Hanumaan Forgot

While dealing with the personality of the great Hanumaan, his forgetfulness has also to be mentioned. For example, the following may be mentioned.

1. He forgot that Matang Muni's Aashram was a sanctuary and was secured from Baali and Vaanar.
(Even the others - Sugreev, Jaambavaan etc did not remind him when they were running here and there to save themselves from Baali, that they could live on Rishyamook Parvat).

2. He forgot that Sugreev had done his duty and that he himself knew about it earlier.
(When Lakshman was angry - was it only to appease Lakshman who was extremely angry).

3. He forgot that Raam had promised to Sugreev to bestow Baali's kingdom on him and suggested Angad's accession to the throne to Taaraa.
(Was it in repentance on the slaying of Baali?)

4. He forgot the description of the herbs which had to fetch to revive Lakshman.
(He had seen it earlier).

5. He forgot to return to Raam from Nandee Graam
(to report on the attitude of Bharat - was it because of the excessive hospitality shown by Bharat?).

6. He forgot to narrate to Bharat about the fire ordeal.
(Was it because of the horrifying feelings he had on the fire ordeal?) etc.

These however, do not reduce the greatness of his personality.

Lord Hanuman is Real: Implications for Kali Yug

It can be shown that nearly the exact distance of Sun from Earth is mentioned in Hanuman Chalisa
( http://scientifichistory.blogspot.in/2013/04/distance-of-sun-from-earth-calculated.HTML ). This fact, which shall also be proved in the following post, has two further implications. First, it proves indirectly that Hanumaan is a real entity. Second, it increases the credibility of Sri Yukteswar Girji's calculations of the time of Yug.

Distance Between the Earth and the Sun
The Hanuman Chalisa says: Jug sahastra yojan par bhaanu, leelyo taahi madhur phal jaanu
This means: The Sun is at Yug, Sahastra, Yojan. You have taken it thinking it to be a sweet fruit.

We know that each Yug is of different length. It is said that according to the Laws of Manu, the total length of all the four Yug is 12,000 years (4800 + 3600 + 2400 + 1200 = 12,000). This is in line with the calculations of the length of Yug by Sri Yukteshwar Girji in his Holy Science, which is very different from the very large numbers in the Puraan.

Thus, we take the length of "Yug" in Hanuman Chaaleesaa as 12,000 years.
Sahastra equals a thousand. Yojan is often said to be about 8 miles, although some views differ. Bhakti Vedaant Swami Prabhupada is believed to have consistently put the figure to be 8 miles in his Srimad Bhaagvat. For this reason, we take a Yojan to be equal to 8 miles. Thus, Yug x Sahastra x Yojan equals: 12,000 x 1,000 x 8 miles = 96,000,000 miles. Since one mile equals 1.6 kilometers, this makes the distance of the Sun from earth as: 153,600,000 kilometers (96 million miles x 1.6 = 153.6 million Kilometers).

The Earth's orbit round the Sun is elliptical. The maximum distance between the two is estimated by modern science to be: 152,100,000 Kilometers.  Thus the difference between the distance of Earth from the Sun according to Hanumaan Chaaleesaa and modern science is 1.5 million Kilometers, which is less than 1 percent of the actual distance. In other words, the distance given by Hanumaan Chaaleesaa is nearly equal to the actual distance between the Earth and the Sun according to modern science. The gap between the two estimates may further be reduced, if we allow for the fact that one Yojan is approximately 8 miles, not exactly 8 miles.

Reality of Hanumaan - the Argument
The weakest inference that can be drawn from the above facts is that the distance between the Earth and the Sun was somehow known to Tulasee Daas Jee (1532-1623 AD). How did he come to know of this? We have not heard of such an exact measurement in other Sanskrit literature. The only possible inference is that this was made known to him through his Antar-drishti (insight) as he was a famous Yogee and mystic as well. That the Antar-drishti would reveal the exact real distance of the Sun to the Earth also implies that the same Antar-drishti was also describing a real entity - ie. Hanumaan.

The Antar-drishti could not have been right about the distance of the Earth from the Sun, and wrong about the divine Lord. Indeed, it is believed by the Hindu that Tulasee Daas had mystic communion with Hanumaan, who led him to have Darshan of Raam.

Thus, the exactitude of the distance between the Earth and the Sun, shown by the phrase: Yug Sahastra Yojan... also provides indirect testimony to the reality of existence of Hanumaan. The exactitude of the measurement also has another implication for Kali Yug.

Implications for Kali Yug
It may be noticed that the measurement made above critically hinge on the size of the Yug which is said to be based on the Laws of Manu, and also the calculations of Sri Yukteswar Girji in his Holy Science. Since they seem to be confirmed by modern science, the credibility of Sri Yukteshwar Girji's calculations of the length of individual Yug is increased. He puts the length of Sat Yug at 4,800 years, Tretaa Yug at 3,600 years, Dwaapar Yug at 2,400 years and Kali Yug at 1,200 years. The most important point made in his calculations is the claim that the Kali Yug has ended, and that we are now on a reverse cycle from Kali Yug back to Dwaapar, Tretaa and to Sat Yug.

Although it is conflicting to express any view about these matters, the fact that his estimate of the length of Yug seems to be confirmed by the distance between the Earth and the Sun given by Hanumaan Chaaleesaa and the actual distance given by modern science, makes Yukteshwar Girji's other contentions worthy of investigation.

Sri Yukteshwar Girji was the holy master of Sri Paramahansa Yogananda who is well known for his Yogoda Satsang Society, and the "Autobiography of a Yogi".

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