There are two different accounts of Shri Hanuman's birth within the Valmiki Ramayana itself, ie., (i) narrated by Jambavan in Kishkinda Kanda, and (ii) narrated by Shri Hanuman himself in Sundara Kanda.
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(i) Narrated by
Jambavan in Kishkinda Kanda
When no one in the Vanara troop that went in
the Southern direction in search of Sita was found to be competent to jump 100
Yojanas (1200 Kms) over the ocean, Jambavan asks Shri Hanuman to take up that
task.
It was then
he narrates the birth of Shri Hanuman. It was clearly mentioned
therein that Vayu embraced Anjana and thus, Shri Hanuman was born.
अप्सर अप्सरसाम् श्रेष्ठा विख्याता पुंजिकस्थला |
अंजना
इति
परिख्याता
पत्नी
केसरिणो
हरेः
|| ४-६६-८
"Punjikasthala yclept Anjana is the nicest
apsara among all apsara-s and she is the wife of Kesari, the monkey...”
तस्या वस्त्रम् विशालाक्ष्याः पीतम् रक्त दशम् शुभम् |
स्थितायाः
पर्वतस्य
अग्रे
मारुतो
अपहरत्
शनैः
|| ४-६६-१२
"When she is strolling on the mountaintop
Air-god has slowly lifted up that broad-eyed lady's auspicious and ochry silk
apparel with red rouches... “
ताम् बलात् आयत श्रोणीम् तनु मध्याम् यशस्विनीम् |
दृष्ट्वा
एव
शुभ
सर्वान्गीम्
पवनः
काम
मोहितः
|| ४-६६-१४
"Just on catching the
sight of that gorgeous one, whose pelvic-girdle is fat and ample and who is
slender-waisted, and who by all her limbs is pristine, the Air-god is
enamoured... “
स ताम् भुजाभ्याम् दीर्घाभ्याम् पर्यष्वजत मारुतः |
मन्मथ
आविष्ट
सर्वान्गो
गत
आत्मा
ताम्
अनिन्दिताम्
|| ४-६६-१५
"He that Air-god who is ensorcelled by
Love-god in all of his limbs, though he is limbless and existing in thin air,
embraced that immaculate lady with both of his far-flung arms, as he lost his
heart for her...”
मनसा अस्मि गतो यत् त्वाम् परिष्वज्य यशस्विनि |
वीर्यवान्
बुद्धि
संपन्नः
पुत्रः
तव
भविष्यति
|| ४-६६-१८
" 'By which reason I
embraced you and impregnate myself within you, by that reason you are
impregnated in a supersensory manner, thereby you will beget a valiant son
endowed with intellect... “
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(ii) Narrated by
Shri Hanuman himself in Sundara Kanda
When Sita doubts Shri Hanuman to be Ravana in
disguise, Shri Hanuman narrates the characteristics of Shri Rama and Lakshmana.
After that he himself states his birth,
which is as follows:
हते असुरे सम्यति शम्ब सादने | कपि प्रवीरेण महर्षि चोदनात् |
ततो
अस्मि
वायु
प्रभवो
हि
मैथिलि
| प्रभावतः
तत्
प्रतिमः
च
वानरः
|| ५-३५-८९
"O Seetha! As provoked by the sages,
Kesari, the valiant Vanara killed a demon called Shambasadana in battle. I am a
vanara born through wind-god and through his influence I am equal to the
wind-god in strength."
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In his narration, Shri Hanuman mentions that
his father Kesari killed a demon called Shambasadana in battle. Thereafter,
Vayu blessed him with a son, ie., Shri Hanuman.
Here, it was mentioned that as Kesari killed
Shambasadana at the request of Sages, Vayu blessed him with a son.
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We have to remember that
even Vali and Sugriva were mentioned as the sons of Indra and Surya
respectively, but there was no mention of physical contact of Vali’s mother
with Indra or Surya.
Thus, even Vali and Sugriva
might have been born with the blessings of Indra and Surya to the Vanara King
Riksharaja.
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So,
Shri Hanuman was born to Kesari and Anjana, through the blessings of Vayu. And,
thus, he is known as Vayu Putra or the son of Vayu. There is no mention of Vayu
embracing Anjana here.
Jambavan's narration of Shri Hanuman's birth might be an interpolation.
