Sri HayagrIva Panjaram / Oushadha Giri MahA MaNtapam in front of Lord HayagrIvar's Sannidhi --Part II

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SrI:

 

Dear Sri HayagrIva BhakthAs :

 

Let us study the next few lines of Sri HayagrIva Panjaram :

 

2nd NamaskAram: Yasya vijn~Ana-mAthrENa VaaNi GangEva nissarEth

 

(Meaning): By mere comprehension of this sacred Panjaram ,

the speech ( words and language ) will flow like the descending

GangA pravAham with majesty and speed .

 

(Comments): VaaNi here is divine speech ; It also means Saraswathy (Devi

SarOja Aasana dharma pathnee) , the Goddess of learning , who has been

empowered by a lava lesam (Trifle) of Lord HayagrIvan's ( Sakala VidhyA

Moorthy's) dhivya anugraham . VaaNi is also the name for MahA Lakshmi

in Sri HayagrIva avathAram . Through the anugraham of the Sarva VidhyA

AadhAra Moorthy , Sri Lakshmi HayagrIvan , the reciter of Sri HayagrIva Panjaram

is blessed with divine vaak that flows in an unimpeded manner .

 

3rd NamaskAram : Suddha sphaDika sankAsam thushaarAchala sannibham .

 

(Meaning ): He is like a pure (blemishless) sphaDika (White crystal) gem .

SphaDikam is clear rock crystal out of which gems are made . SankAsam

means resembling . Lord Hayagrivan is not only " Suddha SphaDika

SankAsan " but he is also saluted in this namaskAram as "ThusharAchala

Sannibhan ". Thushaaraachalam means Himaalaya Mountain . It also means

a white mountain (of dew) . Sannibhan means one that resembles . He is

compared to the mighty king of mountains , which stands as the measuring rod for

the universe ( KaaLi Daasan in the first slOkam of KumAra Sambhavam) .

 

Lord HayagrIvan is saluted here as a lofty , faultless white crytal mountain .

Swamy Desikan's Sri Hayagriva sthOthram echos these Salutations:

 

" nirmala sphadikAkruthim " - - - Ist SlOkam passage

 

" Suddha sphaDika manI bhUbhruth prathipaDam " - - -2nd SlOkam passage.

 

This blemishless sphaDika mountain of HayagrIvan however is self-manifested

(svatha siddham). He makes the three worlds white with His nectar-like effulgence

( SudhA sadhreecheebhi: dhyuthibhi: avadhAtha thribhuvanam ) .

 

The 15th slOkam of Sri HyagrIva Sthothram is also to be reflected on here :

 

api kshaNArdham kalayanthy yE ThvAm AaplAvayantham visadhairmayUkhai:

vaachAm pravAhai: anavArithaistE mandhAkineem mandhayithum kshamanthE

 

(Meaning): Oh HayagrIva PerumAnE ! You cast Your ThirumEni's white effulgence

on Your adiyArs and cool them . Those who have the bhAgyam to meditate on You

of such attributes (like the cool HimAlaya mountain /TushAra achalam)

even for half a second are blessed by You to have uninterrupted flood of

dhivya vaak. They are able to have the power of speech , which exceeds

the GangA pravAham in speed of delivery .

 

4th NamaskAram : svEtha parvatha sankAsa-chandhra maNDala madhyagam

 

(Meaning): He is like a white mountain ( svEtha parvatham ); Lord HayagrIvan's

Suddha Satthvamaya ThirumEni is saluted here . He is also visulized here

as being seated at the center of the orbit of the Moon (Chandran) . This Moon

is no ordinary Moon but the unmistakably bright autumn Moon ( Saradh chandran).

 

Swamy Desikan makes reference to Lord HayagrIvan seated at the center of

the autumn Moon on a freshly blososmed white lotus matching His hue in

the passage from the 26th slOkam of sri HayagrIva SthOthram :

 

" niSAmayE ThvAm nava-puNDareekE SaradhganE Chandramiva sphurantham "

 

Swamy Desikan states here that he visualizes Lord HayagrIvan's Suddha sphaDika

ThirumEni with his inner eye as the Moon seated on a new white lotus amidst

the radiant white clouds of the autumn season ( Iyppasi-Kaarthikai months).

 

Fifth NamaskAram: Chathurbhujam udhArAngam PuNdareekAyathEkshaNam

 

Lord HayagrIvan is visualized at the center of the orbit of the autumn Moon

with four hands , generous limbs and lotus like soft and beautiful eyes .

UdhArAngam can also be understood as aajAnu baahu , the hands that

reach almost down to his knees . This is one of the thirty two SaamudhrikA

lakshaNams .

 

Sixth NamaskAram : Sankha-chakram dEvam kireeDa makuDojvalam

 

The last namaskAram referred to four arms ( Chathurbhujam ); here the divine

weapons adorning two of the four hands are identified as the conch , Paanchajanyam

and the disc, Sudarsanam . On His head shines a crown befitting that of

SarvEswaran .

 

Seventh & 8th NamaskArams:

 

KousthubhOdh-bhAsithOraskam vanamAlA virAjitham

PeethAmbharadharam dEvam SrIvathsaankitha vakshasam

 

Sri HayagrIvan is Deva Devan , Ubhaya vibhUthi NaaTan , Sriman

NaarAyaNan , who has taken the avathAram of HayagrIvan . His

lakshaNams are revealed to us here : His chest is adorned with

the Kousthubham gem and the garland of wild flowers (Vyajayanthi

Maalai) is also seen on that chest as well . The divine mole of Srivathsam

is visible on the chest of the Lord . He has a yellow silk garment

(PeethAmbharam ) on His waist .

 

The 9th namaskAram: Mukhya hastha dhvayEnaiva Jn~Ana mudhrAksha

Pusthakam dhArayantham HayagrIvam dhyAyEth ishtArTa sidhdayE

 

This passage of Sri HyagrIva Panjaram states that Lord HayagrIvan

carrying Jn~Ana Mudhrai in the right lower hand and a book on His

left lower hand should be meditated upon for ishta kAmyArTa siddhi

( recieving as boon , what one desires among the four PurushArTams).

 

Swamy Desikan's dhyAna slOkam on Sri HayagrIva BhagavAn is connected

to this passage of Sri HyaagrIva Panjaram :

 

vyAkhyA-mudhrAm kara-sarasijai: pusthakam Sankha-chakrE

Bhibrath bhinna sphaDika ruchirE puNareekE nishaNNa:

amlAna SrI: amrutha visadhai: amsubhi: plAvayan maam

AavirbhUyAth anaga-mahimA maanasE Vaagadheesa:

 

- - - 32nd slOkam of Sri HayagrIva SthOthram

 

(Meaning): In His upper two hands , Lord HayagrIvan adorns

the divine Disc and the Conch ; in the front two hands , He displays

Jn~Ana MudhrA as PraTamAchAryan and a Book ( Pusthakam )

to represent an AchArya SrIkOsam . He is seated on a newly blossomed

white lotus and he appears like a portion of sphaDika maNi hill .

His effulgence never diminishes. There is no limit to His blemishless

Vaibhavam . Swamy Desikan prays to the First Lord of VidhyA to

shower His cool , nectar-like rays on him and immerse him in that

comforting coolness and appear before his mind and reside there

forever .

 

(To be continued)

 

Sri HyaagrIva ParabrahmaNE Nama:

Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil V.Sadagopan