What can be the symbolic meaning of Hanuman eating the sun?
Hanuman did not gulp the Sun, but tried to do so. From when he was born Hanuman proved to be such a voracious eater that is mother was beyond herself feeding him. He even attempted to eat the sun, an attempt foiled by Indra, the king of the gods, who threw his thunderbolt at the tremendous baby to discourage him from devouring the only source of light to the earth. This created a slight commotion in the heavens with Vayu coming to the rescue of his son but the gods intervened and persuaded Indra to apologize to Vayu. Peace returned and the gormandizing baby was returned to the safe folds of his mother while Surya, the sun god, was spared a horrible fate. Now most of our mythological stories are actually symbolic and have deeper meanings behind it. Hanumanji is called Pavanputra…the son of vayu (air) which also called Prana. Hence Hanuman is ansh of Prana entering our body and working there. this prana is uncontrolled and hungry in its enfant stage…here enfant means the prana of mos
