There is a Tamil saying that says that start with Ganesha and end with Hanuman. He is belovedly known as “muzhu muthar kadavul” which means the first and foremost god.
As lord Ganesha is one of the first gods we worship when we enter a temple. This makes perfect sense owing to the fact that it is Vinayaka and Hanuman. Adyantha is also represented as aadiyantha which translates to the beginning and the end. Sri Sankaranarayana is also a combination of lord Shiva and Vishnu. As observed earlier, Ardhanarishvara is a popular depiction of lord Shiva where in he is part Shiva and part Shakthi. The combination of two gods depicted in the same sculpture is not new to Hinduism. The face of Adyanta is actually a conglomeration of Vinayaga and Hanuman. There is a belief that one of the faces of the Panchmukhi Hanuman is actually lord Vinayaka. This is probably the reason why it is advised to go around the hanuman idol five times or 14, 23, 41.
burnt down Lanka by one of the five elements (fire). met daughter of one of the five elements (daughter of earth – Sita Devi). through one of the five elements (sky),. crossed one of the five elements (water – the ocean),. The son of one of the five elements (son of wind – Pavana Thanaya). Hanuman is a great yogi (mystic) having transcended the five senses (Pancha Indriyas). In Kamba Ramayanam (in Tamil), the significance of number five is beautifully narrated as follows: And they successfully vanquished the enemy and saved Rama and Lakshmana. The faces were namely Hanuman, Hayagriva, Garuda, Varaha and Narasimha. So hanuman took the form of a Panchamukhi Hanuman, (with five faces). But he is quite perplexed when he reaches the underworld and realizes that the only way to save them was to kill Mahiravana, Mahiravana being the master of trickery and deceit carefully has his lives split in all 5 directions, 3 of which were in lamps. Hanuman being the faithful devotee he is, undertakes the mission of rescuing them back safely. Mahiravan tricks Rama and Lakshamana with his deceiving appearances and holds them captive in his underworld prison. In the battle between Rama and Ravana, Ravana being the vile rakshas gains the help of Mahiravana who is the ruler of the underworld. In all his deeds, he inspires us to brave the odds and face all the hurdles life throws at us. The origin of the Panchmukhi Hanuman can be traced to the greatest epic of our country, the Ramayana. Hanuman the devout Rama baktha is the embodiment of courage, loyalty and bravery.
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