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May we now perform the ceremony of Aarti in adoration of our beloved Hanuman , who is the slayer of the wicked and a quintessential part and parcel of Rama Himself .
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His might causes even the Himalayas to tremble and ghosts and goblins to keep their distances.
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O Son of Amjani, you bestow great might and always provide succour
of gods and sages
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Sri Ram despatched him on the all-important mission to Lanka
(the isle of demons ), which he reduced to ashes before bringing the tidings
of Sita .
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Hanuman, Son of the Wind, leapt across the ocean and the rampart
of the city in the twinkling of an eye.
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Having set Lanka on fire he slew the fiends and accomplished
the task Rama had assigned him.
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When Laxmana was lying unconscious, you brought the life
giving herb at day break which saved the dying warrior .
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Descending to the nether regions, you broke open the prison
gates of Yama and pulled Ahiravana’s arms apart.
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With his left arm he slew the demons and with the right saved
the gods and sages.
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Gods, humans, sages, and devotees chant your aarti and
glorify you again and again.
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In a golden platter with camphor placed beautifully in it, your
mother, Amjani, waves the lustral lamp round you and hymns your praises.
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He who hymns Hanuman’s Aarti goes straight to Vaikuntha ( the
celestial abode of Rama ) and attains salvation.
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