An auspicious story behind ‘Senthura Kaappu’

An auspicious story behind ‘Senthura Kaappu’

 

Lord Anjaneyar in 'Senthura Kaappu' innocently looks for SriRam

             

           After conquering King Ravana, Lord Sri Rama returned Ayodhya with His beloved wife Sita, brother Lakshman, sincere devotees Hanuman, Sugriv and his followers. Lord Anjaneyar and others stayed at Ayodhya for Sri Rama’s coronation. 

            One such day, innocent Anjaneyar was talking with mother Sita. He saw wearing the sacred red kumkum on her forehead and asked about it. What the purest monkey form knew was only Sri Rama Japa. He didn’t know that the reddish powder is the symbol of a married woman and she wears for the welfare of her husband. It also denotes that her husband is alive. All married women in India used to wear the reddish sacred kumkum.

            Mother Sita fondly answered Her innocent son Hanuman that it was ‘Senthuram’. Again Her son Hanuman asked why She wears it. Mother again lovingly answered Hanuman that Sri Rama likes Sita wearing it on Her forehead.

            The very second, Sita found that Hanuman was missing. After some minutes Hanuman appeared reddish applying ‘Senthuram’ all over His body. Hanuman’s intention was to make SriRama happy. He very innocently thought that SriRama would like Him more if He wore ‘Senthuram’. The application of the red powder might arouse laughter when one watches the scene in films. But, it is not a matter of fun. It clearly depicts the love of Lord Hanuman on His Lord SriRama. It symbolizes the love of a devotee should be like this on his Lord. 

            Lord Anjaneya stands as a symbol of Love, Devotion and Sacrifice. There is nothing as great as Love. If love persists, it would be true and Love. There is nothing called as ‘True Love’ or ‘False Love’. Love is Love. What we say - ‘God is Love’.

            What to say? After all, Lord Anjaneya is an incarnation of Love, i.e., Love is Lord Siva.

            To satisfy Lord Anjaneya and remember the incident, ‘Senthura Kaappu’ is being offered to Him. The photo above is our own Sri Baktha Vara Prasada Anjaneyar in ‘Senthura Kaappu’. How delighted His face is!

At Sri baktha VaraPrasada Anjaneyar Swamy Temple, Senthura Kaappu is offered after particular counts of ‘Vennai (butter) Kaappu’. There is a blessed story behind ‘Vennai Kaappu’.

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