What is Incident of Fight between Bhagvaan Shiva and Hanuman? Hanuman

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Fight Between Bhagwaan Shiva And Hanuman is part of Padma Purana. -

There is wonderful story of Hanuman fighting with Lord Shiva and Shree Rama only appearing in the battlefield but not fighting with Shiva.The story is from the time of Shree Rama's Ashwamedha Yagna.

Rishi Agastya advices Shree Rama to perform Ashwamedha yajna. Shree Rama then appoints Shatrughna as protector of sacrificial horse and the horse is set loose. During the time lots of times the horse gets caught and relieved . Once the horse enters into city of a king called Veeramani who was great devotee of Lord Shiva .And his son seize the horse. Battle takes place between Shri Rama's army ,who was appointed to protect the horse i.e. Sugriva , Puskala (son of Bharata ) etc. In that and Lord Hanuman appears at battle to protect Rama's army and to free the horse as a devotee , Lord Shiva too in order to protect his devotee (Veeramani) for the boon appears and fought with each other

Puskala gets killed killed in that battle by the hand of Veerbhadra and later gets revived by Hanuman by sanjeevani buti.

The very detail story and its Narration is found in Padma Purana Volume 5 - Section 5 -Patal Kanda. The whole Patalkanda setion is this big story about Shree Rama's Ashwamedha horse and fight between Lord Shiva , ganas and Shatrughna and , Lord Rama's army.

On the twelfth day of the war Shatrughna fired the Brahmastra at shiva. Knowing this Lord Shiva in response discharged Bramasiras at Shatrughana and Shatrughna became unconscious. Shiva attendants knock-down many of heros of army like subahu ,sumada and Puskala. Hanuman saw that these servants of Lord Rama are helpless and wounded. He rushed to battleground to fight with Lord Shiva.

Chapter 44 - Hanumat on the Drona Mountain

Hanuman breaking chariot of Lord Shiva

Sesa said

1 The hero Hanumat desirous of killing the lord of gods , came near Rudra on the battlefield and (said to him) :

Hanumat said

2-5 O Rudra , what you are doing is against religious merit. Therefore , I desire to punish you eager to kill Rama's devotee. My brave (hero) Puskala is killed and Satrughna also has become unconscious . Therefore ,I shall know you , ready to destroy three worlds , down o Sarva ( i.e.Shiva) , you who are averse to Rama's devotion , stand carefully.

10-16 When lord of Nandi was speaking like this , Hanumat extremely angry took a big stone at hit it at his chariot. His chariot , hit with the stone was broken to pieces along with the charioteer , horse ,flags and banners. Seeing Shri Shiva without chariot Nandin ran to him. He said to the great god Sit on by back ." Hanumat was extremely angry with Shiva , who was seated on the back of the bull. **Hit with it the lord of the beings (i.e. Shiva ) took a sharp bright ,spear , having three points and resembling the flames of fire . Seeing that great trident bright like fire came to him (i.e.Hanumat) took it in his hand and in a moment quickly broke it into ( pieces as small as sesamum seeds).


Lord Shiva firing his missile "Shakti" at Hanuman. -

17-21 When the lord of the Monkeys quickly in a moment broke the trident , Shiva took in his hand the (missile called ) Shakiti entirely made of iron . That Shakti discharged by Shiva stuck to (i.e. hit) the chest of intelligent (Hanumat) (and) in a moment the lord of the monkeys became affected.


Hanuman hitting a tree on Lord Shiva's chest.

17-21 In a moment having overcome that pain he seized a strong tree and hit it with Shiva's chest adorned by great serpents. Shiva seeing the tree discharged by (Hanumat) and hitting his chest got angry and took a terrible pestle in both his hands.

After fight of Lord Shiva and Hanuman Lord Shiva gives boon to Hanuman. And tells him to go to Drona mountain to revive wounded and dead.


Fight between Lord Shiva and Hanuman stops and Lord Shiva giving boon to Hanuman.

29b-32 He said to the lord of monkeys who made him every moment very much disquieted " O follower of protector of Raghu's , you are blessed . You have today done a great feet , so that i am very pleased with you. You having a great speed . I am no easily obtainable by means of charity or sacrifice or a little penance. Therefor ask a boon from me.

Then Hanuman revives the dead and wounded by bringing the Drona Mountain ,during which he fights with Indra and all gods.


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