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| Family | Hanuman (father) Kesari (grandfather) Añjanā (Grand mother) |
Makaradhwaja (or Magardhwaja) is the son of Hindu god Hanuman who is born out of his sweat. Makaradhwaja has appearance in various regional versions of the Ramayana.[1][2] There are many unmatching accounts of his birth, however all of them mentions him being born to a Makara (or Magara) after Hanuman took a dip into the ocean and his sweat drop fell into the mouth of the Makara, impregnating her. Makara begets Makaradhwaja who was later raised by the Ahiravana, a demon king who ruled Patala and one of Ravana’s brother. When grew up, Ahiravana, seeing Makaradhwaja's strength and virility, gave him job of guarding the gates of his kingdom.[1][2][3]
- ^ a b [1] SRI HANUMAN By SRI SWAMI SIVANANDA
- ^ a b Lord Hanuman and Makardhwaja, his son Archived 3 December 2011 at the Wayback Machine
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