Is Sri Hanuman a dwija/a SELF REALISED one even as a child?

 

Valmiki Ramayana 

When almost all Vanaras could not dare to jump  100 Yojanas over Ocean for reaching Ravana's Lanka, Jambavanta narrates the story of Sri Hanuman as follows:

अभ्युत्थितम् ततः सूर्यम् बालो दृष्ट्वा महा वने |
फलंचेतिजिघृक्षुस्त्वमुत्प्लुत्याभ्युत्पतोदिवम् - यद्वा -
फलम् च इति जिघृक्षुः त्वम् उत्प्लुत्य अभिउत्पतो दिवम् ||

(Kishkinda Kanda 66 Sarga 21 Sloka)

"Thereafter, when you were a boy you have see the just risen sun in the vast of forest, and deeming it to be a just ripen reddish fruit, and thinking it to be a best catch, you hopped up and flew towards sun on the sky.."

शतानि त्रीणि गत्वा अथ योजनानाम् महाकपे |
तेजसा तस्य निर्धूतो न विषादम् ततो गतः ||  (Kishkinda Kanda 66 Sarga 22 Sloka)

"Even on your flying up three hundred yojana-s, oh, brave monkey, and even when sun's radiation puffed and blown you down, you did not get into any anguish as were indefatigable."

त्वाम् अपि उपगतम् तूर्णम् अंतरीक्षम् महाकपे |
क्षिप्तम् इन्द्रेण ते वज्रम् कोप आविष्टेन तेजसा ||  (Kishkinda Kanda 66 Sarga 23 Sloka)

"Oh, mighty monkey, even on seeing you who are coming near the vault of heaven, Indra is captivated by anger and by his effulgence he catapulted his Thunderbolt at you..."

प्रसादिते च पवने ब्रह्मा तुभ्यम् वरम् ददौ |
अशस्त्र वध्यताम् तात समरे सत्य विक्रम || (Kishkinda Kanda 66 Sarga 27 Sloka)

"Oh, chivalric warrior at war, while the Air-god is being supplicated, oh, dear boy, Brahma gave you a boon decreeing your 'indestructibility by any missile..."

वज्रस्य च निपातेन विरुजम् त्वाम् समीक्ष्य च |
सहस्र नेत्रः प्रीत आत्मा ददौ ते वरम् उत्तमम् || 
स्वच्छंदतः च मरणम् तव स्यात् इति वै प्रभो |  (Kishkinda Kanda 66 Sarga 28 Sloka)

"On scrutinising that you are unhurt even after hit by Thunderbolt, oh, ablest Hanuma, the Thousand-eyed Indra kind-heartedly gave you a choicest boon saying that your death occurs only by your own volition..."

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Sage Valmiki, lived in the post-vedic period and should have been aware of myths and legends, in the form of Bṛhaddevatā of Shaunaka,  pertaining to Rig Veda.   

One such legend is fighting of  Indra, immediately on his birth, with Sage Vāmadeva for 10 days and nights.

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According to Bṛhaddevatā, Indra, immediately on his birth, fought with Sage Vāmadeva for 10 days and nights.

The Stories or Myths that were indicated in the Bṛhaddevatā, like fight of Vāmadeva with Indra, do not find place in Rig Veda.

However, these stories are in the form of an explanation to Rig Vedic mantras, which were composed in a cryptic manner, unintelligible to a person with less inclination towards SPIRITUALITY.

The fight between Vāmadeva and Indra should be understood in a SPIRITUAL line only.

Actually there was no fight between Vāmadeva and Indra.

It was Vāmadeva , who had been in SELF REALISATION stage even in his mother's womb! It must be Indra's defeating the EGO of Vāmadeva.

And, Gautama placing (selling) him in the assembly of seers, indicates Indra presenting in the assembly of seers, as Gautama himself is Indra, in pure spiritual sense.

Vāmadeva became a REALISED one and thus had become Indra himself.

Vāmadeva's hymn, narrated in an esoteric sense,  must be based on his own experience.

Here, Sage Vāmadeva is a dwija from birth itself.

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dwija means twice-born.  

In post-vedic period, the word dwija used to refer to a brAhmana, kshatriya and Vysya , after undergoing upanayana ceremony.

However, according to Rig Veda, dwija means A REALISED/enlightened PERSON.

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Coming back to the story of Indra's hitting Sri Hanuman, while he was still a child,  with his Vajra has similarity with the story of fight between Vāmadeva and Indra, as mentioned in Bṛhaddevatā.

In Ramayana, Sage Valmiki was indicating that Sri Hanuman, even while he was a child, tried to reach the SPIRITUAL HEIGHTS (flying towards the Sun).

Sun is also called Savitr (Gayatri mantra) before Sunrise.

And, Indra, being the BRAHMAN (in spiritual sense), gave him SELF REALISATION, thus making Sri Hanuman unconscious.

The boons that Brahma and Indra gave to Sri Hanuman are in fact, the Siddhis or super natural powers that he got as a result of attaining SELF REALISATION.

Thus, Sri Hanuman is a dwija at his childhood itself.