Shri Hanuman is called Bhajrangabali. I tried to understand why he was so called. This name Shri Hanuman.
According to my understanding, the original word might be VAJRAANGABALI. If we split this word, we will get 3 words. VAJRA + ANGA + BALI.
A) VAJRA indicates 2 meanings.
C) BALI means person having immense strength.
By understanding the meanings of 3 words together we will get a different meaning, i.e., a person having immense strength, celerity and effectiveness in his bodily parts equivalent to a THUNDERBOLT or a DIAMOND.
According to my understanding, the original word might be VAJRAANGABALI. If we split this word, we will get 3 words. VAJRA + ANGA + BALI.
A) VAJRA indicates 2 meanings.
- It means THUNDERBOLT that we see during rainy season, indicating great celerity, power and effectiveness. That is why the weapon of Indra is called VAJRAAYUDHA.
- It means a DIAMOND, indicating here the person having the strength of diamond
C) BALI means person having immense strength.
By understanding the meanings of 3 words together we will get a different meaning, i.e., a person having immense strength, celerity and effectiveness in his bodily parts equivalent to a THUNDERBOLT or a DIAMOND.
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When Shri Hanuman was about to fight with Simhika, a demon in the ocean, he was described as follows;
When Shri Hanuman was about to fight with Simhika, a demon in the ocean, he was described as follows;
स तस्या विवृते वक्त्रे वज्रसंहननः कपिः |
संक्षिप्य मुहुरात्मानं निष्पपात महाबलः || ५-१-१९२
That Hanuma with great strength and with a body equal to a diamond, repeatedly contracted His body and fell into her opened mouth.
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Please note the word वज्रसंहननः - with a body equal (in strength) to a diamond.
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For example: the name RAVINDRANATH
TAGORE will be spelt as RABINDRANATH TAGORE.
It's true. In Lord Hanuman's ashtotharam, it said,
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'Om vajra nakhaya namah'
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