The sacred Hindu scriptures mention that Lord Hanuman was married to Suvarchala Devi,
the daughter of Sun God. This sounds controversial because Lord Hanuman, was meant to be
a Brahmachari, but the Ramcharit Manas, the Valmiki Ramayana and the texts of Parasara
Samhita and Maharshi Parasara,have confirmed that Lord Hanuman worshipped Lord Surya
as his guru, and mastered the Vedas under his guidance. He was however unable to study an
important scripture – the Nava Vyakarnas (Nine Grammars) because he was not married, so in
order to facilitate Hanuman’s vidya, the Trinity (Brahma, Vishnu, Mahesh) thought of a plan.
They requested Lord Surya to create a maiden/ Suvarchala Devi from his luminescence.
Suryachala Devi is an ayonija (someone not born from a yoni (vagina) and a marriage was
proposed between Suryachala and Hanuman.
When Hanuman refused to marry her, saying that he was a Bhramachari, Lord Surya
demanded his marriage as guru-dakshina from his student and promised him that he will
remain a celibate post marriage. Thus, Hanuman was able to complete his vidya as a grahasth
(householder). Lord Surya’s boon came true because Suryachal Devi was lost in Tapasya all
the time and it is believed that her energy is so pure that if you pray to Suvarchala Devi she
will bless you with a prosperous married life. Suryachal Devi and Hanuman never consumed
their marriage but were blessed with a son, Makardhwaja, who born from a fish that
swallowed a drop of sweat of Lord Hanuman when he dived into the Lanka Sea after burning
the golden palace
To be continued