Shri Hanuman was mentioned first in the Kishkinda Kanda of Valmiki Ramayana.
It was not mentioned in the entire Ramayana of Valmiki that Shri Hanuman was a devotee of Shri Rama.
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What will a person do by becoming a devotee of any God?
The answer would be to attain liberation/moksha or getting SELF REALISATION, after so much of hard practices.
However, Shri Hanuman attained SELF REALISATION and SUPER HUMAN powers, even as a child.
Then what would Shri Hanuman have gained by becoming a devotee of Shri Rama?
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It was the creation of Puranas that Shri Hanuman is the devotee of Shri Rama.
Puranas contain many other stories of Shri Hanuman, which were not mentioned in the Ramayana.
Hence, they are not reliable.
Consider the following.
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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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The story of Indra's hitting Shri Hanuman while he was still a child, and the latter becoming dead and re-gaining consciousness by the boon of Brahma, should be understood in esoteric sense.
It indicates that Shri Hanuman lost his bodily sense and lost his individuality, after being hit by Indra, who is BRAHMAN as per Rig Veda. And, regaining consciousness later, indicates his becoming a JNANI or attainment of SELF REALISATION.
There is nothing more to be gained later, by becoming a devotee.
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After having been struck by Brahma's missile released by Indrajit, Shri Rama and Lakshmana became unconscious. Sixty-seven crores of monkeys were dead. Major Vanaras like Sugreeva, Angada, Nila, Sharabha, Gandhamadana, Gavaksha, Sushena, Vegadarshi, Mainda, Nala, Jyotimukha and called Dvivida, were hit and fell unconscious the battle-field.
Whe Shri Hanuma and Vibhishana, who were in consciousness, roamed about in the battle-front with torches in their hands, find Jambavan. Then, Jambavan asks Vibhishana for Shri Hanuman. Perplexed, Vibhishana questions him.
"O venerable one! The exceptional affection, you are showing towards Hanuma, is not being shown towards Sugreeva or Angada or even Rama."
Hearing the words of Vibhishana, Jambavan replied as follows: "O the foremost among demons! Listen to me, why I am enquiring about Hanuma."
"If that brave Hanuma is surviving, the whole army even if killed, is unhurt. On the other hand, if Hanuma has given up is life, we are all dead, even though living."
"O dear child! If Hanuma, who is equal to the wind and the fire in prowess, survives; then there is a hope for all of us to survive.'
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That is the greatness of Shri Hanuman.
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He roamed alongwith Vanaras for the rest of his life in the state of a JNANI, ie., lived without attachment, as Shri Krishna lived among Yadavas.
The boons that Brahma and Indra gave to Shri Hanuman are in fact, the Siddhis or super natural powers that he got as a result of attaining SELF REALISATION.
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