Thiruvaheendhrapuram Oushadha Giri MahA MaNDapam for Lord HayagrIvan : Part VI/ REFLECTIONS ON Sri HayagrIva Sahasra Naamams(2)

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Dear Sri HayagrIva BhakthAs :

 

Let us reflect further on selected Sahasra Naamams of Lord HayagrIvan !

 

In the previous posting , adiyEn commented on the significant

and unique presence of BheejAksharams and PrayOga Manthrams

for Havis samarpaNams in Lord HayagrIvan's Sahasra Naamams .

 

We referred to PraNavam and BheejAksharams being part of the Sahasra

Naamams of Sri HayagrIva SthOthram . Let us start with a celebration of

the OmkAram and the role it plays in the esoteric and exoteric worship of

Lord HayagrIvan :

 

OmkAram Bindhu samyuktham nithyam dhyAyanthi yOgina:

kaamadham Mokshadham chaiva OmkArAya namO nama:

 

(Meaning ) : The Yogis meditate always on the syllable " Om " .

This Om fulfils our wishes in this world and leads us to Moksham .

Salutations to this syllable " Om " .

 

Combination of the OmkAra PraNavam with different bheejAksharams

leads to individual HayagrIva Sahasra Naamams . Some times ,

the BheejAksharams (Kleem , Sreem , Hreem ) themselves form

the Sahasra Naamams . Some times prayOga manthrams are included among

the Sahasra Naamams ( SvadhAyai nama: , VoushaD Nama: ) other times ,

the Various Veda Svarams are saluted as Sahasra Naamams

( udhAtthAya Nama: , pluthAya nama: ) .

 

SrI HayagrIva Sahasra Naamams as Manthram

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" MananAth thrAyathE ithi manthra: " is the definition of

the Manthram used in esoteric and exoteric worship .

Manthram is the one that protects one through meditation .

The sound vibration of the manthrams protect one who recites

the manthrams . Sound is recognized as the arTAsrayam

(Shelter of Meaning) from the specific combination of

the 50 aksharams from " a " to " ksha " . Sound is also the nature of

the syllables ( varNAs) composing it . The speicific Sound pattern

is equated to Sabdha Brahman and SabdhArTa Brahman .

 

Sabdha Brahman

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PaancharAthra Saasthram , Lakshmi Tantram , the sections of

the 11th chapter of Srimad BhAgavatham , Manthra MahOdhadhi

(Great ocean of Manthrams) , Rg Veda manthram (ChathvAri - - -)

and Naadha Bindhu Upanishad elaborate on the Sabdha Brahman

aspect of Mantrams and how the sound is produced at many levels

in the body ( Paraa Vaak/ fine manifestation , Pasyanthi , madhyama

and Vaikhari/ gross manifestation of speech forming loukika bhAshA

that is heard externally with the particpation of motor cortex and

Voice Box ) .

 

Many of these manthrams are housed inside the HayagrIva Sahasra nAmams.

We will leave it to the experts in manthra Saasthrams to comment on the fine

points of such Sahasra Naamams .

 

Selected Sri HayagrIva Sahasra Naamams

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There are many HayagrIva Sahasra NaamAs that are salutations about

the Vaibhavam and anantha KalyANa GuNams of Lord Hayagrivan . Some

Examples are :

 

1. Para BrahmaNE nama: ( 10th NaamA )/Salutations to the Supreme Being !

Swamy Desikan in his magnum opus , Srimath Rahasya Thraya Saaram

has established unambigously the Para Brahma Tatthvam of Sriman

NaarAyaNa HayagrIvan ( ParadEvathA PaaramArtyAdhikAram).

 

2. bhagavathE nama: ( 14th NaamA )/Salutations to the One with six divine

attributes(bhagan) : Jn~Ana/knowledge , Bala /Strength , Iswarya/

Lordship , Sakthi/Potency , Veerya/Virility and tEjas/Splendor .

 

3. Kalaa NaaTAya nama: ( 29th NaamA)/ Salutations to the One , who is

the Master of Kaalam .Kaalam comes under the achEtana tatthvam ,

one of the Three Tatthvams (ChEtanam, achEtanam and Iswaran ) .

 

4. KaamadhAya nama: ( 30th NaamA)/ Salutations to the One , who grants

all His bhakthAs wish . He is Abheeshta Varadhan .He is " Samsritha

KaamdhEnu " .

 

5. KaruNAkarAya nama: ( 31st NaamA)/Salutations to the One who is

the abode of DayA /KaruNai( DayA Nidhim dEhabruthAm SaraNyam

dEvam HayagrIvam aham prapadhyE) . He is KaruNA Paravasan .

He is Paratantran for His own DayA .He is PEraruLALan .

 

6. SaakshiNE Nama: ( 49th NaamA)/ Salutations to the One , who stands as

witness/Saakshi to every karmaa at all times and places .

 

7. PuNya-keerthanAya nama: ( 51st NaamA)/Salutations to the One who

is the object of sthuthis about His sacred Vaibhavam .

 

8. BhUmnE Nama: ( 52nd NaamA)/ ChAndhOgya Upanishad salutes Brahman

as " BhumA " and the UpAsana to know Brhaman as BhUma VidhyA . The

Upanishad declares : " yO vai bhUmA tath Sukham ; yO vai bhUmA

tadhamrutham " ( That which is bhUman is infinite bliss; that which is

bhUman is immortal) . Lord HayagrIvan is amrutha maya Jn~Ana

VidhyA dhAyakan . He is the Vaipulya aaSraya dharmee according to

Upanishad BhAsyakArar .

 

9. Prapulla PuNDareekAkshAya NaamA: ( 55th NaamA)/ Salutations to

the One , who has the beautiful eyes similar to just blossomed eyes .

 

10. ParamEshtinE Nama: ( 56th NaamA)/ Salutations to Lord VishNu

HayagrIvan as the Supreme spiritual Teacher .

 

11. PrabhavE Nama: ( 58th NaamA )/ Salutations to the Prabhu of all !

 

12. Bhaya dhvamsinE Nama: ( 61st NaamA)/Salutations to the One , who

banishes all fear/bheethi about SamsAric afflictions !

 

13. UrukramAya Nama: ( 67th NaamA)/ Salutations to the noble One taking

wide strides as Thrivikraman ! He is Ongi ulahaLantha Utthaman .

 

14. UdhArAya Nama: ( 68th NaamA)/Salutations to the most generous/

magnAnimous One !

 

15. HarayE Nama: ( 73rd NaamA)/Salutations to the One , who destroys

our blemishes and removes our ignorance .

 

16. Aadhithya MaNDalAnthasTAya Nama: ( 82nd NaamA)/Salutations to

the Lord , who is at the center of the Sun's orbit .

 

17. SarvAthmanE Nama:( 85th NaamA)/Salutations to the One , who is

the indweller of all ! He is the AntharyAmi Brahman celebrated in

the BruhadhAraNyaka Upanishad .

 

18. JagadhAdhArAya nama: ( 86th NaamA)/Salutations to the One , who is

the foundation of the world of sentients and the insentients !

 

19. KesavAya Nama: ( 93rd NaamA)/Salutations to the beautiful-haired One,

who slew the demon kEsi and is the Lord of BrahmA and SivA .

 

20. MaayinE Nama: ( 95th NaamA)/ Salutations to the One with mysterious

powers !

 

21. MakArAthmanE Nama: ( 99th NaamA)/ Salutations to the Lord ,

who has the Jeevan as His UpakaraNam /BhOgya Vasthu.

 

The First slOkam of Ashta SlOki of Swamy ParAsara Bhattar

explains the significance of PraNavam this way :

 

" akArArTO VishNu: jagadhudaya rakshA praLaya Kruth

MakArArTO JeevastadhupakaraNam VaishNavamidham

ukArOnnyArham niyamayathi sambhandham anayO:

thrayeesAras thrayyAthmA PraNava ithi samadhisath "

 

(Meaning ): " A-U-Ma are united . " A " refers to the Lord VishNu ,

tha all-encompassing , all-pervading , who is the Creator , Protector

and Terminator of all Universe. " Ma " /MakAram refers to the Jiva ,

the individual soul . The intervening " U " binds them in a never- breakable

link , in which Jiva is subservient to VishNu in a unique , one-to-one ,

intimate relation .... That Jiva is for Para Brahman and only for Him is

the effect of concealed 4th case (aaya ) , later to be explicitly put

as " NaarAyaNAya " .

 

22. BhindavE Nama: ( 113th NaamA)/ Bhindhu is the dot over a letter

indicating anusvara . In the OmkAra PraNavam , the dot over " A " and " U "

to form the OmkAram is the Bindhu .

 

23. VisargAya Nama: (114th Naama)/ Salutations to the light , splendour.

the final beautitude associated with Lord HayagrIvan . In writing , Visargam

is represented by ( , a distincrt , hard aspiration and marked by two

perpendicular dots ( . Example --> nama :

 

24. HrasvAya Nama: (115th NaamA)/ Salutations to the short , dwarfish One !

Here it refers to Salutations to Vaamana HayagrIvan . Hrasva Svaram in

the Vedic context is a short vowel .

 

25. DheergAya Nama: ( 116th Naama)/ Salutations to the Ongi UlahaLandha

Utthaman ! Dheerga Svaram in the Vedic context is a long vowel .

 

26. PluthAya Nama: ( 117th Naama)/Salutations to the Lord in the form of

the triply prolated vowel in Vedic recitation !

 

27. svarAya Nama: ( 118th Naama)/ Salutations to the Lord who is Svara Mayan

( filled with Vedic Svarams ). He is the Veda Svaroopi with UddhAtha,

anuddhAtha ,

Svaritha , yEka sruthi accents /Vedic accentuations .

 

28. udhAthtAya nama: ( 119th NaamA)/ Salutations to the Lord in the form of

acute(high) or sharp tone . In Saama Vedam , UddhAtha svaram is represented

by the Nagari numeral one .

 

29. anudhAtthAya nama: ( 120th NaamA)/Salutations to the Lord in

the form of low or grave accent . In Rg , Yajus and Atharava Vedam ,

anuddhAta is represented by a horizontal stroke below the syllable .

In Saama Veda , it is represented by a nagari numeral " 3 " .

 

30. svarithAya nama: ( 121st NaamA)/Salutations to the Lord in the form of

Svarita accent , which is a kind of mixed tone , produced by a combination

of high ( UddhAtha) and low (anuddhAtha) tones. This is named by PaaNini in

AshtAdhyAyi as " SamAhAra " . The third Hayagriva SthOthra slOkam starts

paying tribute to the Chathur Veda Roopi as " SamAhAra: SaamnAm " .

The SvarithA accent is subdivided into four kinds : (1) Kshipra (2) Jaathya

(3) praSilishta and (4) abhinihitha. In Saama Vedam , the Svaritha is

denoted by

nagari numeral , " 2 " .

 

31. prachayAya Nama: ( 122nd NaamA)/ Salutations to the Lord in the form of

yEkasruti or Prachaya. This is the fourth type of Vedic accent ( UddhAtha ,

anuddhAtha, Svaritha and yEkasruti).

 

32. samyukthAksharAya Nama: ( 163rd NaamA)/ Salutations to the Lord

who represents the Padha PaaDam version of Vedic recitation . Each Padham/

word is united with different aksharams ( Samyuktha aksharams). When these

Paadam ( samuyuktha ahsahrams forming a word ) are united with one another

according to the rules of euphony (Sandhi) , then SamhithA PaaDam emerges .

Hayagrivan and His Devi , VaaNi (MahA Lakshmi) are united as Vaak and arTam

..

To paraphrase poet KaaLidAsan's intoroductory slOkam in KumAra Sanbhavam :

 

VaagarT Aiva samprukthou VaagarTa: prathipatthayE

Jagatha: Pitharou vandhE VaaNee-HayagrIva MiTunou

 

33. PadhAya Nama: ( 164th NaamA)/ Salutations to Lord HayagrIvan

in the form of individual Padhams of Padha PaaDam of the VedAs .

 

34. KriyAyai Nama: ( 165th NaamA)/ Salutations to Lord Hayagrivan

who is saluted through the KriyA section of the Paancha Raathra

Aagamam .

 

35. KaarakAya Nama: ( 166th NaamA)/ Salutations to to the empowerer of

KarmAs like Yaaga-Yaj~nams and nithya , Naimitthiak KarmAs .

 

36. GathayE Nama: ( 168th NaamA)? Salutations to the One who is

the goal of Saadhanai . He is the PrApyam .

 

37. avyayAya Nama: ( 169th NaamA)/Salutations to the One , who is

eternal, not subject to change !

 

38. VaakyAya Nama: ( 174th NaamA)/Salutations to the Lord who

is described by the four MahA Vaakyams of the Four VedAs such as

Tattvamasi .

 

39. PadhyAya Nama: ( 175th NaamA)/ Padhya means a foot path or

poetry or praise . Salutations to the Lord , who is attained by

the travel along the SaraNAgathi mArgam or Bhakthi mArgam .

 

40. SampradhAyaya Nama: ( 176th Naama)/Salutations to the Lord ,

who is the First AchAryan in the Sath SampradhAyam . As AchAra

Nishtan , He prserves and protects the SampradhAyam through

His sadAchAryAs.

 

41. SabdhArTa lAlithAya Nama: ( 178th Naama)/ Salutations to the One ,

who is comforted by Sabdham with its arTam . Sabdham (Vedam)

is our PramANam .

 

42. LakshaNAyai Nama : ( 180th NaamA)/ Salutations to the One , who is

known for His unique (Characterstric) signs such as MahA Lakshmi ,

Srivatsam and Kousthubham on His broad chest .

 

43. ProuDa dhvanayE Nama: ( 186th NaamA)/ /Salutations to the One with

the majestic and grand Hala-hala dhvani that destroys all ills ( 2nd slOkam

of Sri HayagrIva SthOthram: " ananthai: thrayyanthai: anuvihitha hEshA

hala-halam , hatha asEshA avadhyam Hayavadhanam eeDi mahei Maha : ) .

 

44. SargAya Nama: ( 188th NaamA)/ Salutations to the Creator of the Jagath!

 

45. NaanAroopa PraBhandhAya Nama: ( 191st NaamA)/Salutations to the One ,

who has taken the form of multifarious PrabhandhAs /Sri Sookthis from

Sruthi to Dhivya Prabhandhams( Tamizh MaRaikaL) .

 

46. SamskArAya Nama: ( 200th NaamA)/Salutations to the One in the form

of SamskArAs ( a sacred rite performed with the help of Veda Manthrams .

They are 40 in number ).

 

 

47. DhAraNAya Nama: ( 204th NaamA: )/ DhAraNa means single-minded

concentration . In AshtAnga YogA , it is the sixth limb , where the mind is

concentrated on the Lord with fixed attention to gain Yoga Siddhi . Here

Yoga HayagrIvan in dhaaraNa stage is saluted . He is doing Yoga nidhrA

and concentrating intensively on how to rescue the suffering chEtanams.

 

48. ChithrAya Nama: ( 208th NaamA)/ Chithra means bright , clear ,

wonderful . He is like a Suddha Sphatika MaNi . His ThirumEni is like

a big potion made up of the Milky Ocean in its whiteness. That lustre of

His immerses uswith its radiant white rays ( viSadhai: mayUkhai:

aaplAvayantham)

 

49. VisthArAya Nama: ( 209th NaamA)/ Salutations to the most expansive

Lord , Who pervades His creations inside and outside .

 

50. PurANAya Nama: ( 2115t NaamA) /Salutations to the ancient One !

 

We will take up the next set of Sri HayagrIva Sahasra Naamams

in the next posting .

 

Meanwhile , Please participate in Lord HayagrIvan's kaimkaryam

to complete the construction of the MahA Mantapam at

the OushadhAdhri hills of Thiruvaheendhrapuram .

Thank you .

 

A HUMBLE APPEAL FOR PARTICIPATON IN MAHA MANTAPA KAIMKARAYM

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Please link yourself with the coverage of 10 Sq .Ft or units of ten

square feet of the remaining floor space (2620 Sq.Ft) of the MahA

Matapam in front of and around Lord HayagrIvan's sannidhi .

The artist's rendering can be seen at : (http://www.srikainkarya.org)

 

Please help provide the shade for the stream of devotees climbing

OudshadhAdhri for the Lord's darsanam during the scorching summers

and wet rainy season . Each of the 10 Sq.Ft of space needs 3,200 Rs

or approximately $75 . Please be generous to complete the kaimkaryam

before this year's Thirunakshatham of Swamy Desikan , when He climbs

this hill to revisit the scene of the darsana soubhAgyam of Lord

Hayagreevan .

 

This year , the memorable PurattAsi SravaNa Uthsavam would be on

October 12 . Please enjoy Swamy Desikan's MangaLAsAsanam of

Lord HayagrIvan on the OushadhAdhri this year .Enjoy the big SaatthumuRai ,

recieve the Theertha PrasAdham there and the Bhagavath PrasAdham .

 

Please send your samarpaNams to :

 

Sriman D. Soundararajan, F-5 Chandra Flats , 90 Brindhavan St

West Mambalam , Chennai 600 033 .

 

His cell phone Number is : 9-444-143-685 .

 

Please contact me if you wish to send your samarpaNams

thru a tax deductible foundation here to Srikainkarya Sabha

headed by Sri D.Soundararajan .

 

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Turanga Vadhana ParabrahmaNE Nama:

Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri SadagOpan

 

Srimate Sri Laksminrisimha Divya Paduka Sevaka

Srivan Satakopa Sri Narayana Yatindra Mahadesikaya Nama: