WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:01.000 Saweedas Sawasdee kha! 00:00:01.000 --> 00:00:03.600 View from Piew of Voint, Point of View 00:00:03.920 --> 00:00:08.320 Last time we already talked about the origins of Phali and Sukhreep 00:00:08.320 --> 00:00:13.720 Today we're going to talk about the origin of another important monkey in Ramakien 00:00:13.720 --> 00:00:17.300 This guy, Hanuman! 00:00:17.300 --> 00:00:20.380 Of course, our story is from the same book, that is 00:00:20.740 --> 00:00:25.820 The Ramakien script, written by King Rama I 00:00:25.820 --> 00:00:30.020 Now if you wanna know where is this cute plush come from, 00:00:30.205 --> 00:00:33.255 Or why I was doing a lot of wordplay at the beginning, 00:00:33.260 --> 00:00:35.445 watch the part near the end of this video. 00:00:35.445 --> 00:00:37.620 There might be something special at the end. 00:00:37.660 --> 00:00:41.020 If you're ready to learn about the birth of Hanuman, let's get started! 00:00:45.200 --> 00:00:49.400 In the origin story of Hanuman, it all started with Ishvara. 00:00:49.440 --> 00:00:51.360 Calm down, let's not tell him off yet. 00:00:51.360 --> 00:00:55.160 This time Ishvara did not recklessly give out blessings. 00:00:55.160 --> 00:00:59.020 But this time, he thought of Swaha, 00:00:59.020 --> 00:01:01.500 who was cursed by her own mother to stand on one foot, her hands still and her mouth open 00:01:01.500 --> 00:01:02.680 at the foot of the Chakravala mountain 00:01:02.680 --> 00:01:06.180 From last time when we talked about the birth of Phali and Sukhreep, 00:01:06.180 --> 00:01:08.140 Ishvara took pity on Swaha, thinking 00:01:08.460 --> 00:01:10.080 "Well, she has long been cursed. 00:01:10.080 --> 00:01:14.000 I should do something to end her curse. 00:01:14.000 --> 00:01:17.400 More importantly, soon Vishnu will have to incarnate into an avatar to eliminate the Yakshas. 00:01:17.400 --> 00:01:22.340 I should bring a piece of my might into the human realm, 00:01:22.360 --> 00:01:24.280 and let it be Vishnu's soldier. 00:01:24.280 --> 00:01:28.820 But Ishvara did not use the same way as Indra or Surya, 00:01:28.820 --> 00:01:33.140 because if he employed the same way, his wife would be angry. 00:01:33.140 --> 00:01:35.920 Ishvara summoned Vayu. 00:01:35.920 --> 00:01:38.740 Vayu, the god of wind, came to Ishvara. 00:01:38.900 --> 00:01:40.880 When he came, Ishvara said, 00:01:41.060 --> 00:01:43.900 "Vayu, I feel pity for Swaha 00:01:43.900 --> 00:01:47.240 as she has been cursed to stay at the foot of the Chakravala mountain. 00:01:47.320 --> 00:01:51.320 I will give you a portion of my power and some of my weapons 00:01:51.360 --> 00:01:54.180 for you to shove them into the mouth of Swaha. 00:01:54.180 --> 00:01:55.780 After that, she will get pregnant. 00:01:55.780 --> 00:01:58.800 Once pregnant, although it is because of my possessions, 00:01:58.920 --> 00:02:00.780 you must be the father of the child. 00:02:00.800 --> 00:02:03.240 Then the woman will be cured from the curse, 00:02:03.240 --> 00:02:06.660 and she will give birth to Vishnu's soldier." 00:02:06.660 --> 00:02:10.740 All the magical artifacts put into her mouth are 00:02:10.740 --> 00:02:11.640 the diamond club, 00:02:11.660 --> 00:02:15.300 which will become Hanuman's spine, like this here, 00:02:15.300 --> 00:02:19.140 which enables him to fly. 00:02:19.380 --> 00:02:20.940 Something like that. 00:02:20.940 --> 00:02:22.100 Not only that. 00:02:22.200 --> 00:02:25.300 Ishvara also provided him with the Surakanta Trishula 00:02:25.400 --> 00:02:30.160 The Trishula will become his body and limbs. 00:02:30.160 --> 00:02:31.280 It will become 00:02:31.280 --> 00:02:33.380 the most important weapon of Hanuman, 00:02:33.380 --> 00:02:37.080 because once it becomes his body, it is inside always. 00:02:37.080 --> 00:02:40.540 Whenever he has no weapons, or is unarmed, 00:02:40.540 --> 00:02:45.755 no weapons on hand whatsoever, he still can drag the Trishula out of his chest, 00:02:45.760 --> 00:02:49.000 and use it as a weapon to fight enemies. 00:02:49.000 --> 00:02:52.900 The last weapon Ishavara gave Vayu 00:02:52.900 --> 00:02:54.560 was the Ratna Chakra. 00:02:54.680 --> 00:02:57.480 The chakra will become Hanuman's head. 00:02:57.480 --> 00:03:00.340 In other words, his whole body is made of weapons, 00:03:00.340 --> 00:03:04.720 so it is not a surprise that he is so powerful, 00:03:04.720 --> 00:03:06.755 more than any other monkeys, in fact. 00:03:06.760 --> 00:03:09.980 Moreover, Ishvara also said, 00:03:09.980 --> 00:03:16.880 "During Swaha's pregnancy, you must protect her." 00:03:16.880 --> 00:03:22.295 Not only did Vayu have to be the father, he also had to prevent her from danger during that time. 00:03:22.300 --> 00:03:24.020 After he received all the orders, 00:03:24.040 --> 00:03:30.180 Vayu flew down to Earth and put all the artefacts in Swaha's mouth, 00:03:30.280 --> 00:03:32.840 and stayed to protect her. 00:03:32.840 --> 00:03:36.280 Time flies. Hanuman's birthday came. 00:03:36.280 --> 00:03:38.680 Do you wanna know what day it is? 00:03:38.700 --> 00:03:43.400 Hanuman's birthday is. Tuesday on the third month of the Year of the Tiger. 00:03:43.400 --> 00:03:47.740 If you want to wish him a happy birthday, that's the date. 00:03:47.740 --> 00:03:50.540 So the birthday came. Hanuman was born. 00:03:50.540 --> 00:03:54.100 Since he was so powerful, he did not come out normally. 00:03:54.100 --> 00:03:58.140 Not out the usual way, 00:03:58.140 --> 00:04:06.040 but out of his mother's mouth, like, leaped and flew out of there. 00:04:06.320 --> 00:04:08.300 He was extraordinary since birth. 00:04:08.300 --> 00:04:11.680 He was a white monkey, as you can see here. 00:04:11.680 --> 00:04:14.000 More importantly, Hanuman was not like 00:04:14.080 --> 00:04:17.200 baby Hanuman, or anything like that. 00:04:17.240 --> 00:04:22.500 He was born, and then transformed into a 16-year-old monkey. 00:04:22.500 --> 00:04:25.500 He suddenly grew. No need to waste time raising him. 00:04:25.500 --> 00:04:29.160 And it wasn't like, 00:04:29.160 --> 00:04:30.920 "Hold me, mom!" 00:04:30.920 --> 00:04:36.980 He flew into the sky and floated with an aura around him 00:04:36.980 --> 00:04:38.720 for quite a while. 00:04:38.740 --> 00:04:42.780 That scene is like a great opening scene, 00:04:42.780 --> 00:04:46.880 because while he was there, he was radiant, 00:04:46.880 --> 00:04:48.680 super radiant. 00:04:48.680 --> 00:04:52.355 And that's not it. He also has earrings with him from birth. 00:04:52.360 --> 00:04:54.880 And his fur that seems white, 00:04:54.880 --> 00:04:57.840 is not the fluffy kind you usually see, 00:04:57.840 --> 00:04:59.460 but it's all diamond. 00:04:59.460 --> 00:05:03.835 We're going to say it's "fur that's diamond," and not the shorter "diamond fur" (*pubic hair in Thai). 00:05:03.840 --> 00:05:05.740 The fur is made of diamond. 00:05:05.740 --> 00:05:09.860 If we think about it, diamond is the strongest gemstone in the world. 00:05:09.960 --> 00:05:13.215 Nothing can cut diamonds, except diamonds themselves. 00:05:13.220 --> 00:05:14.720 So it is expected 00:05:14.720 --> 00:05:17.660 that no weapons in the future would do him any harm. 00:05:17.660 --> 00:05:19.920 Slashing him? *Crank* It's diamond! 00:05:19.920 --> 00:05:25.535 A lot of people think that this is the real form of Hanuman, a normal monkey, right? 00:05:25.540 --> 00:05:29.440 But when he was born, he showed his real form. 00:05:29.440 --> 00:05:33.300 He is actually a quadricephalic, octomanous monkey. 00:05:33.300 --> 00:05:36.900 That is, he has four heads and eight hands. 00:05:37.020 --> 00:05:39.340 So he is another weird creature in the story. 00:05:39.340 --> 00:05:42.140 More importantly, he has a special power 00:05:42.140 --> 00:05:44.460 of summoning stars and moons as he yawns. 00:05:44.460 --> 00:05:48.120 When he yawns, there are stars and moons moving out of his mouth. 00:05:48.120 --> 00:05:50.460 He is an extraordinary monkey. 00:05:50.460 --> 00:05:54.300 After showing his might for some time, 00:05:54.300 --> 00:05:56.640 he flew back to his mother. 00:05:56.640 --> 00:06:02.640 As he saw his mother, and Vayu, he took Swaha to be his mother, 00:06:02.640 --> 00:06:04.455 and Vayu to be his father. 00:06:04.460 --> 00:06:07.840 Vayu, as he saw Hanuman, gave him his name. 00:06:07.920 --> 00:06:12.640 "Very well, little monkey. Ishvara has ordered me to name you Hanuman Chanyasmara, 00:06:12.640 --> 00:06:15.820 so you will be called Hanuman from now on." 00:06:15.820 --> 00:06:21.200 Vayu then took him as his son, and give him a part of his power, 00:06:21.200 --> 00:06:26.240 and blessed him with the ability to defeat enemies 00:06:26.260 --> 00:06:28.220 regardless of where they come from. 00:06:28.220 --> 00:06:32.320 Swaha, who witnessed her son's power, 00:06:32.320 --> 00:06:34.160 felt a sudden love for him, 00:06:34.160 --> 00:06:37.980 brought him into her arms, fed him with milk, and said, 00:06:37.980 --> 00:06:40.620 "I'm sorry. I cannot raise you, 00:06:40.620 --> 00:06:44.320 but I want you to have Vayu take you in, 00:06:44.320 --> 00:06:45.980 and consider him your father. 00:06:45.980 --> 00:06:51.180 Also, nobody will notice that you have earrings and that your fur is diamond, 00:06:51.180 --> 00:06:52.260 no one. 00:06:52.260 --> 00:06:57.540 If someone notices these, that someone is an avatar of Vishnu. 00:06:57.540 --> 00:07:00.360 Submit yourself before him and be his soldier." 00:07:00.360 --> 00:07:03.520 Hanuman listened to this and agreed. 00:07:03.520 --> 00:07:04.300 After this event, 00:07:04.300 --> 00:07:07.900 everybody went their separate ways. We have no idea where Swaha went. 00:07:07.900 --> 00:07:10.100 Vayu went back to Heaven. 00:07:10.100 --> 00:07:13.240 As for Hanuman, he played in the forest. 00:07:13.240 --> 00:07:16.120 Obviously, one day, 00:07:16.120 --> 00:07:18.400 Hanuman discovered a garden. 00:07:18.400 --> 00:07:22.420 Sounds familiar? Stumbled upon a beautiful garden. It must belong to someone. 00:07:22.420 --> 00:07:24.400 And does Hanuman love the environment? 00:07:24.400 --> 00:07:27.380 No! Hanuman was a monkey, a naughty one at that. 00:07:27.380 --> 00:07:30.080 He was a naughty monkey with mighty power. 00:07:30.080 --> 00:07:32.580 So he dashed into the garden, 00:07:32.580 --> 00:07:36.860 gathered fruits, breaking twigs and all that. 00:07:36.860 --> 00:07:38.920 Basically, he messed it up. 00:07:38.920 --> 00:07:42.640 Someone who didn't care about the environment naturally gets punished. 00:07:42.640 --> 00:07:45.240 That garden belongs to Parvati, 00:07:45.240 --> 00:07:47.440 the wife of Ishvara. 00:07:47.440 --> 00:07:49.960 She's really powerful, so Hanuman is in real trouble. 00:07:49.960 --> 00:07:52.540 It's Hanuman's bad day, 00:07:52.540 --> 00:07:57.420 because Parvati saw her garden destroyed by him. 00:07:57.420 --> 00:08:02.220 As she saw it, she got furious. "You lowly monkey, 00:08:02.220 --> 00:08:04.140 why did you do this out of the blue, 00:08:04.140 --> 00:08:07.060 destroying my whole garden! 00:08:07.060 --> 00:08:09.160 Do you know how long I've been taking care of it!?" 00:08:09.160 --> 00:08:11.840 She was so angry and didn't know what else to do, so she cursed. 00:08:11.840 --> 00:08:16.700 "Well, you're strong right? Let's see how strong you are when your powers are halved." 00:08:16.700 --> 00:08:18.240 Upon hearing this, 00:08:18.240 --> 00:08:20.460 Hanuman panicked. He was like, 00:08:20.460 --> 00:08:22.960 "Aw, I suddenly got cursed." 00:08:22.960 --> 00:08:25.780 So he hurried to apologize to Parvati. This is a good example, 00:08:25.780 --> 00:08:30.040 unlike Ravana, who provoked even more and got severely punished. 00:08:30.040 --> 00:08:33.120 Hanuman apologized, saying 00:08:33.120 --> 00:08:37.100 "I'm so sorry. I've been a bad boy. I'm but a child. 00:08:37.100 --> 00:08:39.500 I thought this was a forest. 00:08:39.500 --> 00:08:41.620 Didn't think it belongs to anyone. 00:08:41.620 --> 00:08:45.600 What should I do? I don't want my powers halved." 00:08:45.600 --> 00:08:48.780 Parvati was a kind person, so as she listened, she was like, 00:08:48.780 --> 00:08:51.980 "Okay, I won't be angry anymore, but I already cursed. 00:08:52.180 --> 00:08:54.300 I can't take it back. 00:08:54.300 --> 00:08:55.640 What should I do? 00:08:55.660 --> 00:08:56.860 Okay, let's say, 00:08:57.000 --> 00:09:00.620 as you're going to be Vishnu's soldier in the future, 00:09:00.640 --> 00:09:03.640 if you see his avatar, and 00:09:03.640 --> 00:09:09.060 once he stroked you from head to tail, 00:09:09.060 --> 00:09:11.680 let all your powers be returned. 00:09:11.680 --> 00:09:13.520 I'm gonna go now. Goodbye." 00:09:13.520 --> 00:09:17.320 Like that, Hanuman had to play in the forest with his powers halved like that for a while. 00:09:17.320 --> 00:09:18.480 Until one day, 00:09:18.480 --> 00:09:22.520 Vayu in Heaven missed his son, thinkking 00:09:22.520 --> 00:09:24.360 "I left him on Earth. 00:09:24.360 --> 00:09:27.255 I have no idea how he's doing now. 00:09:27.260 --> 00:09:29.540 He should have some lessons." 00:09:29.540 --> 00:09:34.840 So he flew down and brought him to Vishnu. 00:09:34.840 --> 00:09:37.660 "Remember, Ishvara? It's Swaha's son. 00:09:37.660 --> 00:09:41.660 The one born of your stuff put into her mouth. 00:09:41.660 --> 00:09:43.780 So you have to raise him!" 00:09:43.780 --> 00:09:45.980 And so Ishvara took Hanuman him 00:09:45.980 --> 00:09:47.975 and teach him lessons, 00:09:48.000 --> 00:09:51.600 transformation, prayers and whatnot, 00:09:51.600 --> 00:09:53.860 spellcasting, all that. 00:09:53.860 --> 00:09:57.200 He got taught directly from Ishvara himself. 00:09:57.200 --> 00:09:59.580 A while passed. 00:09:59.580 --> 00:10:01.780 Hanuman graduated, 00:10:01.780 --> 00:10:04.040 and Ishvara got tired of looking after him, 00:10:04.040 --> 00:10:07.440 so he called Phali and Sukreep, 00:10:07.440 --> 00:10:08.780 and introduce Hanuman to them. 00:10:08.780 --> 00:10:12.920 "Hello Phali, Sukhreep. Remember your sister? 00:10:12.920 --> 00:10:16.100 The one who told your father you're a mistress's son and got you cursed." 00:10:16.100 --> 00:10:20.460 No, actually he didn't say that because that would cause conflict. 00:10:20.460 --> 00:10:21.960 Let's just say he said, 00:10:21.960 --> 00:10:24.040 "Remember Swaha, your sister? 00:10:24.040 --> 00:10:25.480 This is her son. 00:10:25.740 --> 00:10:29.020 I took her in and taught him things. 00:10:29.240 --> 00:10:30.740 I saw that you don't have any children. 00:10:30.740 --> 00:10:34.300 Take him in as your nephew, so you have someone to work for you in the city. 00:10:34.300 --> 00:10:36.880 I'll also give you another monkey, Chomphuphan. 00:10:37.020 --> 00:10:39.640 This one I created myself. 00:10:39.800 --> 00:10:42.400 From what, you ask? From my scurf. 00:10:42.460 --> 00:10:46.020 A little pathetic, but he's good at many things. 00:10:46.020 --> 00:10:47.380 He taught him since he was young. 00:10:47.380 --> 00:10:49.140 Let him be your stepson." 00:10:49.140 --> 00:10:52.320 Phali and Sukhreep brought both monkeys 00:10:52.320 --> 00:10:54.980 to their city from that point on. 00:10:54.980 --> 00:10:57.800 And that's the end of the episode of Hunuman's origin. 00:10:57.800 --> 00:11:01.720 He's probably the most important monkey in the story. 00:11:01.720 --> 00:11:03.220 But wait, this video is not over yet. 00:11:03.240 --> 00:11:07.120 A lot of you may still wonder, from the beginning, 00:11:07.120 --> 00:11:13.640 Why did I switch my words' vowels? And why am I carrying this Hanuman plush? 00:11:13.700 --> 00:11:17.880 This plush belongs to Holen--Hellow, 00:11:17.920 --> 00:11:21.060 who gave me this plush. It's really cute. 00:11:21.060 --> 00:11:23.180 Moreover, it's not any ordinary Hanuman plush. 00:11:23.180 --> 00:11:25.540 This guy is already cute enough when hugged right? 00:11:25.540 --> 00:11:28.340 But it can also transform! 00:11:28.340 --> 00:11:29.940 See this at the back? 00:11:30.000 --> 00:11:32.580 I turned it so many times. There's a zip here. 00:11:32.800 --> 00:11:35.140 If we open it like this, 00:11:35.320 --> 00:11:39.020 open its head and take its brain out. 00:11:39.020 --> 00:11:41.780 Oops no. Not like in the news with the monkey brain at a Chinese dinner. 00:11:41.780 --> 00:11:44.460 If you recognize the reference, you're pretty old by the way. 00:11:44.460 --> 00:11:47.660 Anyway if we take the brain out like this, 00:11:47.660 --> 00:11:52.315 We'll see the head of another Hanuman! 00:11:52.320 --> 00:11:54.320 It's all wimpy so it's hard to see, 00:11:54.320 --> 00:11:55.880 but if we ... 00:11:55.880 --> 00:11:58.040 if we shake the beads down here. 00:12:02.880 --> 00:12:05.260 It'll turn into 00:12:05.260 --> 00:12:07.460 a very cool Hanuman neck pillow! 00:12:07.720 --> 00:12:11.780 Which can also bite us like this. 00:12:11.800 --> 00:12:14.520 Hanuman can cover our eyes, yay! 00:12:14.520 --> 00:12:15.260 Cool, right? 00:12:15.760 --> 00:12:20.940 If you want one, there's an activity for you to play to get this for free on the Point of View page. 00:12:20.940 --> 00:12:23.000 Follow it on Facebook! 00:12:23.380 --> 00:12:27.400 For others who feel like, "I never get any of these freebies. 00:12:27.640 --> 00:12:32.140 No matter how many times I play I never get the prize. And there's only one of these!" 00:12:32.140 --> 00:12:33.735 If you want to buy one for yourself, 00:12:33.740 --> 00:12:39.740 you can buy it on the Holen website or Facebook page, as shown here. 00:12:39.740 --> 00:12:41.800 If you put in the promo code "holenview" 00:12:41.920 --> 00:12:46.660 you're going to get a 10% discount for all merchandise in the website. 00:12:46.660 --> 00:12:51.340 Ah, "all" implies that there's more than neck pillows. 00:12:51.340 --> 00:12:53.900 If you don't like plush toys, 00:12:53.900 --> 00:12:55.520 but you're still a fan of Hanuman. 00:12:55.520 --> 00:12:58.255 You love Hanuman and want Hanuman on everything. 00:12:58.260 --> 00:13:00.980 Holen has a lot of Hanuman merchandise for you, including 00:13:00.980 --> 00:13:03.715 a Hanuman blindfold, 00:13:03.720 --> 00:13:07.080 you can use it when you travel, 00:13:07.080 --> 00:13:09.900 or you can get a Hanuman keychain, 00:13:09.920 --> 00:13:11.860 small and cute. 00:13:11.900 --> 00:13:16.060 There's also a Hanuman tea cup. There's also Ravana here. 00:13:16.060 --> 00:13:18.475 You can sip tea from it. See? 00:13:18.480 --> 00:13:21.660 Or you can pour a coffee shot into it. 00:13:21.660 --> 00:13:25.040 If you're not contented with a small cup, but still want a cup, 00:13:25.040 --> 00:13:27.580 Holen has a large one for you. 00:13:27.580 --> 00:13:32.480 Hanuman mug! Let me unpack this and show it to you. 00:13:32.480 --> 00:13:37.280 Here, Hanuman mug. You can take it to your office. 00:13:37.280 --> 00:13:38.495 Very cute. 00:13:38.500 --> 00:13:42.120 So, you can buy it. The link is below. 00:13:42.120 --> 00:13:44.185 If you're going to buy it, don't forget to use the promo code. 00:13:44.185 --> 00:13:46.980 "holenview" gives you a 10% discount. 00:13:46.980 --> 00:13:52.520 If you like this video, hit Like to support me and Share to invite your friends to watch. 00:13:52.520 --> 00:13:55.700 If you don't want to miss my new videos, hit Subscribe. 00:13:55.700 --> 00:13:59.840 Don't forget to click the mini bell button too, so it notifies you every time I upload a new video. 00:14:00.020 --> 00:14:02.580 See you next time. Bye-bye! Sawasdee kha! 00:14:03.680 --> 00:14:07.860 There's another Hanuman waiting for you. Don't forget to play the game! 00:14:07.860 --> 00:14:09.960 I really want to give this out. It's really cute. 00:14:09.960 --> 00:14:12.455 It fits right in my hand. Its size is perfect. 00:14:12.460 --> 00:14:16.100 When you go out it's convenient. You can hang it around your neck. 00:14:16.100 --> 00:14:18.425 Don't miss out! Goodbye!