppermost end of the tail is completed, some Prasad is offered to
him to complete the prayer. The offer can be even a glass of
simple milk added with sugar.
However some ladies practice it on even
Panchamuga Hanuman with five faces and who is carrying weapons in his arms. Is
it a correct practice ? Read the following carefully.
Our Sasthra recommends keeping only calm
and cool deities mainly those with spouses like Lord Rama and Sita, Lord Siva
and Parvathi, Lord Muruga with Valli and Theivanai, Lord Vishnu with Lakshmi,
Lord Narasimma with Lakshmi, Lord Ganesha, Goddess Saraswathi, Goddess Lakshmi,
Lord Krishna with holy cow, Lord Datthathreya with his cow and accompanying
animals, Venkatachalapathi, Humble Hanuman kneeled before Lord Ram or Siva or
even standing alone with words Rama inscribed all over, Hanuman carrying sanjeevini mountain, or group of deities in
Pattabishegam (coronation) etc be kept in their prayer halls and worshiped.
Generally the Deities in the form of anger
or ugraha need to be avoided unless you are a Satvik or person desire to offer
Prayer in strict discipline and norms as prescribed, lest they cause negative
effects. Such deities include Ugraha Narasimmamurthi, ugraha Kali devi,
Prathyanga devi, Lord Siva in yogic posture, Panchamuga Hanuman, Mahishasura
martini or for that matter deities with fierce weapons in hand etc as they are
the most important upasana deities of our Guru Parampara and need to be
worshiped with stricter norms to get the desires fulfilled. Inspite of so many
deities at home in prayer halls, majority of people prefer to offer prayer to
Lord Hanuman seeking certain favours. Why is it done?
Prayer to Lord Hanuman
At home in prayer halls, many offer prayers
to Lord Hanuman seeking fulfilment of their desires by applying sandal paste
and cinnabar called Kungumam on the tail of Lord Hanuman.
The purpose of the prayer is mainly:
· to remove the evil effects of Sani
· end unnecessary hurdles
· end discordant between husband and wife
· end discordant in family to give peace
and happiness
· to ward off evils and black magic
· for spiritual development
· for graha shanti
· to gain courage and strength
Can one, especially ladies offer Lord
Panchamuga Hanuman prayers in the same manner as is done with a single faced
Lord Hanuman in cool posture?
No, though Lord Panchamuga Anjaneya
promises security to all devotees and fulfill the prayers, he cannot be offered
worship in the normal manner since Lord Panchamuga Anjaneya is one of the most
important upasana deities of our Guru Parampara and is in ugraha form in that
posture carrying arms in hands. Lord Panchamuga Anjaneya can be offered worship
only in his temples as he is offered Pooja observing certain norms and rituals
in strict discipline there. Why Panchamuga Hanuman is considered Ugraha deity?
Who is Panchamuga Hanuman?
Hanuman assumed Panchamuga or five-faced
form to kill Ahiravana or Mayil Ravan and who is brother of Ravan who held lord
Rama and Lakhman in captivity. In order to get their release from his confinement at Pathaal
lok, an angry Hanuman on war with Ahiravana or Mayil Ravan took the form of
Panchamuga that is five faces with himself in centre and fierce faces of Narasimma, Garuda,
Varahar, and Hayagriva facing different directions. It was destined that
Ahiravana could be killed only if the burning lights of five lamps burning in
different directions is extinguished, all at the same instant. To accomplish
this task an angry Lord Hanuman had to assume Panchamuga form, and extinguished
the lamps in one go to annihilate Ahiravana or Mayil Ravana. Hanuman is seen
carrying several weapons in his hands besides the forms like Narasimma, Garuda,
Varahar, and Hayagriva who keep vigilance and has control over the five
directions – north, south, east, west and the upward direction. The
aspect of Panchamuga Hanuman is Ugraha deity, but approachable by humans in his
temples with prayers which he happily grants if done with pure mind in honesty
and faith.
Since Panchamuga Hanuman is one amongst
Upasana deities, mostly Satvik and Tantric offer prayers to Lords of ugraha
postures and house wives are advised to desist from offering prayers at home to
such ugraha deities. The housewives can offer prayers to such deities in normal
manner if they wish to keep their pictures in their prayer halls.
Panchamuga hanuman is mainly prayed for the
following:
· To ward off evils and effects of black
magic
· For attainment of spiritual development
· For gains in business deals
· To ward off graha and vastu dosha
· To derive courage and mental strength
Therefore if one desire to get peace in
family, remove discordant between husband and wife leading to cordial
relationship, peace of mind and happiness at home they can offer prayers to
Lord Hanuman in cool and composed posture such as sitting or standing hanuman
with words Ram, Ram inscribed all over. The sandal paste and cinnabar
called Kungumam can be applied on his tail commencing from beginning to end of the tail without
any ritual. However once the prayer process commences, it should not be
discontinued like applying for one week, break it for a week and recommence
from the place where it was discontinued, except for monthly periods which has
been exempted from sin.
Such a practice done with Panchamuga
Hanuman at home without observing proper rituals may instead of alleviating the
problem aggravate the situation disturbing peace and harmony at home as seen in many houses who practice such a ritual with Panchamuga Hanuman. Therefore if someone still desired to only
practice the process with Panchamuga Hanuman, better take the advice of a Guru
and observe the norms strictly, lest be ready to face the ill effects on
account of improper praying process.
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