− | Vaayuputra, commanly called as Hanuman, in his younger days sprang up to Surya, mistaking it for a fruit to eat. Ascending towards the Devaloka he sees Airavata, the vahana of Indra and goes towards it to swallow it. Seeing the tussle between Maruti and Airavata. feeling threatened Indra uses his weapon Vajraayudha to cut the " hanu" (jaw bones) of Maruti and he falls dead on earth. Vaayu, grieving the loss of his son, takes him to Patalaloka, where Brahma and other devatas console him and revive Maruti. As the "hanu" was cut by Indra's vajra, Maruti gets the name of "Hanuman". Indra also blesses him to be a chiranjeeva and would die only when he wished so. (Uttara Ramayana, Valmiki Ramayana, Kishkindha Kanda, 66th Sarga). | + | Vaayuputra, commanly called as Hanuman, in his younger days sprang up to Surya, mistaking it for a fruit to eat. Ascending towards the Devaloka he sees Airavata, the vahana of Indra and goes towards it to swallow it. Seeing the tussle between Maruti and Airavata. feeling threatened Indra uses his weapon Vajraayudha to cut the " hanu" (jaw bones) of Maruti and he falls dead on earth. Vaayu, grieving the loss of his son, takes him to Patalaloka, where Brahma and other devatas console him and revive Maruti. As the "hanu" was cut by Indra's vajra, Maruti gets the name of "Hanuman". Indra also blesses him to be a chiranjeeva and would die only when he wished so. (Valmiki Ramayana, Kishkindha Kanda, 66th Sarga)<ref>Valmiki Ramayana ([http://valmikiramayan.net/utf8/kish/sarga66/kishkindha_66_frame.htm Kishkindha Kanda, Sarga 66])</ref>. |