Sri HayagrIva Sthothram: Part XIX--SlOkam 10:Section 1

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SrimathE RaamAnujAya nama:

 

Dear BhakthAs:

 

In the 8th and the 9th slOkams , Swamy Desikan

referred to the paramOpakAram of Sri HayagrIvan

to His son (Brahman ) and grandson (Deva PurOhithar,

Bruhaspathi). The Brahmanaspathi's help to Bruhaspathi

was covered in the 9th slOkam .

 

In the 10th slOkam deals with the special occasions ,

where Lord HayagrIvan accepts the Havis in a Yaj~nam

directly and then distributes them to the DevAs .

Normally , when the YajamAnan cals the name of

the DevAs to receive their share of Havis ,

they stretch their hands and receive them

directly .In most of the times , Agni Devan

serves as an intermediary in the delivery

of the offerd Havis in Yaj~nams and Yaagams.

 

An example of a special case , where the Lord

Himself received the Havis directly is

the AsvamEdha Yaagam of Brahma Devan

performed on top of Hasthi Giri.

There , Lord HayagrIvan in the form Of

VaradarAjan appeared in the middle of the towering

agni jwAlais of the Yaaga KuNtam in PuNyakOti

VimAnam and received the Havis directly and

made Brahma Devan very happy and fulfilled.

The assembled DevAs stretched their hands

as their names were called , but the havis

" eluded " their outstretched hands.The Lord

accepted the sacred offering and the DevAs were

told by Brahma that he was performing a special

Yagnam with a specific motive as explained in

the dhivya sookthis of Swamy Desikan such as

Sri VaradarAja PanchAsath (SlOkam 8),

Hasthigiri MahAthmyam and in BrahmANda PurANam

( Satya Vratha KshEthra Vaibhavam).

 

As revealed by BhishmA in Sri VishNu Sahasra Naamam,

Our Lord is to be worshipped as:

 

BhUrbhuva: svastharu: thAra: SavithA PrapithAmaha:

Yaj~nO Yaj~pathir YajvA Yaj~ngO Yaj~na Vaahana: (104)

 

Yaj~na Bhruth Yaj~nee Yaj~bhug Yaj~na saadhana:

Yaj~nthakruth Yaj~na Guhyam annnam annadhA yEva cha (105)

 

Eighteen Sri VishNu Sahasra NaamAs are assoicated

with Yaj~nam , Havis , the YajamAnA of the Yaj~nam

and His specific roles in Yaj~nam. He is the Taarakan,

who helps us as a boat to cross the ocean of

SamsAram . It is intersting that the name of

PithAmaha (Grand father Brahma Devan ) is included here ,

when the Lord's name is recited as PrapithAmahan

( The Great Grand Father , Sri HayagrIva Varadhan).

He is the Yaj~na pathi( the Presider over the Yaj~nam).

He is the Yajvaa ( performer of the sacrifice for

those , who are unable to do the Yaj~nam). He does this

at both dawn and dusk on behalf of those , who are

unable to perform these Yaj~nams.This is His Vratham .

He is the Yaj~na Bhruth ( the concluder of the Yaj~nam)

through the ritual of PoorNAhUthi. He the Seshi

of Sarva Yaj~nams including that of Brahma Devan

on top of Hasthi Giri.Most importantly , He is

the enjoyer of the havis of all Yaj~nams ( Yaj~na

Bhuk).That is the secret of all the sacrifices

(Yaj~na Guhyam).He is the annam ( the object of

enjoyment) and annAdha ( the enjoyer of those

who enjoy Him through the performance of the Yaj~nAs.

As declared by Him in His GithOpanishad, He is

the enjoyer of the Yaj~nam as well as the Lord

of that Yaj~nam ( ahamhi Sarva yaj~nAnAm

BhOkthA cha PrabhurEva Cha). He is the antharyAmi

of all the DevAs and receives the Havis(oblations).

 

The tenth slOkam of Sri HayagrIva sthOthram

is about these profound tatthvams and adiyEn

will cover them in the next posting.

 

Sri MahA Asva SirasE nama:

Srimath Azhagiya Singar ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam

Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri SatakOpan