Scriptures on Lord Sri Hayahreevar- Madhusoodhanan

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Scriptures on Hayagreevar (Madhusoodhanan):

 

Since, Lord Hayagreevar killed the asurAs, madhu and kaitapar, He is

referred to as Madhusoodhanan.

 

1. In BrahmANda puraaNam, Sri RangarajamahAthmyam, Om namO VishnavE Deva

MadhussodhanathE Namah: refers to Madhusoodhanan Sri Hayagreevan.

 

2. Srimad Valmiki RamayaNam BalakaaNdam 76th sargam, 17th slOkam

Parasuraama says to Rama "akshayam madhuhanthaaram jaanaami tvaam

surOtthamam". I realise that You are the DevaadhiDevan, immortal,

MahAVishNu, the One who killed madhu,kaitapar.

 

3. Also, when Rama (before proceeding for His PattabhishEkham), gets up

in the wee hours, in Brahma muhUrtham, He performs His anushtaanam and

pays obeisance to Lord Hayagreevan "dhushtaava praNadhaischaiva sirasaa

madhsoodhanam" (6th sargam-7th slokam).

 

4. In Kishkinthaa kaanDam, Vaali tells Sri Rama "Even if that rAvaNan

hids SitA in PaathaaLa lOkam, no problem. You could have just told me

so. I world have brought SitA back from anywhere wheresoever like Sri

Hayagreevar brought the Vedas killing Madhukaitapar. (17th sargam-49th

slOkam)

 

5. When Hanumaan went in search of sanjeevini, and other aushadhaas, he

saw the pleace where chathurmukhan (brahmA) performed thiruvaaraadhanam

for Lord Hayagreevar. Commentators, are reported to have praised this

slOkam as "hayaananam, hayagreeva araadhana sthaanam", and "hayaananam -

BhagawathO Hayagreevasya sthaanam".

 

6. Sri MahAbhAratham, Santhi parvam mentions Haygreeva avataar.

 

7. Sri HayagreevOpanishad, naturally elaborates the greatness of

Haygreevar.

 

8. In Rk vEdam, "vaagham bruNi sookhtham", "apradhiratham", Yajur

vEdham, "yajnya prakaraNam", Saama vEdham, udgItam, AdharvaNa vEdham,

Shanthikam, Bhaushtikam are all referring to the greatness of Lord

Hayagreevar.

 

9. Periya Thirumozhi 7-8-2, by Thirumangai AzhwAr says "munivvEzhu

ulaghum iruL maNdiyuNNa munivarOdu ……parimukhanaay aLittha paramanai

kaaNmin".. maeaning: "See the Lord who appeared as the white horse faced

Lord to recover the VedhAs when the whole world was pitch dark due to

the absence of four Vedas"

 

10. Thiruvaaymozhi 2-7-6 NammAzhwAr says "madhusoodhananai anRi

maRRilEn.." There is NONE but Madhusoodhanan only… which refers to Lord

Hayagreevan. (eeadu vyAkhyaanam also explicitly refers to Lord

Hayagreevan)

 

11. Also Thiruvaaymozhi 2-8-5 "maavaaghi, amaiyaay, meenaaghi,

maanidamaay." Commentators say that maavaaghi refers to Lord

Hayagrrevan. Upanishad bhAshyakaaarar Sri Rangaraamanuja Swami. HayO

bhUthvaa, HayagrIvO bhUthvaa… - is referred to in 9000 padi Bhagavath

Vishayam. Says Saakshaath Swami or Periya Parakaala Swami. He refers the

padham "maavaaghi to Lord Hayagreevan only.

 

12. PeriyAzhwAr pAsuram 1-9-10 "thunniya pEriruL soozhndhu ulaghai

mooda, manniya naan maRai muRRUm maRaindhida…." Refers to Sri

Hayagreevan.

 

 

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