{"quotes":[{"text":"॥दोहा॥श्रीगुरु चरन सरोज रज, निज मनु मुकुरु सुधारि।बरनउँ रघुबर बिमल जसु, जो दायकु फल चारि॥DohaWith the dust of guru’s lotus feet having,I cleanse the mirror of my soul sparkling,Raghuvar’s spotless glory I be singing,The four fruits of life it ever is giving.- 303 -.","author":"Munindra Misra","tags":["chalisa","chants","culture","english","god","goddess","hanuman","hindu","hinduism","misra","munindra","prayer","rhyme"],"id":39786,"author_id":"Munindra+Misra"},{"text":"Lord Ram gave Hanuman a quizzical look and said, 'What are you, a monkey or a man?' Hanuman bowed his head reverently, folded his hands and said, 'When I do not know who I am, I serve You and when I do know who I am, You and I are One.","author":"Tulsidas","tags":["bhakti","devotion","hanuman","love","ramayana","service"],"id":74143,"author_id":"Tulsidas"},{"text":"Do you know about Hanuman, sir? He was the faithful servant of the god Rama, and we worship him in our temples because he is a shining example of how to serve your masters with absolute fidelity, love, and devotion.These are the kinds of gods they have foisted on us Mr. Jiabao. Understand, now, how hard it is for a man to win his freedom in India.","author":"Aravind Adiga","tags":["devotion","freedom","hanuman","india","servants","serving"],"id":413730,"author_id":"Aravind+Adiga"},{"text":"संकट मोचन हनुमानाष्टकमत्तगयन्द छन्दबाल समय रबि भक्षि लियो तब तीनहुँ लोक भयो अँधियारो।ताहि सों त्रास भयो जग को यह संकट काहु सों जात न टारो।देवन आनि करी बिनती तब छाँड़ि दियो रबि कष्ट निवारो।को नहिं जानत है जग में कपि संकटमोचन नाम तिहारो॥१॥When as a child you lapped the sun, darkness on triple world fell,The worlds so got into trouble and a crisis that none could dispel,Gods then prayed to you to spare the sun and you did so quell,Who doesn’t know in this world your name `Problem Solver’ bells?- 294 -.","author":"Munindra Misra","tags":["chants","english","god","goddesses","hanuman","hanumanashtak","misra","mochan","munindra","prayer","rhyme","sankat"],"id":459057,"author_id":"Munindra+Misra"},{"text":"Ask him why there are hypocrites in the world.''Because it is hard to bear the happiness of others.''When are we happy?''When we desire nothing and realize that possession is only momentary, and so are forever playing.''What is regret?''To realize that one has spent one's life worrying about the future.''What is sorrow?''To long for the past.''What is the highest pleasure?''To hear a good story.","author":"Vikram Chandra","tags":["hanuman","hinduism","pleasure","poetry","sorrow"],"id":470759,"author_id":"Vikram+Chandra"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":5,"pages":1}}