Sri HayagrIva Panjaram : Part IV(MahA Mantapa Kaimkaryam: Oushadha Giri)/ http://www.srikainkarya.org

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Dear Sri HayagrIva BhakthAs :

 

Here are some short and long notes on the rest of the text of

Sri HayagrIva Panjaram for our meditation on the Bhaktha-

hrunnmadhuran , nithya KalyANakaran , BhagavAn HayagrIvan :

 

10. OmkArOdhgeeTa roopAya Rg-Yajus-Saama MoorthaE

namOasthu dEva dEvAya vAnchithArTa-pradhAyinE

 

He is of the embodiment of UdhgItha PraNavam . Details on

the Udhgeetha PraNavam are in the e-book (http://www.sadagopan.org)

under Swamy Desikan's Sri HayagrIva SthOthram and in the parakAla

Matam web .

 

He destroyed the asuran who stole the VedAs with the (long) UdhgItha PraNava

uccharaNam . PraNavam is " AksharAm akshara MaathrukA " according to

Swamy Desikan (Sri HayagrIva SthOthram : SlOkam 11) .

 

Swamy Desikan points out that Lord HayagrIvan is PraNava Roopi ;

PraNavam is the aaNi vEr ( Main root of the Vedams ) in addition to being

the First among aksharams , PraNavam is the integrated essence of all

aksharams .

 

Lord Hayagrivan is identified here as UdhgItha PraNavam among

the different modes of PraNavam ; Udhgeetha PraNavam is the sung

version of PraNavam as in the Saama Vedam (Geethishu SaamAkhyA) ..

 

UdhgItha PraNavam is the ultimate resting place of the Naama-Roopa

Prapancham created by the Lord ( Naama Roopa Prapanchasya

charama prathishtai as per the 12th slOkam of Swamy Desikan's

Sri HayagrIva sthOthram ).

 

UdhgItha PraNaVa Moorthy is the " ni:SrEyasa sampath , Sankalpa

chinthAmaNi " ) . As the UdhgItha PraNava roopan , He is the grantor of

Moksham and He is the ChinthAmaNi rathnam in granting what one desires

ardently .

 

If UdhgItha PraNavam (Veda Vaak) is the ManjUshika ( Panjaram ,

Cage, abode ) , then the Lord seated inside that Panjaram (abode)

is the PurushArTam holding the VyAkhyA mudhra ( UpadEsa Mudhrai).

 

Through UdhgItha PraNavOpAsanai , Lord HayagrIvan grants His

UpAsakAs " amrutham ksharantheem KaamadhEnum Sarasvatheem

disathy " ( the boon of flowing nectar of dhivya Vaak ) .

 

Saama GhAnam has five divisions . A particular verse (Saaman) is broken

in to several parts and the assigned priest takes up the singing of individual

parts . Among these fragments , one is recited in unison by all of the priests:

These five divisions are :

 

(1) PrastAva , the introductory fragment sung by PrastOtA priest

 

(2) UdhgeeTa Saaman sung by the chief priest of Saama ghAnam.

He is the UdhghATA priest .This is initiated by PraNavam .

 

(3) PrathiharthA priest , who joins the above two in Saama ghAnam .

 

(4) UdhghAtA priest also sings the fragment , upadhrava Saaman

 

(5) Nidhana forms the last two constituents of PraNavam

 

ChAndhOgyam asks us to meditate on the five fold Saamans as

the five worlds , whose Master is the Lord : " The heemkAra is

Earth , the PrasthAva is Fire ; the UdhgithA is the Sky ; the PrathihAra

is the Sun, the nidhana is the heaven ; so in an ascending line " .

 

The tenth verse contains two fragments of Sri HayagrIva Manthram

and is a prayerful salutation for the Lord , who grants what one desires

( VaanchithArTa PradhAyakan ) .

 

11th verse :

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ajn~Ana timiram chindhi Jn~Anam chASu prayaccha mE

dEhi mE dEva dEvESa HayaSeersha namOsthutE

 

Oh Lord HayagrIva! the Lord of all dEvAs ! Please cut asnder the darkness of

ajn~nam (nescience) and grant me the true Jn~Anam .

 

12th Verse :

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bhUtha-prEtha-pisAchAdheen chindhi dEva JanArdhana

jvarAdheen nikhilAn-rOgAn nAsayASu RamaapathE !

 

Oh JanArdhana HayagrIva ! Please destroy the ill effects of

the evil spirits and all kinds of fevers ( inflamed states ) as well

as diseases ! ( The JanArdhana tatthvam is discussed in the next

posting) .

 

13th Verse :

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dhAridhryam sakalam chindhi kuru soubhAgya bhAjanam

SathrUn-nAsaya mE dEva Hayaseersha namOasthu tE

 

Salutations to You Lord HayagrIva ! Destroy all of my poverty !

Make me the resceptacle of all soubhAgyams ! Oh Lord ! Please

destroy all of my enemies !

 

14th Verse :

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mEdhAm praj~nAm Bhalam VidhyAm sampadham puthra-pouthrakam

dEhi mE dEva dEvEsa Hayaseersha namOasthu tE

 

mEdhA means retentive faculty , Memory and intellect . One should

recall MedhA Sooktham in the context of this prayer . The other prayers

are for Praj~nA (consciousness , intutive wisdom , gnosis ) , Bhalam

(strength) , VidhyA ( thirty types of Brahma VidhyA ) and wealth (sampath) .

These words (MedhA, Praj~nA et al) have deep Vedic connotations and

Upanishads have focussed on them in great detail .

 

15th Verse :

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KaarkODaka-mukhAn sarpAn vishAdheen vilayE naya

amrutham kuru mE dEva Hayaseersha namOasthu tE

 

Oh Horse-faced Lord ! Grant me freedom from death by

the bite of king serpents like KaarkODakan and grant me

immortality ! Protection against snake-bite induced poisons

are sought here .

 

16th Verse

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sthree-vaSyam jana-vaSyam cha rAja vaSayam ParAthparam

kuru dEvAnganA-Bhrundha sEvyamAna padhAmbhuja

 

Oh Lord with lotus-soft feet worshipped by the assembly of devAs !

Please grant me all the pleasures that a Bhubhukshu desires ( Power

over women , people and raajyam ) .

 

17th Verse

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HamsAya ParamESAya chandra-maNDala vaasinE

namO HayOtthamAngAya VaanchithArTa pradhAyinE

 

Oh Lord with the Haya Siras residing inside the orbit of the Moon !

Oh Lord , who took the form of Swan (Hamsam) to instruct Your son

Brahma Devan about the meanings of Veda Manthrams after he regained

with Your mahOpakAram , the four VedAs stolen by the asurAs ! Oh Supreme

Being ! Oh Lord , who grants what one desires ! my salutaions to You !

 

18th Verse

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Rg-Yajus-Saama roopAya rithAya mahathE nama:

rukshEsa Bindhumadhyasta rAjeevAsana bhAjinE

 

Here , another passage from Lord HayagrIva manthram is

housed . He is of the form of the three vEdAs (Rg, Yajus and

Saama Vedams) . He is the abode of MahA Ritham ; Rtham

like Praj~nA is another profound Vedic word with enormous

significance . It refers at one level the eternal order (both cosmic

and moral order revealed by Bhagavath Saasthrams ). Salutations to

You the VishNu avathAran , who is at the center of the Yanthrams

(Manthramayam Sareeram) . His beautiful seat there (Bindhu)

is referred to as RaajeevAsanam .

 

19th Verse:

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vEda-vEdAntha vEdhyAya vEdAharaNa karmaNE

sathvAsatthva mahA mOha bEdhinE BrahmaNE nama:

 

Another passage from the HayagrIva Manthram is housed

in the first line of the above namaskaraNam . He is saluted as

the Supreme knower of Veda-VedAnthams ( Upanishads) .

He is recognized and saluted as the One Supreme Being

( Para Brahmam) , who restored the VedAs to His son ,

when they were stolen . He is saluted as the cleaver of

the MahA mOham ( described in Sankalpa SooryOdhayam)

caused by confusion between Satthvam (reality , auspiciousness)

and asatthvam ( Unreality and amangaLams). He is the SathyakAma ,

Sathya Sankalpa , Sathyasya Sathyam . He is of the form of

" Sathyam Jn~anam anantham BrahmA " . That is His lakshaNam .

His grace destroys the delusion caused by avivEkam about

the principle of Satthvam .

 

20th Verse :

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prajn~Ana dhAyinE nithyam bhajathAm bhAvithAthmanAm

PraNavOdhgeetha vapushE praNathim prathipAdhayE

 

Salutations to the Lord , who blesses us with Prajn~A ( pure

consciousness , which is Aanandhamaya) . For those , who worship

Him always , He is the Saviour . The following passages of

Sri VishNu Sahasra Naamam comes to mind here :

 

bhUthakruth bhUthabruth-bhAvO bhUthAthma bhUtha-bhAvana:

poothAthmA ParamAthma cha mukthAnAm paramaa gathi:

 

Here is incorporation of another passage from Sri HayagrIva Manthram

at the beginning of the second paadham of this verse . He is the embodiment of

PraNavOdhgetham and protects without fail (as Achyuthan , Sathyan ) those

seek His rakshaNam .

 

21st Verse :

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Sri Hayagriva Panjaram is about to conclude and now the vakthrA

places the final fragment of Sri HayagrIva manthram here :

 

" MahA aSva SiraSe nama: "

 

MandhAra-kundha sphaDika mahaneeyOru varchasE

maneeshA-pradha dEvAya Mahaa aSva sSirasE nama:

 

Salutations to the Lord adorning MandhAra , Jasmine and

other whilte flowers of exceptional fragrance ! Salutations to

the Lord with magnificent sphaDika hue with the powerful

thighs , which crushed the Madhu and KaDabhan during the leelai

of restoration of the stolen VedAs ! Salutations to the Lord ,

who confers the boon of intelligence and comprehension to

eulogize Him ! Salutations to the Lord with the great head of

a Horse ( MahA aSava siras )!

 

22nd and Final Verse

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This is about the dhvAdsa Manthrams of Lord HayagrIva-

JanArdhanan that asks us to worship the Lord through

His HayagrIva Panjaram in the mornings . The creator of

this Panjaram asks us to worship the Lord with tranquility

and reminds us that Lord HayagrIvan's Panjaram and Manthram

have been used in japam and dhyAnam by our ancient AchAryAs

from time immemorial.

 

(To Be concluded )

 

Sri HayagrIva parabrahmaNE Nama:

Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan