Hanuman Nataka (critical study)
by Nurima Yeasmin | 2015 | 41,386 words
This page relates ‘The character of Hanuman’ of the English study on the Hanuman-nataka written by Shri Damodara Mishra in the 11th century. The Hanumannataka is a Mahanataka—a fourteen-act Sanskrit drama dealing with the story of Rama and Hanumat (Hanuman) and presents the events in the lifes of Rama, Sita, Ravana and Hanuman (the son of Anjana and Vayu—the God of the Winds) based on the Ramayana story.
9.17. The character of Hanumān
Hanumān is the son of Pavana and Añjanā. So he is called Pavana-putra and Anjaneya. He is the friend of king Sugrīva of Kiṣkindhā, a monkey leader, a faithful devotee of Rāma. He is a mighty hero.He is very intelligent. So he performs his heroic deed intelligently. Rāma is his chosen spiritual ideal. So he dedicated his life for the service and welfare of Rāma. He gained an exhaustible energy and performed wonderful things. Welfare of Rāma and Sītā became the vow throughout his life. Hanumān plays rather the most important role in the Hanumannāṭaka[1] and hence is the title of the play.