Sri HayagrIva Vaibhavam by Sri MadhavakkaNNan Swamy of Srirangam/Simhapuri: MahA Mantapa Kaimkaryam at Thiruvaheendhrapuram

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Lord Hayagriva

 

 

 

 

SrI:

 

Dear Sri Lakshmi HayagrIva BhakthAs :

 

adiyEn has been writing for the past few days about

the MahA Mantapa Kaimkaryam at Thiruvaheendhrapuram

and have been requestign your welcome participation in

the Kaimkaryam headed by SrimAn SoundararAjan Desikan of

Thiruvaheendhrapuram .

 

The URL describing the Kaimakryam and the ways to become participant in

this Kaimkaryam are covered in the URL:

 

http://www.srikainkarya.org

 

You may be wondering as to what is so special about building a MahA Mantapam

or the steps(SopAnam) to reach the Lord with sacred shrines on top of hills

like

ThiruvEnkadam or Oushadha Giri at Thiruvaheendhrapuram . Our Lord sits in

the dhivya MaNi Mantapam at Sri Vaikuntam and it is our destiny that we end up

at His sacred feet ( Vaikuntam puhuvathu MaNNavar vidhiyE ) at the Vichithra

Mantapam decribed most movingly by AchArya RaamAnuja in his Sri Vaikunta

Gadhyam and offer our PraNAmams there to our Lord as the Muktha Jeevan .

Our AchAryAs are there worshipping the Lord of Sri Vaikuntam at that

MahA Mantapam (audio of Sri Vaikunta Gadhyam can be heard at :

http://www.saranagathy.org and performing Nithya Kaimkaryam

to the Dhivya Dampathis along with Nithya Sooris and Muktha Jeevans .

The earlier climb of the Muktha Jeevan to the Lord's Parama Padham

is described in the MaNi PravALa Sri Sookthi of Parama Padha SopAnam

by Swamy Desikan ( http://www.malolan.org/trk27.htm) .

 

It is a rehearsal for that day when we reach Sri Vaikuntam to join the AchArya

GhOshti to serve our Sri Vaikunta Naathan that we perform Bhagavath-Bhaagavatha-

AchArya Kaimkaryams right here on Earth ( LeelA VibhUthi of the Lord ).

 

Lord HayagrIvan blesses us with Jn~Anam to climb the steps to Parama Padham

and waits for us on top of the OushadhAdhri hills to preapre us for our journey

by

the ArchirAdhi Maargam through Sambhandham with AchAryAs like Swamy

Desikan .

 

It is my pleasure to forward you the excellent write up on the avathAra

Vaibhavam

of Sri HayagrIvan by one of the early participants in the MahA mantapa

Kaimkaryam ,

Sri MadhavakkaNNan . Please enjoy it .

 

Please contact sri Soundararajan Desikan Swamy at Chennai regarding

your own samarpaNams to this Kaimakryam racing towards this PurattAsi

SravaNam (Swamy Desikan's avathAra Dinam ) . AdiyEn will send you

the write up of what it is like on that blessed day , when Swamy Desikan

climbs the OushadhAdri Hills in commemoration of the appearance of

Lord Hayagrivan there some 700 plus years ago to bless him .

 

Please contact adiyEn or SD Swamy if you need any additional

information on your particpation . This year , October 12 is the day

of PurattAsi SravaNam . Please take part in this unforgettable Uthsavam

and Sri Soundararajan Desikan Swamy has offered to help with

accomodations for the sevArthees , who wish to take part .

 

NamO Sri HayagrIvAya ,

V.Sadagopan

 

 

 

Lord Sri Hayagriva

? Avatara Vaibhavam

 

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Sri:

 

jnAnAnanda-mayam devam nirmalas sphaTikAkRtim |

AdhAram sarvavidyAnAm hayagrIvam upAsmahe ||

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lord Sri Hayagriva

Sri V.Madhavakannan

 

 

 

 

 

 

Introduction

Generally vidyaarmbam among sri vaishnavas begins with a prayer to Lord

Sri Hayagreeva, preceded by obeisance to our Acharyaas. Even today Vijayadasami

and Sarsvathi pooja are celebrated in Srivaishnavas homes with the recitation of

Sri Hayagreeva sthOthram. (in our home at least!). The Parakala Matham, situated

in Mysore, is one the most ancient and premier Srivaishnava religious

institutions in the country that came into being for the specific purpose of

propagating Sri Ramanujam's Visishtadvaita philosophy. Sri Lakshmi Hayagreeva

(the Lord with the horse's face) Haya-horse: greeva-neck: this Lord is the

presiding deity for all knowledge - 'Aadhaaram sarvavidhyaanaaam Hayagrivam

upaasmahe'- is the principal deity of the Parakala Matham, the icon being one of

the most beautiful ever adorning the Matham. Sri Hayagreevar Divya MangaLa

vigraham is also the president deity for Sri Poundareekapuram Andavan Ashramam

and also greatly revered by Sri Ahobila Matham and Andavan Ashram.

 

Sri Hayagriva Avataram

The avataram of Hayagriva Bhagavan took place to restore the Vedas to

Brahma. Emperumaan had taught BrahmA the Creation through His breath of VedAs.

Then, Brahma could understand how various kalpams had begun due to Emperumaan's

vEdOpasEam. He became extremely proud and head strong of his position as the

creator and about his powers/jnAnam. Sriman Narayana as usual wanted to teach

him and decided to remove his (Brahma's) pride. A couple of water droplets from

the lotus seat of the Lord incarnated as two Asuras, Madhu and Kaitabha; Due to

Bhgawath sankalpam, one (kaitapan) was of thamO guNA and the other (madhu) was

of rajO guNA. They stole the Vedas from Brahma. Emperumaan smiled.

 

Unable to carry on his work of creation without the Vedas, Brahma rushed

to the Lord and pleaded the Lord Narayana for mercy and saving Vedas. BrahmA

prostrated to the Lord and said:

 

"Vedas alone are my eyes; they are my wealth; They are my Lord. The whole

world is surrounded by darkness due to the absence of Vedas. How am I to proceed

on my creation without the Vedas ? Please arise from the Yoga nithrA and help me

Lord! Please give me back my eyes which have been blinded by my own pride."

 

"veda: mE paramam sakshI: veda: mE paramam param

veda: mE paramam dharma, veda: mE brahma sOtthamam"

 

 

Lord Narayana incarnated as Hayagriva, appeared as the white Horse faced,

faultless sphatika hued form, satva mUrthy, with Divya tEjas, and lustrous form

and destroyed the Asuras and restored the Vedas to Brahma. This avtaaram was

made on a AvaNi month, sravaNa nakshthram paurNami thithi. With a lovely long

nose, like the heaven surrounded by white bright stars, the asva siras (head of

horse) illumined the whole world. The upper world and the lower world became His

ears. The rays of Sun's brightest lustres are His hairs at the nape of His neck

(pidari). BhUmi became His forhead; Ganga and Saraswathi became two lovely

eyebrows; Chandra Sooryar (The Moon and the Sun) became His two eyes; SandhyA

dEvathai became His nostrils; Pithru devathAs became His teeth; GolOkam and

Brahma lOkam became His two lips; kalaraathri became His neck; The Divya tEjas

Sathva mUrthy Sri Hayagreevan thus, in a grandest beautiful manner appeared. He

rushed to PaathaaLa lOkam and raised His "uthGitham" in samavEdha swaram and

terrified Madhukaitapa asurAs; They hid the VedhAs (which were in the form of

babies) and ran away from the scene. Sri Hayagreevar handed over the Vedas to

BrahmA and went back. Madhukaitapar searched for the sound which terrified them

earlier but found the Vedas missing. They rushed to BrahmA who in turn was

terribly scared and sought the help of Sriman Narayanan. Sri Hayagreevar fought

with asurAs and killed them. BrahmA continued his work of creation.

 

 

 

1.. This avataar is described in VishNu puraaNam as "mathsya kUrma

varaaha ashva simha rUpaathibhi:". In BrahmANda purANam during

maheshwara-naradha samvaadham, Naradha describes this avthaar. Even when naradha

praises Sri rangan in this PurANam, he says "ashva sirasE namah:". That is why

the Lord is called Madhusoodhanan. (for having killed madhu and kaitabhar). Sri

Paraasara Bhattar in his Sri Rangarajasthavam (utthara sathakam-52 nd slOka)

says "Sri ranganAthA! You, as Hayagreeva rUpI, removed the hurdles of madhu,

kaitapar to BrahmA and recovered the VedhAs and saved the whole world!". In

MahAbharatham, Shanthi parvam, hayasira upaakhyaanam details Hayagreeva

avathaaram. Srimadh Bhagawatham, too, describes Hayagreeva avtaar.

 

2.. There is another version of this avtaar and killing of asurAs. When

paraLayam was about to end, Bhagawaan out of His dirt from the ear drum made two

small solid balls and dropped on the Lotus leaf and BrahmA activated the PrANa

vaayu, which gave life to these two, as madhu and kaitabhar. These asurAs

appeared and grew up.

BrahmA started off his creation and Vedhas were snatched away by these

two asurAs. When the most compassionate Lord, Parama kaaruNikO Bhagawaan wished

to please the asurAs, without killing them, asked them as to what they want as a

boon. These two asurAs said "we can give You what You want". That is it! The

Lord decided to kill them. They said "Can You kill us only where there is no

cover for the sky?". The Lord immediately took Hyagreeva avtaar and removed His

cloth on the Thighs, put them on His thighs and killed them. Bhagawaan's legs

house the Earth and the space/sky. Since the Lord removed the cloth from His

thighs and killed them, He still complied with what they challenged Him. What

they thought was impossible to happen, He could make it happen with no effort.

He, thus saved the Vedas and saves the world. The moral is: thamas, rajas guNAs

are to be destroyed to reach Him.

 

3.. There is yet another interesting "different" version in BrahmANda

PuraaNam- Sri Devi Bhagawatham. There was a asurA, by name Hayagreeva (with

horse face) who did his severe penance/ tapas on Parvathi Devi. Parvathi,

pleased with his tapas, appeared in his front and the asurA asked for "no

death". She said "Impossible-can not be granted". Then the asurA amended the

request and said "Except for a horse faced one, no one else can kill me".

(thinking that it can never happen!). She consented. He became tremendously

proud of his achievement and started harassing every deva and rishi. He troubles

all three worlds. He snatched away the Vedas from BrahmA and disappeared. Then

is the history. The Lord appeared as Hayagreevar and killed the asurA to save

the world and bring back the Vedas.

4.. There is yet another puraaNic narration on Hayagreevar. At Kanchi,

Agasthya muni was on severe penance on Sriman Narayanan and the Lord appeared as

Hayagreevar and was immensely pleased with his tapas. He blessed the muni with

Devi mahaathmyam. This is described in BrahmANda puraaNam Sri Hayagreeva

agasthya samvaadham.

5.. During Tripura samhaaram to entice the asurAs, the Lord appeared as

"other religious" saint (buddhism?) and appeared as Hayagreevar to mislead the

asurAs from the Veda maargham (from the path of Vediv traditions and sayings).

Thus, He made them lose their ability to get saved and the Lord won. (As also

claimed and reported in Buddhism in a web site as follows: Like Mahakala,

Hayagriva is one of the Eight Great Protectors of Buddhism, a guardian and a

destroyer of obstacles to enlightenment(!). He is a popular personal, or

tutelary, deity among the Gelug order of Tibetan Buddhism. Hayagriva's crown of

skulls is surmounted by Hayagriva's attribute, a horse's head, alluding to his

origin as a horse-headed Hindu god. The terrific neigh that emanates from this

horse's head is said to pierce through the illusory nature of reality. Although

he was also popular in Tibet and China, Hayagriva's association with the horse

may have had a particular appeal to the Mongols. (This, I read in the Net in

some buddhism web site!) Swami Desikan in his "navarathna maalai" says "

puRamuyarttha asurargatku puRam uRaittha poyyinaan". (to explain the Lord thus,

misleading the asurAs by taking non-vedic religion (Buddhism)).

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.

Our AchAryAs on Sri Hayagreevan

1.. Alavandhaar (Yamuna muni) while praises his Grandfather (his Guru's

Guru), says "madhu jithangri sarOja thatva jnAna anuraag.." . He (Nathamuni)

became a great jnAni/bhakthA at the Feet of Madhsoodhanan (Hayagreevan).

YamunAchArya also refers in his SthoThra Rathnam 13th slOka to Haygreevan for

which Periyavaacchaan PiLLai comments that it narrates about the recovery of

Vedas by Lord Hayagreeva and handing over to BrahmA. That makes us realise

Alavandhaar's involvement on Lord Hayagreevan. He also requests the Lord

Madhusoodhanan (in 57th slOkam) to mercifully remove all non-vedic thoughts in

the world and traditions existing in the world to save us as He did earlier as

Haygreevan by killing madhukaitapar to establish/recover Vedas.

2.. SvEthAsvara upanishad, "yO BrahmANam vidhadhaadhi poorvam?.

Mumukshuvai saraNamaham prapdhyE.." means: adiyEn who is interested only in

mOksham, a mumukshu, surrenders to the Paramapurushan, who did parama upakaaram

by recovering Vedas from madhukaitapar and handed over to BrahmA to save the

world"- i.e Lord Hayagreevan." BhAshyakaarar Sri Ramaujar took this manthrA in

his Saranaagathi Gadhyam and surrenders to the Lord.

3.. Here asvam in svEthAsvara upanishad refers to the Lord Hayagreevan

(White Horse faced Lord)and that is why Swami Desikan refers Lord Haygreevan in

Rahasyathraya saaram as "veLLai parimukhar". (Swami Desikan's bhakti for

Hayagreevan needs no elaboration to this Group)

4.. Sri Kooratthaazhwaan in his "sundharabaahusthavam" 84th slOkam

highlights Sri Hayagreeva avataar.

5.. In 121st slOkam also, Kuresa says "Do not think that there are only

10 avataars of the Lord. Even Hamsa, hayagreeva, NaranaraayaNa avataars are also

His only are equally grand and great.

6.. In 58th slOkam of Sri Vaikunta sthavam of Kooratthaazhwaan, it is

said "Adhyaathma saasthraas are established by Emperumaan in Hayagrreva avtaar

by recovering vedas and saving the world.

7.. Swami Desikan in his last pAsuram of Sri RTS, says "It is the white

horse faced Lord who wrote in my mind and I have written that on the palm

leaves.

8.. Lakshmi Hayagriva Bhagavan is the Archa Murthy of both Srimad

Paundarikapuram Ashramam as well as Sri Parakala Matam.

HOW LORD HAYAGREEVA VIGRAHAM CAME TO US

Bhagavan Ramanuja re-established the Visishtadvaita siddhaantham and

commented on Brahma sUthram in his Bhashyam. This excellent, unambiguous

vyAkhyaanam was completed by Yathiraajaa and fulfilled his "maanasika guru"

Yamaunaacharya's wish (manOratham). Ramanuja "officially" released the

commentary at the grand gathering of all sanskrit scholars and Vedic scholars at

Saraswathi Peetham in Kashmir, in front of Saraswathi Devi. Goddess Saraswathi,

immenslely satisfied at the excellent commentary and the truthful presentation

of Brahma sUthram, she honoured the commentary by confering a award calling it

"SRI BHAASHYAM". Also, she was extremely happy with Yathiraajaa, she presented

to him a Divya mangaLa vigraham of Sri Lakshmi Hayagreevan. Since the,

Yathiraaja was performing Thiruvaaraadhanam for Sri Kalshmi Hayagreeva Vigraham

daily.

 

This vigraham, through Thirukurugai piraan, through our AchAryAs, came to

Sri Vedanta Desikan. Afetr Swami Desikan's period, this is passed on to Sri

Brahma tantra Swami and is now with Mysore Parakala Matham Swami. Even today,

the Thiruvaaraadhanam is being performed on this Divya MangaLa vigraham of Lord

Sri Lakshmi Hayagreevan. If one has a close loving glance at the Lord

Hayagreevan's vigraham, He has four hands, and has a beuatiful Horse face,

sitting on a white Lotus. His Lotus Feet wears "salaghai" (paayal). His upper

two hands hold Sankhu and ChakrA. His lower right hand offers jnAnOpadEsam to

us, bhakthAs. Other hand hold Japamaalaa. Also, it appears as if He is granting

us boons. VishNu DharmOttharam, VaishNava Moorthanya DharaNi part describes

Hayagreeva Thiruvuruvam (form). There it details eight hands for Hayagreevan,

where four hands hold Vedas (four children) and other four hold Sanghu, ChakrA,

GadhA, and Padmam. Afterwards, He is blessing us with four hands as detailed

above.

 

Even Sri VishNu puraaNam, details Sun as the Horse faced one for upadEsam.

Hayagreeva avtaaram is for VedOpadEsam and granting us jnAnam. (Swami Desikan

was initiated into the Great Hayagreeva Manthram). Once Swami Desikan wished to

stay at ThiruvaheendraPuram and was proceeding from Kanchi. On the way he stayed

at some remote place (that belonged to a grain merchant). There lot of grains

were stored and piled in sacks.

 

There Swami Desikan did not have anything to offer to his Sri Hayagreeva

vigraham and hence, offered just water and he also went to sleep, without eating

anything (just by drinking few drops of water that he had offered to the Lord).

Midnight, the merchant noticed a very big, beautiful white Horse which started

eating those grains from a sack. The merchant, thinking that it belongs to Swami

Desikan, immediately woke him up to tie the white horse. Swami Desikan has tears

rolling down his cheeks, and prostrated to the Lord (who had come as the White

Horse) and explained to the merchant and asked him to bring a pot of milk. The

excited merchant and others brought milk which the Lord drank happily and

disappeared.

 

Next day morning the merchant chased Swami Desikan, (who had actually

started off his journey to Thiruvaheendrapuram) and informed that the whole sack

(from which the white horse ate) is full of Gold coins! Swami Desikan smiled and

was overwhelmed with joy for His mercy and leelA. That place is called "pon

viLaintha kaLampudhoor".

 

Other sampradaya AchAryAs on Hayagreeva

1.. In Dwaita sampradaayam, Gururajar, (also called Vathirajar) in 15th

century A.D, adorned the Madhva Matham as a Peetadhipathi. He calls his nithya

thiruvaaraadhana prasadham as "Haygreeva Pandi", that is made of kadalai,

(Dhal), vellam (saccharin), coconut etc and taste like Sakkarai pongal. Guru

rajar used to offer to the Lord, by keeping the Prasadham on a big plate and

raise it above his head with both of his hands. Sri Hayagreevan, used to

gracefully appear as a real horse and keep His front two legs on Gururajar's

shoulders and eat ("sweegari"cchufy) the Prasadham. (What a scene it should have

been!). What remains used to be Gururaja's only food always!

2.. Also Sri Hayagreeva upasakas are: Aanghirasar, Adharvaa, Vasishtar,

Adhi Sankarar, Panditha rajar, and so on.

3.. Adhi Sankara, who established the Adavita Siddhantham, is also

called BhagawathpaadaaL. In his VishNu sahsranaama bhAshyam, for the name

"theerthagara" (691st name per sankara paadam), he write the commentary as "

Hayagreeva rUpENa madhukaitabhoU hathvaa virinjaaya saakhaaruthou sarvaa sruthi

adhyaasa cha upaadhisat"? Means: The knowledge (jnAnam) is like an unbounded and

limitless waters. There are dangerous steps in that pond, where we may tend to

slip down. There are also lovley, non-dangerous, most enjoyable steps, where we

can blissfully take bath. There are about 14 (or 18) such steps, namely four

vedas, sikshai, vyAkharaNam, chandha, niruktham, jyOthisham, kalpam,(they are

all vEdhanthams), mImAmsam, nyAyam, (DarshanangaL), dharma saasthrAs, purANam,

are the 14 VidhyA sthAnams. In addition, there are Ayur vEdam, Gandharvam, Artha

saasthram, Dhanur vEdham that add to a total of 18. If one include the

"dangerous" non-vedic steps of Buddhism, Jainism, also there are even 20.

4.. Who is the Lord of all Vishyasthaanam? Was the question and Sri

Bhagawadh PaadhAL in his vyAkhyAnam says: the One who killed madhu, kaitabhar

and brough back the Vedas to the world and saved the world, Sri Hayagreevan is

the ONLY ANSWER. (daivatham Devathaanaam). All VidhyAs pay obeisance to Him, Sri

Lakshmi Hayagreevan with folded hands and He blesses them.

5.. Panditha Rajar, in his rasagangaadhara kOsam, says Sri Hayagreevar

hasgot sakala VidhyA srEshtathvam.

Works on Sri Hayagreevan

1.. Sri Vedanta Desikan: Sri Haygreeva SthOthram

2.. Sri KrishNa Brahmatantra Swathantra Jeeyar- Sri Lakshmi Hayavadhana

PrabhOdhika sthuthi

3.. Sri Lakshmi Hayavadhana PadukA sEvaki- Sri Lakshmi Hayavadhana

Rathna maalaa SthOthram

4.. Srimad Abhinava RanganAtha Parakaala Jeeyar - Sri Hayagreeva

Ashtakam and Sri Haygreeva panjara SthOthram (that houses Sri Hayagreevaaushtu

manthram)

5.. Srinivasa kavi- Sri Hayagreeva ashtakam

6.. Varadhakavi Sri Venkataachaarya Swami- Sri Hayagreeva ashtakam, Sri

Haygreeva ashtOthram

7.. Sri Sevaa Swami- Kalaakalana maalikA.

Greatness of Lord Sri Hayagreevan

1.. Swami Desikan in his Hayagreeva SthOthram, says: "Even DhakshiNA

moorthy (Sivan) and Saraswathi pay obeisance to Hayagreevan and are blessed with

VidhyA Sakthi by Lord Haygreevan's grace. (DhAkshiNya ramyaa girisasya mUrthi:

Devi sarOjaasana dharma pathnI..). Also he says: the followers of Sri Haygreevan

shall chant this stotram and benefit with the blessings of Lord Hayagreevaa

("paThata hayagrIva ?) "Read the haygrIva stotram with bhakti", for attaining

fluency over words and true knowledge about the Truth and to attain true

knowledge about the siddhAntam.

2.. In Paraasara puraaNam, agasthya naaradha samvaadham, Sri Hayagreeva

ashtOthra sadhanaama stHothram blesses us a palasruthi, ("naama

naamshtOththarasatham hayagreevasya patEth?avaapya sakalaan bhOgaannithE hari

padham vrajEth?") BhakthAs of Sri Hayagreevan, will be blessed with sakala Vedha

saasthra jnAnam and be blessed with truthful knowledge. They will also live very

happily in this world with their spouse and children with sakala sowbhAgyam and

REACH THE LOTUS FEET OF SRI HARI for sure.

 

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