In order to understand
the marital status of Sri Hanuma, we have to consider the following issues:
- Ramayana
written by Sage Valmiki is the authentic text on all characters that we
find in Ramayana. The Puranas cannot be depended upon, as many of them
contain fabricated stories.
- Sri
Hanuma was mentioned in Kishkinda Kanda of Ramayana. It was not
mentioned in the entire Ramayana, whether he was a
married or unmarried person.
- In
Sundara Kanda, while searching for Sita in Ravana's Mansion, he ponders as
follows:
न हि मे पर दाराणाम् दृष्टिर् विषय वर्तिनी ||५-११-३८
अयम् च अत्र मया दृष्टः पर दार परिग्रहः |
अयम् च अत्र मया दृष्टः पर दार परिग्रहः |
"My sight is
indeed not in the matter of other wives here. These other's wives have been
seen by me."
If Sri Hanuma was an
unmarried person, then he would have referred to Ravana's wives as "women", instead of other's wives.
- Many
warriors in Ramayana were not described in details. Even
Indrajit, Angada, etc, were not described to be married. Can
we deduce that they are also unmarried?
- The
popular story from Puranas that Sri Hanuma was married to Suvarchala, the
daughter of Sun God does not find place in Ramayana. Further, Suvarchala
was mentioned as the wife of the Sun God in Ramayana.
दीनो वा राज्यहीनो वा यो मे भर्ता स मे गुरुः |
तं नित्यमनुरक्तास्मि यथा सूर्यं सुवर्चला ||
५-२४-९
"Although wretched
or without kingdom, whoever is my husband, He alone is my master. Like Suvarchala
with the Sun God, I am fond of Him always."
So Sri Hanuma could not have married the wife of Sun God.
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