It was a blustery day out in the City of Lanka. The waves were crashing down harder than they were when the city first emerged, and the wind was whirling so loudly, that you could hear the clamor of the God of the Wind, Vayu's voice. It was almost as if Vayu's roaring wind speed triggered the greatness of the birth of his son Hanuman.

"Being the son of Vayu and Anjana is tough, man!" Hanuman sighed.

"Oh Hanuman, don't get down on yourself. You are a monkey with the greatest strength and knowledge and I believe you will conquer this battle and have victory for both Rama and Sita," said Jambavan, the honorable king of bears.

"You are right, I must find a way to embody the courage of those who came before me and those who follow me into the future. I know and pray that my father and the sun will carry me to the other side of the ocean to land at the feet of Rama and Sita. This is my greatest hope," exclaimed Hanuman.

"You are one of a kind, young man! Your natural gifted talents will allow you to soar just as Garuda did, but even better because you will be able to unleash your most special skill, or as some like to call it- the Hanumanasana," said Jambavan.

"You amaze me, Jambavan! How do you never fail to make me laugh even during my most daunting moments? I will say, the Hanumanasana is one of my greatest tricks and I trust that it will help me make this great leap. Here I goooooo!" shouted Hanuman as he confidently centered his body and mind and made his grandiose leap through the air in the "splits."

Although the landing of Hanuman's Hanumanasana is usually very graceful, he trembled as he landed on an evil sea monster's tongue.

With a controlled posture and unnatural flexibility, Hanuman used his natural instincts to flip kick the sea monster onto his back and stab his heart with the power of his Hanumanasana, expanding his body with pointed toes and sword-like straight legs. The sea monster wailed like a newborn baby and sank to the bottom of the ocean, with his greatest dream of eating Hanuman being ruined.

Then, Hanuman shockingly found himself standing on the Mainaka Mountain, and immediately gave gratitude to his father Vayu and thanked the sun for bringing him to the shore of Lanka with the energy that he needed.

"Finally! I have won my greatest triumph and shown that my Hanumanasana can help anyone overcome their greatest battles! Thank you, Father; thank you sun; thank you, Rama and Sita! I love you all." Hanuman grinned.

This day is no ordinary day in Hanuman's life. Today is the day that he was able to prove his loyalty to Rama and Sita by reaching the shore of Lanka. As easy as he made it sound, Hanuman's leap would have been no easy task without the Hanumanasana.