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The Kalyana-Kalpataru Hanuman-Number (1992): A Spiritual Treasure For Hanuman Bhaktas
- A special volume of Kalyana Kalpataru on Hanuman, published by Gita Press thirty years ago in 1992, is a spiritual treasure for Hanuman Bhaktas and all Indian culture and spirituality students.
Lord Hanuman (PC: Flickr)
Spread over 380 pages and with a proud ethical proclamation that commercial advertisements are not accepted, the magazine number immediately communicates to the reader that what he or she is holding is something immensely sacred. The book also contains benedictory messages from the four Shankaracharyas.
In his essay 'Hanuman the Ideal Devotee', late Sri Jayadayalji Goyandhka gives this wonderful passage from Valmiki Ramayana that describes the gigantic form Hanuman assumed before he leapt for serving Sri Rama:
Hanuman in Tantras, Hanuman in Vinaya Patrika, Hanuman in devotional literatures, Hanuman temples in various parts of India - these are all some of the topics covered in this volume.
It does not matter whether one agrees with all the values and worldviews that Gita Press and Kalyana Kalpataru advocate. But as an institution there can be no exaggeration in their positive contribution to strengthening and disseminating such important aspects of our spiritual culture.
