Bhima trying to lift Hanuman's tail (image source from Wikipedia)
Bhima was going to gather lotuses for Draupadi and saw a
monkey in his pathway. This monkey was laying in the pathway with his tail outstretching
the region. Bhima tried to lift it up but could not move it then he realized it
was not an ordinary monkey. He started to ask the monkey who he was, and the
monkey responded he was Hanuman; who went on great adventures with Rama.
Hanuman revealed himself in his gigantic shape and form. He also
begins to explain how in the first age or Krita Yuga, there was no sin or gods
and demons not existing.
The second yugas, Treta Yuga, where sacrifices were
introduced. There were men who had high morals and devoted to asceticism.
The third yugas, Dwapara Yuga, where the Vedas were broken
up into four parts and virtue decreased by one-half. With the sacred books, men
divided it by opinions and observance of different religious rites. So, it made
them become less devoted to the truth and more about passion. Slipping away
from the truth, they became the subject to disease and other calamities.
Lastly, Kali Yuga, came with a one fourth of a virtue left.
During this age- evil prevail, famine existed along with diseases, and lots of
anger.
Hanuman was explaining how the four castes were and explains
how the brahmin secured heaven by asceticism, the Vaishya through gifts and
hospitality, and kshatriya by protecting men.
In the end they realized that both Bhima and Hanuman were sons
of the god, Vayu.
John Mandeville Macfie, Bhima and Hanuman, Link
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