puanjikasthali ka ullekh hindoo pauranik mahakavy mahabharat mean hua hai, jisake anusar yah devaraj indr ki sabha mean ek apsara thi.
- ek bar jab durvasa rrishi indr ki sabha mean upasthit the, tab apsara puanjikasthali bar-bar bhitar a-ja rahi thi. isase rusht hokar durvasa rrishi ne use vanari ho jane ka shap de dala. jab usane bahut anunay-vinay ki, to use ichchhanusar roop dharan karane ka var mil gaya. isake bad giraj namak vanar ki patni ke garbh se isaka janm hua aur 'aanjana' nam p da. kesari nam ke vanar se inaka vivah hua aur inake hi garbh se vir hanuman ka janm hua.