kEsi

[Guest guest]

Our MadhavakkaNNan has written an excellent series

of articles on BhagavAn HayagrIvan's Vaibhavam .

In this context ,there have been questions about

an asurA named Hayagrivan as well . I will comment on that .

 

Prior to that I will answer a dear BhakthA's

question on an asura having the form of a horse ,

by the name Kesi ,who was sent by KamsA to kill

Baala GopAlan (KrishNA) at Gokulam .

 

kEsi was an asuran, who took the form of a gigantic and

powerful horse galloping with lightning speed . He arirved

at Gokulam sending out an ear shattering roar and

waving his mane to chase the clouds . He had the blue hue

according to Srimadh Bhagavatham ( Canto 10: Chapter 37).

He frightened the residents of Gokulam with his attahAsam .

 

KrishNA appeared before him and invited him to attack .

Kesi charged at KrishNA with a wide open mouth and

used his hind legs to kick the Lord .Our Lord stepped aside

and got hold of the tail of Kesi and whirled him round

and round and threw him with great contempt over hundreds

of Yards .Kesi was knocked unconscious .When he regained

consciousness, he charged once again at the Lord , who was

waiting for him . This time , our Lord put His left hand

inside the mouth of the Horse demon and shattered all his

teeth that tried to bite Him . After that , Our Lord let

His arm swell up inside the mouth of the Horse demon .

That arm grew immensely and suffocated the asuran . The Lord

thus destroyed Kesi and got the name of Kesavan ( kesi hanthAran )

and the DevAs showered flowers over Him in appreciation

of His valourous act . The name Kesavan is also intrepreted

differently ( as the One with supremely beautiful

curly , black hair /Kesam ).

 

The other asuran with the name of HayagrIvan appears

in MatsyAvathAram and yet another asuran with the name

of HayagrIvan is mentioned as the son of HiraNyAkshan ,

who was destroyed by Varaaha Murthy . HiraNyakasipu

addresses the sons of his brother , HiranyAkshan

including HayagrIvan and swears before them that

he will kill their enemy , Sriman NaarAyaNA and

set the stage for NarasimhAvathAram .

 

Thus there are three asurAs in PurANams with the form of

Horse or with the head of Horse and having the name of

HayagrIvan , which has nothing to do with

BhagavAn ( MadhsUdhana) HayagrIvan , who killed

Madhu -Kaitpans and restored the VedAs for

the benefit of Brahmaa .

 

At 11:38 PM 8/13/98 -0400, you wrote:

>Dear Sirs:

>Could you please enlighten me about kEsi, the horse that our Lord killed.

>Is this the same asura called hayagriva that is at the center of the

>current controversy?

[Guest guest]

Sriman sadagopan wrote...

 

.. The name Kesavan is also intrepreted

>differently ( as the One with supremely beautiful

>curly , black hair /Kesam ).

>

 

 

there is also anothor interpretation of word kesavan

as "kesava: klesa vinasana:"

meaning "the one who clears the sufferings of a person"

 

Regards

 

k.m.narayanan

 

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