Sri HayagrIva sthOthram:Part XXXV--> SlOkams 32 & 33:

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SrimathE RaamAnujAya nama:

 

Dear BhakthAs :

 

On this Vikrama (Purattasi) Mahaa-navami day ,

adiyEn will conclude this series of postings

on Sri HayagrIva SthOthram with this last posting

and offer them next as a humble samarpaNam at

the VidhyA Raaajan's sacred feet .

 

Lord HayagrIva"s place of residence

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The cosmology according to Sukha Brahmam

( author of Srimath Bhaagavatham) recognizes

seven dhvIpams in this Universe . One of them is

Jambhu DhvIpam of ours surrounded by salty ocean.

There are nine divisions ( KaNtankaL) in this

Jambhu DhvIpam :

 

(1) ILAvrutham (2) BhadrAchalam (3) Hari Varsham

(4) KethumAlam (5) Ramyakam (6) HiraNmayam

(7) Uttharakuru (8) Kimpurusham and (9)BhAratham .

 

Ours is BhAratha KaNTam . Lord HayagrIvan is

the presiding deity in BhadhrAsvam (BhadhrAchalam )

according to Sukha Brahmam (Srimath BhAgavatham:5.18.3&6).

The naming of this mountainous kantam as Bhadra -

achalam { auspicious (spatika ) mountain }

for the Bhadra-asvam (sacred Horse faced One )

is very appropriate .

 

There are manthrams and sthOthrams for Lord HayagrIvan

in Srimath BhAgavatham . The manthram salutes Him there

as the quintessential meaning of PraNavam and as

a dharma svarUpi , who banishes nescience through

upadEsam on the redeeeming VidhyAs to bless one with

Brahma Jn~Anam (vide: slOkam 5 of Sri HayagrIva SthOthram ).

The Bhaagavatha SlOkam ( 5.18.6) for the Lord of

BhadhrAsvam reminds us of His avathAra KaaraNam:

 

VedAn yugAntE tamasA tiraskruthAn

rasaatalAdhyO NRY-TURNAGA VIGRAHA:

prathyAdadhE kavayEapiyAchathE

Tasmai NamastEavitaTEhithAyatE

 

(meaning): At the end of the kalpam , the asuran

by the name of Madhu stole the VedAs from BrahmA

and hid himself in the nether world (rasAtalam).

Sriman NaarAyaNan took the form of HayagrIvan

( Horse's form above the neck and a man's body below

the neck) and recovered the stolen VedAs . AdiyEn's

salutations are to this Nru-turanga vigraham of the Lord !

 

Inview of His incomparable help to Brahma dEvan

in recovering VedAs , He is saluted as:

" KalpAntha gUDa nigamOtthAraNa PraveeNan ".

His auspicous (Bhadra) ThirumEni is therefore

saluted in the context of His residence in

the sacred BhadrAsvam or BhadrAchalam in

Sri LakshmI HayagrIva Sahasra Naamam :

 

(PraNavam) Bhadra Srivathsa HaarAya Nama:

(PraNavam) Bhadra BhaavayithrE Nama:

(PraNavam) Sriman NaarAyaNAya Nama:

(PraNavam) VaasudEvAya Nama:

(PraNavam) VishNavE Nama:

(PraNavam ) SrimathE HayagrIvAya Nama:

 

DhyAna SlOkam for Lord HayagrIvan : SlOkam 32

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>From Slokam 5 to 31 , Swamy Desikan used UpajAthi

metre in his direct conversation with Lord HyaagrIvan ,

who presented Himself before Swamy Desikan on the top of

the hillock (Oushadha Giri ) at ThiruvahIndhrapuram .

In the 32nd slOkam , Swamy Desikan shifts to

the slow moving , majestic MandhAkrAnthA metre

for deep meditation on the ThirumEni of the Lord :

 

vyAkhyA mudhrAm kara sarasijai:

pusthakam Sankha-chakrE

Bhibrath-bhinna spatika ruchirE

PuNDarIkE nishaNNa:

amlAna SrI: amrutha visaddhair-amsubhi:

plAvayan maam

AavirbhUyAth anaga mahimA

manasE VAAGADHEESA:

--Sri HaygrIva sthOthram : slOkam 32

 

(Meaning ): In His beautiful , lotus soft four hands ,

Lord HayagrIvan sports Sudarsanam , Paancha-janyam ,

Jn~Ana Mudhrai and a Book .He is seated on

a freshly-blososmed White Lotus and reminds

the UpasakAs of the whitest-white fragment

of a freshly cleaved spatikam .His lutre never

ever fades.There is no limit (boundary )to His

blemishless glories.May This Lord of Vidhyais

shower on adiyEn His nectarine ,white and cool rays !

May He reside and preside over my HrudhayAkAsam

in this manner !

 

The embedded namaskArams here are:

 

(PraNavam) vyAkhyA mudhrA samEtha KarAya Nama:

(PraNavam )Sankha Chakra HasthAya Nama:

(PraNavam) Bhibrath bhinna Spatika RoopAya Nama:

(PraNavam) Ruchira PuNDarIkE nishaNNaYa Nama:

(PraNavam) amlAna SrimathE Nama:

(PraNavam) amrutha visadhai: amsubhi: bhaktha Janam

plAvayAmAnAya Nama:

(PraNavam) anaga MahimAya Nama:

(PraNavam) VaagadhIsAya Nama:

 

The first slOkam ( Jn~Anandha mayam dEvam--) and

this MangalA dhyAna slOkam are very important for

our daily prayers. The recitation of the entire sthOthram

is recommended for all , who can find the time to recite

daily to be blessed with Superior Saarsavatha Vaak and

Brahma Jn~Anam . If the recitation of the entire slOkam

is not possible for whatever reasons , the First and the

32nd DhyAna slOkam should be recited for srEyas and prEyas.

 

Sri HayagrIvan was one of the NithyAraadhana Moorthy of

Swamy Desikan along with Lord VaradarAjan. That is why ,

Sri HayagrIva Vigrahma is joined with Swamy Desikan

during prathishtais at Desikan Sannidhis at our temples.

Swamy Desikan can not be without Lord HayagrIva Varadhan

in his sannidhis at dhivya dEsams.

 

SlOkam 33: Phala Sruthi SlOkam in AaryA Metre

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vaagarTasiddhi hEthO: paDatha

HayagrIva Sthuthim BhakthyA

Kavi-tArkika kEsariNA

VenkatanAthna VirachithAm yEthAm

 

(Meaning): Oh AaasthikAs of this world ! Oh SumathIs !

This sthOthram on Lord HayagrIvan was composed by

the Lion among the poets and logicians (elephants)

with the name of VenkanAthan . May You all recite

this sacred sthuthi to be blessed with the powers of

composing poetry and special jn~Anam about the true

meanings of Tatthva-Hitha-PutrushArthams.

 

Swamy Desikan declares that one should recite

with devotion the HayagrIva SthOthram

composed by VenakatanAthan ,who is a Lion

among poets and Logicians for obtaining

the blessings of Veda Vaak impregnated with

auspicious meanings ( VaagarTa Siddhi:).Swamy points out

that this HayagrIva SthOthram is no Sthuthi ,

but is a Samsthuthi ( most auspicious adoration of

the Lord ). The reciters will be blessed with

sound (Vaak ) and artham( sense) in an inseperable

manner through the anugraham of the DayA Nidhi ,

Lord HayagrIvan.

 

Swamy Desikan is the proof positive for becoming

Kavi-Taarkika Kesari.Unflinching Bhakthi for

Lord HayagrIvan is an absolute prerequisite for

such anugrahams.

 

The reference is to Sri LakshmI HayagrIvan in

the HayagrIva Sthothram as indicated by the choice of

words " Vaagartha Siddhi" .Vaak and Artham are

conjointly mentioned . Sri D.Ramaswamy Iyengar

quotes the following two passages from VishNu

PurANam and Swamy Desikan's own Thirucchina Maalai:

 

(1)" ArthO VishNum iyam VaaNI "(VishNu PurANam : 1-8-19)

Here the Lord is equated to the meaning (artham)

and LakshmI to Vaak ( word , VaaNI ).The passage

from Sri GopAla Vimsathi: " Vaacham nijAnga RasikAm

PrasameekshamANa:" can also be reflected upon here.

The " DayA tarangAnucharA: KatAkshA :" of Lord

Hyagrivan on the Suddha satthvA: makes them

" VyapadEsya Vaacha:" ( known for their auspicious

speech ).

 

(2) " Thiru uRayAit-thAm poruLAi niRpAr VanthAr ThAmE "

Here Swamy Desikan in his tribute in

Thirucchinna Maalai to the Lord of Kaanchi

VaradarAjan salutes LakshmI as the sapdha-

SvarUpi and the Lord as the Meaning

of those Vaaks .

 

Lord HayagrIvan is revered as UdhgItha PraNava-

svaroopan.It is in this context that the second

slOkam of ThirucchinamAlai explaining the Rakshakathva

artham of akAram in PraNavam has special

significance to Lord HayagrIvan :

 

arumaRayai oozhi tanil kaatthAr VanthAr

athu tannai anRu Ayanukku aLitthAr VanthAr

Dharuma Vazhi azhiyAmal kAppAr VanthAr

ThAmaraiALudan ilangum tAthai vanthAr

THIU URAYAAYAIT-THAAMM PORULAAI NIRPAAR VANTHAAR

tHIRUVARUlaL SEZHUM KALAIKAl TANTHAAR VANTHAAR

maruvalrkku mayakkuraikkum MaayOr vanthAr

VaanERa Vazhi TanthAr vanthAr thAmE

--Thiruchina Maalai: 2

 

Sri Lakshmi(VidhyA) HayagrIva Tatthvam is very much

embedded in this Desika Prabhnadham . The references

to the many glories of Lord HayagrIvan celebrated

in the first sthOthram of Swamy Desikan are all here:

 

(1) First Two lines: Varadhan is the One as HayagrIvan

blessed BrahmA with the rare Vedams during PraLaya

Kaalam and protected (restored ) them , when

they were stolen and performed UpadEsam for BrahmA .

 

(2) Third and Fourth Lines : HayagrIva Varadhan is

the One , who engages in Dharma samsthApanam

thru His many avathArams along with MahA Lakshmi

from whom He is never separated .

 

(3) Fifth and Line: HayagrIvan is the Lord ,

who is artha svarUpi , while MahA LakshmI is

present as Sabdha SvarUpi (Vaak )in an inseperable

manner ( ahalahillEn yenRu urayum AlarmEl ManagaI).

 

(4) Sixth Line : Lord HayagrIvan took His avathAram

for illustrating the VedArthams and for creation

of Dharma Saasthrams , Saathvika PurANams and

IthihAsams through the efforts of Maharsishis

(VyAsadaya: VyapadEsya Vaacha:) like Paraasara,

VyAsA and Vaalmiki .

 

(5) Seventh Line: Lord HayagrIva Varadhan is the One

who plunges naasthikAs without bhakthi for Him

into narakams through many mOhana saasthrams

and deludes them.

 

(6) Eighth Line: Lord HayagrIva Varadhan is

the Saasthra PaaNI , who instructs the AchAryAs

with Bhakthi-Prapatthi maargams to bless the Bhaddha

Jeevans with Moksha Siddhi through them .

 

As adiyEn mentioned earlier , Lord VaradarAjan

and Lord HayagrIvan are Swamy's nithya aarAdhana moorthys.

The Vara DhAyakan , HyaagrIvan , becomes Varada Raajan

as revealed from this Thirucchinna Maalai paasuram.

 

The manthra Maya sarIram of the Lord arising out

of the Utthara Vedhi under PuNya kOti vimAnam is

equally applicable to Lord HayagrIvan as per

the 10th slOkam of Sri HayagrIva sthOthram

(agnou samiddhArchishi--), which is a summary

of Smruthi Vaakhyam :" aham hi sarva yaj~nAnAm

bhOkthA cha PrabhurEva cha ".

 

May Lord Lakshmi HayagrIvan confer His choicest

blessings on every one , who studies His sthothram

composed by Swamy Desikan every day !

 

AdiyEn's anantha kOti PraNAmams to Lord

LakshmI HayagrIvan on the eve of Swamy

Desikan's avathAra dinam . May the divine

couple bless us all with sarva MangaLams !

 

Srimath Azhagiya Singar ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam

Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchArui SatakOpan