Hanuman makes it clear what upAya he follows in his conversation with bhIma in the MB. bhIma asks him, "Considering you are strong enough to defeat rAvaNa by yourself, why didn't you do so while scouting Lanka for Sita?"
See Hanuman's beautiful reply+
See Hanuman's beautiful reply+
https://twitter.com/DefiledGod/status/1347790318997970946
mayA tu nihate tasminrAvaNe lokakaNTake . kIrtirnashyedrAghavasya tata etadupekShitam
[f I had eliminated rAvaNa who is a great obstruction for the worlds, then that fame of “being accessible to all” possessed by rAghava would have disappeared. Hence I spared rAvaNa.]+
[f I had eliminated rAvaNa who is a great obstruction for the worlds, then that fame of “being accessible to all” possessed by rAghava would have disappeared. Hence I spared rAvaNa.]+
"kIrti" means soushIlya or the quality of being accessible to all. If Hanuman had killed rAvaNa by himself, the world would think sIta was not significant enough for bhagavAn to come and kill rAvaNa, that he merely sent a servant to do the task+
Meaning from Hanuman's perspective (not sIta): Hanuman is jIva. rAvaNa is the mind. If Hanuman killed rAvaNa, it meant only that he used his own strength empowered by rAma.
So if hanuman killed rAvaNa, his own strength is the direct means, rAma is indirect means empowering him+
So if hanuman killed rAvaNa, his own strength is the direct means, rAma is indirect means empowering him+
That would be bhakti yoga.
Then nobody would understand that bhagavAn's true nature of being the means for all, ie, his "kIrti" of being so accessible that he himself does all the work for you without any effort on your part, which is sharanAgati+
Then nobody would understand that bhagavAn's true nature of being the means for all, ie, his "kIrti" of being so accessible that he himself does all the work for you without any effort on your part, which is sharanAgati+
tena vIreNa taM hatvA sagaNaM rAkShasAdhamam .AnItA svapuraM sItA kIrtishcha sthApitA nR^iShu
[By killing rAvaNa & his followers & bringing sIta back to his own city, that valorous one who eliminates suffering of his devotees established his fame of accessibility among men]+
[By killing rAvaNa & his followers & bringing sIta back to his own city, that valorous one who eliminates suffering of his devotees established his fame of accessibility among men]+
"vIra" means one who has the valor to perform everything for his devotees. So Rama is the unfailing means in sharanAgati. He eliminated both rAvaNa and his followers - meaning, if he is the means, he ensures all bad qualities along with the mind like kAma etc are uprooted.+
By doing this, rAma proved his ultimate soushIlya or accessibility of being the means.
In this manner, hanuman has also clearly stated to bhIma that he withheld his strength so that rAma could show his; which is textbook sharanAgati.//
In this manner, hanuman has also clearly stated to bhIma that he withheld his strength so that rAma could show his; which is textbook sharanAgati.//
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