Mangalmandir - Maruti Edition (PDF) - Sai Kirtan Group

The youth then uttered: ―Don‘t think I am an ordinary monkey‘s son. You don‘t know
that I am Mahaavir Hanumaanji‘s son.‖
―Whar…‖Mahaavirji was taken aback by the youth‘s words. He said: ―What are you
saying? Pray tell me how you can be my son?‖
Recognising his father, Makar-dhwaj saluted his feet and clasping his hands he said:
―Father, you may not be aware of this. After the burning of Lankaa and were exhausted
from the effort, then after extinguishing your tail you took bath in the ocean. A fish
devoured the sweat of your body then and became pregnant. That pregnant fish was
caught by a fisherman in his net and was brought to the kitchen of Ahiraavan where she
was slit open. I was born from her womb. Ahiraavan tended me. Taking birth from your
great luminous sweat, I have been guard to the main entrance of Ahiraavan‘s city. Pray
tell me if I am your son.‖
Hanumaanji kissed his son‘s head. There was no queation if continuing the fight
anymore. Makardhwaj bowed and asked for his coming. Mahaavirji related all to him.
Makardhwaj said: ―Your words relate true. Just now, that wizard demon has brought Sri
Raam and Laxman here. He also told me that after the midnight worship to the female
deity, he was going to offer the two princes to her as sacrifice. Right now he would be
engaged in meditation to the deity in the temple.‖
Mahaavirji said: ―Then I wish to quickly go to the Devi‘s temple.‖
Saying thus as he tried to go past the entrance, makardhwaj stoped and said: ―Father. You
are worthy of worship. But in my presence and while there is energy in me, I will not let
you enter my tending father‘s city, because my fending father has put trust in me to guard
the main entrance. Just as you are serving your master without a worry of anything, in the
same manner I am also dutiful to my master. I will not betray his trust in me. You can
fight to defeat me and then enter with pleasure. Otherwise you cannot go.‖
And that was in accordance with dharma. If in his father‘s house the son does not respect
his father‘s wishes, then it is contrary to dharma. But the place where the son is faithful
and commited to trustworthy task, there the master‘s command gets priority over the
father‘s wish. Hearing this, Mahaavirji was very pleased in his mind and commended
him. But right now a delay of even a moment was like an eon. Time was approaching to
midnight. So in haste, he laid a blow of one fist on Makardhwaj‘s chest. Makardhwaj
could not absorb this blow. He fainted there and then on the ground.
As he was leaving, Mahaavirji had an afterthought. If after fighting with Ahiraavan, the
son would certainly fight him again from the enemy front, so it would be better to keep
him together with him. So tied the fainted Makardhawaj to his tail and proceeded towards
the deity‘s temple.
He observed in the temple that in the sacrificial bowl (yagnakund), fire had been lighted
in fron of Chaamundaadevi. Having tasken bath, Ahiraavan was grossly engaged in
meditation. There was little while left for the sacrifice.
Hanumaanji immediately took the form of the Devi. And he stood hidden behind the
statue of the Devi. The Devi verily observing the Lord‘s adored devotee had already
departed.
The worship finished and it was time for offering the food to the Devi. Mahaavirji
himself in the form of the Devi began to devour the sanctified food offering. The demon
was very pleased in his mind seeing thus. Till this day, the Devi had not directly taken the
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