Namaste,
That bhAva is for our benefit only
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Sri Ramakrishna says, when Rama asked Hanuman, how do you see me, Hanuman replied
As a person, I am your servant and you are my Lord
As a jiva, I am part and you are full (I am part of you)
But He Rama!, from Jnana-dristi [1], I am you are you are me. Both are not different.
[1] Jnana-drishti or GYAna driShTi is nothing but tatva-GYana or knowledge of Self or Brahman. GYAna driShTi is different from divya-drishti which are special divine eyes given by devatA-s, which give special ability to see beyond the 3rd dimension into higher subtle worlds like Heaven.
dAsa-bhAva is the most safest bhAva and is good for beginner.
Monkey represents 'mind'. Our is monkey mind. It cannot stay in one place even for short time. Since Hanuman was able to master his mind and his senses and always remember Rama, Hanuman can also calm our agitated, hyper-active mind and can prepare us to chant Rama nama and sing his glories.
Hanuman always valued Rama nama more than himself or his siddhi-s. What matter is what you value and not what others value. Other may value powers of hanuman, but Hanuman ji always preferred to be a maun-bhakta, who would silently come, uninvited (do not even need an invitation, AvAhan or spiritual, ritual process of calling a devatA) wherever Rama nama and his glories are sung, wherever Ramayana or Ramacharitmanas is recited.
While we are blinded by his super-human deeds, Hanuman ji never cares about them but only cares to chant Rama nama.
Dasa bhava is the first step towards bhakti. Hanuman ji represent this bhAva. So it is Hanuman ji who actually initiates us into bhakti. Hanuman ji is the first support (AdhAra) that one takes while walking on spiritual path. That is why, I think, Hanuman ji is chiranjivi.
Perhaps, Hanuman ji can surely be worshiped independently, as he is blessed by Rama, Sita Mata and all devata-s like Shanidev, suryadev.
Jai Bajarang Bali
Jai Shri Rama
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