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Saweedas Sawasdee kha!

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View from Piew of Voint, Point of View

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Last time we already talked about the origins of Phali and Sukhreep

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Today we're going to talk about the origin of another important monkey in Ramakien

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This guy, Hanuman!

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Of course, our story is from the same book, that is

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The Ramakien script, written by King Rama I

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Now if you wanna know where is this cute plush come from,

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Or why I was doing a lot of wordplay at the beginning,

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watch the part near the end of this video.

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There might be something special at the end.

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If you're ready to learn about the birth of Hanuman, let's get started!

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In the origin story of Hanuman, it all started with Ishvara.

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Calm down, let's not tell him off yet.

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This time Ishvara did not recklessly give out blessings.

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But this time, he thought of Swaha,

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who was cursed by her own mother to stand on one foot, her hands still and her mouth open

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at the foot of the Chakravala mountain

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From last time when we talked about the birth of Phali and Sukhreep,

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Ishvara took pity on Swaha, thinking

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"Well, she has long been cursed.

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I should do something to end her curse.

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More importantly, soon Vishnu will have to incarnate into an avatar to eliminate the Yakshas.

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I should bring a piece of my might into the human realm,

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and let it be Vishnu's soldier.

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But Ishvara did not use the same way as Indra or Surya,

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because if he employed the same way, his wife would be angry.

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Ishvara summoned Vayu.

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Vayu, the god of wind, came to Ishvara.

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When he came, Ishvara said,

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"Vayu, I feel pity for Swaha

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as she has been cursed to stay at the foot of the Chakravala mountain.

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I will give you a portion of my power and some of my weapons

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for you to shove them into the mouth of Swaha.

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After that, she will get pregnant.

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Once pregnant, although it is because of my possessions,

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you must be the father of the child.

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Then the woman will be cured from the curse,

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and she will give birth to Vishnu's soldier."

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All the magical artifacts put into her mouth are

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the diamond club,

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which will become Hanuman's spine, like this here,

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which enables him to fly.

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Something like that.

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Not only that.

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Ishvara also provided him with the Surakanta Trishula

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The Trishula will become his body and limbs.

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It will become

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the most important weapon of Hanuman,

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because once it becomes his body, it is inside always.

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Whenever he has no weapons, or is unarmed,

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no weapons on hand whatsoever, he still can drag the Trishula out of his chest,

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and use it as a weapon to fight enemies.

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The last weapon Ishavara gave Vayu

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was the Ratna Chakra.

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The chakra will become Hanuman's head.

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In other words, his whole body is made of weapons,

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so it is not a surprise that he is so powerful,

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more than any other monkeys, in fact.

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Moreover, Ishvara also said,

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"During Swaha's pregnancy, you must protect her."

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Not only did Vayu have to be the father, he also had to prevent her from danger during that time.

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After he received all the orders,

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Vayu flew down to Earth and put all the artefacts in Swaha's mouth,

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and stayed to protect her.

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Time flies. Hanuman's birthday came.

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Do you wanna know what day it is?

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Hanuman's birthday is. Tuesday on the third month of the Year of the Tiger.

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If you want to wish him a happy birthday, that's the date.

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So the birthday came. Hanuman was born.

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Since he was so powerful, he did not come out normally.

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Not out the usual way,

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but out of his mother's mouth, like, leaped and flew out of there.

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He was extraordinary since birth.

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He was a white monkey, as you can see here.

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More importantly, Hanuman was not like

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baby Hanuman, or anything like that.

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He was born, and then transformed into a 16-year-old monkey.

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He suddenly grew. No need to waste time raising him.

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And it wasn't like,

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"Hold me, mom!"

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He flew into the sky and floated with an aura around him

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for quite a while.

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That scene is like a great opening scene,

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because while he was there, he was radiant,

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super radiant.

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And that's not it. He also has earrings with him from birth.

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And his fur that seems white,

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is not the fluffy kind you usually see,

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but it's all diamond.

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We're going to say it's "fur that's diamond," and not the shorter "diamond fur" (*pubic hair in Thai).

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The fur is made of diamond.

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If we think about it, diamond is the strongest gemstone in the world.

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Nothing can cut diamonds, except diamonds themselves.

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So it is expected

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that no weapons in the future would do him any harm.

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Slashing him? *Crank* It's diamond!

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A lot of people think that this is the real form of Hanuman, a normal monkey, right?

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But when he was born, he showed his real form.

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He is actually a quadricephalic, octomanous monkey.

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That is, he has four heads and eight hands.

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So he is another weird creature in the story.

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More importantly, he has a special power

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of summoning stars and moons as he yawns.

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When he yawns, there are stars and moons moving out of his mouth.

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He is an extraordinary monkey.

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After showing his might for some time,

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he flew back to his mother.

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As he saw his mother, and Vayu, he took Swaha to be his mother,

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and Vayu to be his father.

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Vayu, as he saw Hanuman, gave him his name.

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"Very well, little monkey. Ishvara has ordered me to name you Hanuman Chanyasmara,

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so you will be called Hanuman from now on."

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Vayu then took him as his son, and give him a part of his power,

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and blessed him with the ability to defeat enemies

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regardless of where they come from.

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Swaha, who witnessed her son's power,

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felt a sudden love for him,

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brought him into her arms, fed him with milk, and said,

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"I'm sorry. I cannot raise you,

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but I want you to have Vayu take you in,

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and consider him your father.

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Also, nobody will notice that you have earrings and that your fur is diamond,

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no one.

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If someone notices these, that someone is an avatar of Vishnu.

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Submit yourself before him and be his soldier."

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Hanuman listened to this and agreed.

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After this event,

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everybody went their separate ways. We have no idea where Swaha went.

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Vayu went back to Heaven.

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As for Hanuman, he played in the forest.

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Obviously, one day,

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Hanuman discovered a garden.

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Sounds familiar? Stumbled upon a beautiful garden. It must belong to someone.

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And does Hanuman love the environment?

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No! Hanuman was a monkey, a naughty one at that.

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He was a naughty monkey with mighty power.

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So he dashed into the garden,

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gathered fruits, breaking twigs and all that.

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Basically, he messed it up.

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Someone who didn't care about the environment naturally gets punished.

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That garden belongs to Parvati,

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the wife of Ishvara.

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She's really powerful, so Hanuman is in real trouble.

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It's Hanuman's bad day,

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because Parvati saw her garden destroyed by him.

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As she saw it, she got furious. "You lowly monkey,

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why did you do this out of the blue,

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destroying my whole garden!

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Do you know how long I've been taking care of it!?"

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She was so angry and didn't know what else to do, so she cursed.

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"Well, you're strong right? Let's see how strong you are when your powers are halved."

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Upon hearing this,

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Hanuman panicked. He was like,

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"Aw, I suddenly got cursed."

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So he hurried to apologize to Parvati. This is a good example,

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unlike Ravana, who provoked even more and got severely punished.

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Hanuman apologized, saying

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"I'm so sorry. I've been a bad boy. I'm but a child.

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I thought this was a forest.

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Didn't think it belongs to anyone.

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What should I do? I don't want my powers halved."

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Parvati was a kind person, so as she listened, she was like,

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"Okay, I won't be angry anymore, but I already cursed.

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I can't take it back.

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What should I do?

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Okay, let's say,

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as you're going to be Vishnu's soldier in the future,

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if you see his avatar, and

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once he stroked you from head to tail,

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let all your powers be returned.

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I'm gonna go now. Goodbye."

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Like that, Hanuman had to play in the forest with his powers halved like that for a while.

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Until one day,

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Vayu in Heaven missed his son, thinkking

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"I left him on Earth.

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I have no idea how he's doing now.

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He should have some lessons."

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So he flew down and brought him to Vishnu.

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"Remember, Ishvara? It's Swaha's son.

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The one born of your stuff put into her mouth.

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So you have to raise him!"

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And so Ishvara took Hanuman him

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and teach him lessons,

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transformation, prayers and whatnot,

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spellcasting, all that.

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He got taught directly from Ishvara himself.

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A while passed.

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Hanuman graduated,

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and Ishvara got tired of looking after him,

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so he called Phali and Sukreep,

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and introduce Hanuman to them.

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"Hello Phali, Sukhreep. Remember your sister?

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The one who told your father you're a mistress's son and got you cursed."

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No, actually he didn't say that because that would cause conflict.

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Let's just say he said,

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"Remember Swaha, your sister?

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This is her son.

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I took her in and taught him things.

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I saw that you don't have any children.

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Take him in as your nephew, so you have someone to work for you in the city.

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I'll also give you another monkey, Chomphuphan.

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This one I created myself.

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From what, you ask? From my scurf.

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A little pathetic, but he's good at many things.

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He taught him since he was young.

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Let him be your stepson."

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Phali and Sukhreep brought both monkeys

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to their city from that point on.

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And that's the end of the episode of Hunuman's origin.

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He's probably the most important monkey in the story.

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But wait, this video is not over yet.

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A lot of you may still wonder, from the beginning,

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Why did I switch my words' vowels? And why am I carrying this Hanuman plush?

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This plush belongs to Holen--Hellow,

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who gave me this plush. It's really cute.

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Moreover, it's not any ordinary Hanuman plush.

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This guy is already cute enough when hugged right?

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But it can also transform!

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See this at the back?

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I turned it so many times. There's a zip here.

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If we open it like this,

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open its head and take its brain out.

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Oops no. Not like in the news with the monkey brain at a Chinese dinner.

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If you recognize the reference, you're pretty old by the way.

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Anyway if we take the brain out like this,

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We'll see the head of another Hanuman!

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It's all wimpy so it's hard to see,

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but if we ...

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if we shake the beads down here.

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It'll turn into

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a very cool Hanuman neck pillow!

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Which can also bite us like this.

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Hanuman can cover our eyes, yay!

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Cool, right?

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If you want one, there's an activity for you to play to get this for free on the Point of View page.

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Follow it on Facebook!

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For others who feel like, "I never get any of these freebies.

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No matter how many times I play I never get the prize. And there's only one of these!"

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If you want to buy one for yourself,

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you can buy it on the Holen website or Facebook page, as shown here.

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If you put in the promo code "holenview"

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you're going to get a 10% discount for all merchandise in the website.

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Ah, "all" implies that there's more than neck pillows.

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If you don't like plush toys,

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but you're still a fan of Hanuman.

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You love Hanuman and want Hanuman on everything.

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Holen has a lot of Hanuman merchandise for you, including

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a Hanuman blindfold,

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you can use it when you travel,

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or you can get a Hanuman keychain,

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small and cute.

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There's also a Hanuman tea cup. There's also Ravana here.

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You can sip tea from it. See?

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Or you can pour a coffee shot into it.

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If you're not contented with a small cup, but still want a cup,

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Holen has a large one for you.

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Hanuman mug! Let me unpack this and show it to you.

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Here, Hanuman mug. You can take it to your office.

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Very cute.

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So, you can buy it. The link is below.

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If you're going to buy it, don't forget to use the promo code.

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"holenview" gives you a 10% discount.

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See you next time. Bye-bye! Sawasdee kha!

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There's another Hanuman waiting for you. Don't forget to play the game!

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I really want to give this out. It's really cute.

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It fits right in my hand. Its size is perfect.

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When you go out it's convenient. You can hang it around your neck.

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Don't miss out! Goodbye!