MOST POWERFUL DARSHAN OF ARUNACHALA

Sri Panchamukha Hanuman Dhyana Sloka

Panchasyachutamaneka vichitra veeryam ||
Sri shanka chakra ramaniya bhujagra desam ||
Peethambaram makara kundala noopurangam ||
Dhyayethitam kapivaram hruthi bhvayami ||

Arunachala is the universal form of all deities known and unknown.

The great Hill from before Time has been the centre of the universe signifying the ultimate goal, the source.

It is the final destination for the grand path of Self Enquiry.

Being unique in its form, the Aruna Hill has been believed to manifest itself in infinte darshans in various angles.

Every deity, god or godddess can be found in the Hill.

And one of the stunning, stunning darshans of the Hill is the form of PANCHAMUKHA ANJANEYA or PANCHAMUKHA HANUMAN.

Five faced Hanuman!!!

Panchamukha Hanuman is the symbol of Self Enquiry and helps those who tred the path. The Ramayana talks of Panchamukah Hanuman when Lord Hanuman went to kill Mahiravan and rescue the captured Lord Rama and Lakshmana. The five faces of the Lord blow out five lights which represent the life of Mahiravan at the same time. Then the Lord emerges from the bowels of the Earth with Rama and lakshmana.

I feel the story is a metophor where the five lights represents the senses and Panchamuka Hanuman represents the act of Self Enquiry. The result of the effort is the emergence of the Lord Rama from the bowels of Maya.

Fiva faced Hanuman is the Lord of Self Enquiry.

The five face Hanuman with five faces:

-- The East facing Sri Hanuman removes all blemishes of sin and confers purity of mind.


-- Sri Karala Ugravira Narasimha Swami, facing the South, removes fear of enemies and confers victory.


--The West facing Sri Mahavira Garuda drives away evil spells, black magic influences etc., and removes all poisonous effects in one's body.


--Northfacing Sri Lakshmi Varaha wards off the troubles caused by bad influences of the planets and confers all prosperity.


--The Urdhva Mukha facing upwards of Sri Hayagriva Swami confers knowledge, victory, good wife and progeny.

Arunachala Hill has all these darshans of the five faces if one sees closely.

East Facing Hanuman




South facing Narasimha





West facing Garuda




North facing Varaha



Upward facing Hayagriva.



This is perhaps the MOST POWERFUL DARSHAN OF ARUNACHALA, for it represents the GOD of Self Enquiry...the Five faced Hanuman.

This is an original, inspired darshan and to my knowledge the first time this darshan ( and many more darshans in this blog) has been brought forwrad.

For this I owe it to Arunachala...the Eternal Canvas which shows what we want to see in it.

The Great Magnificent Five faced Hanuman!!! with the rock faces tallying exactly to the directions they are supposed to face!