“A fool of me you’re trying to make,

A mountain a monkey can really take?

Is not this a story from mind concocted,

So for lessons teaching in tradition adopted?

No, this strength is real,

Has power even today to heal.

Just as he grabbed mountain in emergency,

He’ll rescue you with utmost urgency.

From devotion to Rama his strength comes,

Immense might puts enemies on the run.

What can the fiendish Rakshasas do?

For the strongest in the world are you.

The mighty ocean with a leap you crossed,

To search for Sita who was lost.

When to Kishkindha led their track,

You took Rama and Lakshmana on your back.

In final battle you played an integral part,

Thorn in Ravana’s side from end to start.

When in trouble I know that you’re there,

With your strength my worries you’ll tear.

I know there is a God because of you,

And so I worship Rama and Sita too.

I know for them you’ll go to any length,

And success assured by your immeasurable strength.

His strength not just in use of force,

But also in directing mind’s course.

From Gita learning that thoughts go adrift,

Can be source of pain as well as a gift.

Hanuman’s mind on task at hand did stay,

His dedication frustration not to sway.

Only one who was truly strong,

Could continue searching for so long.

With that mental fortitude,

For finding Sita living in solitude.

In his strength Shri Rama trusts,

So worship of Hanuman for me is a must.