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Naanaavidhaa-naamagatih kalaanaam na chaapi teertheshu kritaavataarah |

Dhruvam tavaa-naatha-parigrahaayaah navam navam paatram-aham dayaayaah ||30||

I have not learnt any one of the variety of fine arts. I have not been made a beginning to study
any science seeking a Guru. As such I certainly deserve to become an entirely fresh recipient of
your grace which favors only the helpless.
Akampaneeyayaan-apaneetibhedaih alankrisheeran hridayam madeeyaan |
Sankaa-kalankaapagamojjvalaani tattvaani samyanchi tava prasaadaat || 31 ||

Due to your grace, let the noble truths of all systems of thought unshakable by illogical
arguments and shining resplendently, with all murky doubts removed, adorn my heart.
Vyaakhyaamudraam karasarasijaih pustakam sankhachakre
Bibhradbhinna-sphatikaruchirai pundareeke nishannah |
Amlaanasreer- amrita-visadair-amsubhih plaavayan maam
Aavir bhooyaad-anagha-mahimaa maanase vaagadheesah || 32 ||

May the supreme Lord of Speech Hayagreeva of flawless greatness and unfading splendor
showing the gesture of explaining the scripture, a book, conch and discus with lotus-like hands,
seated in a lotus which is beautiful like a hewn crystal, engulf me with lustrous nectarine rays
and manifest my mind! (Dhyaanasloka)
Vaagartha-siddhi-hetoh pathata hayagreeva-stutim bhaktyaa |
Kavitaarkikakesarinaa Venkanaathena virachitaametaam ||33 ||

Oh devotees! Read this Hayagreeva stotra with loving devotion, composed by Venkatanatha the
Lion among Poets and Logicians, to attain perfection in words and their meanings to reach
proficiency.

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REFERENCES:
Ramachandra Rao, S.K., Vishnu Kosha, Kalpatharu Research Academy, Bengaluru, India.
Swami Bhaskarananda, Hindu Gods and Goddesses, Ramakrishna Math, Chennai, India.
Wikipedia and other Internet sources.
Raghavan S.S & Dr. Lakshmi Kumari, Vedanta Desaikas Stotras, Sripad Trust, Chennai, India.
Devdutt Pattanaik, Vishnu, Vakils, Feffer and Simons Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai, India.

6. Arthur Cotterell &Rachel Storm, Mythology, Lorenz Books, London. U.K.

7. Joan Cummins, Vishnu, First center of Visual Arts, Nashville, TN, USA.

Appendix
Hayagrieva SalagramaBlue in color, two Chkras; five lines together making a mark like
goad (ankusaakaara pancha-rekhaa); many spots(bindus; Shape of a horses head.
1. HAYAGRIEVA
Athochyate hayagrieva-mantrah sarvasamriddhidah | hasaavukaara samyuktau bindunaa parisobhitau
| trishtup-chhando munirbrahmaa hayagrievo asya devataa ||

The Rishi of the mantra is Brahma; Trishtup is the meter; and the deity is Hayagrieva.
DHYAANA SLOKA
Kamalam japamaalam cha abhayam pustakameva cha | svetapadmasthitam gauram sveta
vastraanulepitam | bhaktapriyam hayagrievam vande aham daanavaantakam ||

2. VAAGEESWARA HAYAGRIEVA
Udgirat-padam-aabhaashya pranava-udgeetha sabdatah | sarva-yogeesvarety-antam
easvarety-atha || 1 ||

pravadet

Sarva-devamayaa-chintya-padaante sarvam-uchcharet | Bodhaya dviteeya-anto-ayam

mantrah taaraadireeritah || 2 ||
Rishir-brahma asya sandishtas-chhando-anushtu-budaahritah | devataa syaat hayagrievo vaagaiswarya-prado vibhuh || 3 ||

The Mantra of 42 letters for Vaageesvara-Hayagrieva is as follows:

Hamsah
so-aham
visvotteerna-svaroopaaya
chinmayaananda-roopine
hayagrievaaya vidyaa-raajaaya vishnave swaahaa || Hamsah so-aham ||

tubhyam

namo

Brahma is the RISHI; Anushtup is the meter; and Hayagrieva is the deity.
DHYAANA SLOKA
Sarachhasaanka-prabham asva-vaktram mukta-mayaih aabharanaih
sankhaarpita-baahu-yugmam-jaanu-dvayanyasta-karam bhajaamah ||

3. HAYAGRIEVA-VISHNU
His Mantra of 11 letters is as follows:
Om hayagrieevaaya namah swaahaa om ||

upetam

rathaanga-

DHYAANA SLOKA
Dhavala-nalina-nishtham ksheeragauram karograih japavalaya saroje pustkaabheeti- daanaih |
dadhatam-amala-vastraa-kalpa-jaalaabhi-raamam turaga-vadna-vishnum naumya-vidyaagra-sishnum
||

4. HAYAGRIEVA GAAYATREE
Vaageesvaraaya vidmahe | hayagrievaaya dheemahi | tannoe hamsah prachoedayaat ||
5.

DADHI-BHAKTAHAYAGRIEVA

Om namo bhagavate hayasirase anna-adhipataye anndaayaa-krooraaya kroora-karmane bhagavan

bhakshya-bhojya-annadaanam aavaha aavaha swaahaa ||

The rishi of this Mantra is Brahma; meter is Ati-chhanda; and the deity is Hayagrieva.
DHYAANA SLOKA
Savyena hastena sudhaakareera-manyena dadhyodananm-adadhaanah
sitapadma-samstham paayaat-sitaabhas-turagaanano nah ||

Sassanka-

6. EKAAKSHARA HAYAGRIEVA
he Beeja of this form of Hayagrieva is Rah and the Moola- mantra is:
Hasoom || Hasa (with ardhabindu--halfmoon sound) || hasoom hayasirase namah ||
DHYAANA SLOKA
Padmaaksha-maalaa-likhit-eshtadaani dadhaan-amambhoruha-samputastham |
Karpoora-bhangaadhika-gaura-kaanti hayaananam saumyamiha smaraami ||

Another Mantra:
Om hasoom hamsah visvot-teerna-svaroopaaya chimayaananda-roopine tubhyam namo
vidyaaraajaaya vishnave swaahaa so-aham hasoom Om ||

7. JNAANA_HAYAGRIEVA
MAIN DHYAANA SLOKA
Vyaakhyaa mudram karasirsijaih pustakam sankhachakre |
Bibhrad-bhinna-sphatika-rachite pundareeke nishannah |
Amlaana-sreer-amrita-visadair-amsubhih plaavayan-mam
Aavirbhooyat-amita- mahimaa maanase vaagadheesah ||

OTHER DHYANA SLOKAS

1. Vande poorita-chandra-mandala-gata-svetaara-vind-aasane |
Mandakiny-amritaabja-kunda-kumuda-ksheeerendu-bhaasam harim |
Mudra-pustaka-sankha-chakra-vilasat sreema-bhujaa-mandalam |
Niryan-nirmala-bhaaratee- parimalam visvesamasvaananam ||

madhye

2. Tushaaradri samcchhaayam tulasee-daama-bhooshitam |

turanga-vadanam vande tunga-saarasvata-pradam ||
3. Rig-yah juhu-saamaroopaaya veda-harana-karmane |
pranava udgheeta-varhase mahaa-asvasirase namah ||
4. Usdgirat pranavodgeeta sarva-vageesvaraesvara |
Sarva-vedadamayaa-chintya sarvam bodhaya bodhaya

Sri Hayagriva Upanishad

Posted by The Editor | Feb 16, 2012 |
Invocation
om bhadram karnebhih srinuyama deva bhadram pasyemakshibhir yajatrah. sthirair angais
tushtuvams tanubhir vyasema deva-hitam yadayuh. om svasti na indro vriddha-sravah svasti nah
pusha visvadevah. svasti nas tarkshyo arishtanemih svasti no brihaspatir dadhatu. om santih santih
santih.

Om. O Supreme Personality of Godhead, may we hear auspiciousness with our ears. May we see
auspiciousness with our eyes. May we perform yajnas with steady limbs. May we offer prayers.
May we spend our lives employing these bodies in the service of the Supreme Personality of
Godhead. Om. May the glorious Supreme Personality of Godhead, the supreme monarch, grant
auspiciousness to us. May the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the glorious Deity of all the
worlds grant auspiciousness to us. May the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who holds the
Sudarsana-chyakra and rides on Garuda, grant auspiciousness to us! May the Supreme
Personality of Godhead, the supreme master, grant auspiciousness to us. Om. Peace. Peace.
Peace.
Text 1
narado brahmanam upasametyovaca adhihi bhagavan brahma-vidyam varishtham yaya cirat sarvapapam vyapohya brahma-vidyam labdhvaisvaryavan bhavati.

Once Narada approached Brahma and said: O master, please teach me the best spiritual
knowledge, knowledge that quickly removes all sins and brings spiritual glory and opulence.
Text 2
brahmovaca hayagriva-daivatyan mantran yo veda sa sruti-smrititihasa-puranani veda sa
sarvaisvaryavan bhavati.

Brahma said: One who knows the mantras glorifying Lord Hayagriva already knows all the
Srutis, Smritis, Itihasas, and Puranas. He becomes glorious with spiritual opulences.
Text 3
ta ete mantrah
visvottirna-svarupaya
cin-mayananda-rupine
tubhyam namo hayagriva
vidya-rajaya vishnave
svaha svaha namah

Here are these mantras: Obeisances to You, Lord Hayagriva, who are beyond the material world,
and who are filled with spiritual bliss. Obeisances to Lord Vishnu, who is the monarch of all
knowledge.
Text 4
rig-yajuh-sama-rupaya
vedaharana-karmane
pranavodgitha-vapushe
mahasva-sirase namah svaha svaha namah

Obeisances, obeisances to Lord Hayagriva, who has a horses head. He is the Rig, Yajur, and
Sama Vedas, the duties of the Vedas, and the sacred syllable Om.
Text 5
udgitha pranavodgitha
sarva-vag-isvaresvara
sarva-vedamayacintya
sarvam bodhaya bodhaya svaha svaha namah

O inconceivable Lord who are hymns of the Vedas, the sacred syllable Om, the master of all
eloquence, and all the Vedas personified, please enlighten me. Please enlighten me. I offer my
respectful obeisances unto You.
Text 6
brahmatri-ravi-savitri-bhargava rishayah. gayatri-trishtub-anushtup-chandamsi. sriman hayagriva
paramatma devateti. hlaum iti bijam. so ham iti saktih. hlum iti kilakam. bhoga-mokshayor viniyogah.
akarokara-makarair anga-nyasah.

The sages are Brahma, Atri, Ravi, Savita, and Bhargava. The meters are gayatri, trishtup, and
anushtup. The Deity is Lord Hayagriva, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The bija is Hlaum.
The sakti is So ham. The kilaka is Hlum. The viniyoga is enjoyment and liberation. The anganyasa is the letters a, u, and m.
Text 6 (a)
dhyanam
sankha-cakra-maha-mudrapustakadhyam catur-bhujam
sampurna-candra-sankasam
hayagrivam upasmahe

Meditation
We worship Lord Hayagriva, who is splendid like the moon, and who holds a conchshell, disc,
maha-mudra, and book in His four arms.
Text 7
om srim iti dve akshare hlaum ity ekaksharam. om namo bhagavat iti saptaksharani. hayagrivayeti
pancaksharani. vishnava iti triny aksharani. mahyam medham prajnam iti shad aksharani. prayaccha
svaheti pancaksharani. hayagrivasya turiyo bhavati.

Om and Srim are two syllables. Hlaum is one syllables. Om namo bhagavate is seven syllables.
Hayagrivaya is five syllables. Vishnave is three syllables. Mahyam medham prajnam is six
syllables. Prayaccha svaha is five syllables. This is the transcendental mantra of Lord Hayagriva.
Note: The mantra here is: Om srim hlaum om namo bhagavate hayagrivaya vishnave mahyam
medham prajnam prayaccha svaha (Obeisances to Lord Hayagriva, who is Vishnu. O Lord
Hayagriva, please give me intelligence and wisdom).

Text 8
om srim iti dve akshare. hlaum ity ekaksharam. aim aim aim iti triny aksharani. klim klim iti dve
akshare. sauh saur iti dve akshare. hrim ity ekaksharam. om namo bhagavata iti saptaksharani.
hayagrivayeti pancaksharani. mahyam medham prajnam iti shad aksharani. prayaccha svaheti
pancaksharani. pancamo manur bhavati.

Om and Srim are two syllables. Hlaum is one syllables. Aim aim aim is three syllables. Klim
klim is two syllables. Sauh sauh is two syllables. Hrim is one syllable. Om namo bhagavate is
seven syllables. Hayagrivaya is five syllables. Mahyam medham prajnam is six syllables.
Prayaccha svaha is five syllables. This is the fifth mantra of Lord Hayagriva.
Note: The mantra here is: Om srim hrim aim aim aim klim klim sauh sauh hrim om namo
bhagavate hayagrivaya mahyam medham prajnam prayaccha svaha (Obeisances to Lord
Hayagriva. O Lord Hayagriva, please give me intelligence and wisdom).
Text 9
hayagrivaikaksharena brahma-vidyam pravakshyami. brahma mahesvaraya mahesvarah
sankarshanaya sankarshano naradaya narado vyasaya vyaso lokebhyah prayacchad iti hakarom
lakarom ukarom trayam eka-svarupam bhavati. hlaum bijaksharam bhavati. bijaksharena hlau-rupena
taj-japakanam sampat-sarasvatau bhavatah. tat-svarupa-jnanam vaidehi muktis ca bhavati. dikpalanam rajnam naganam kinnaranam adhipatir bhavati. hayagrivaikakshara-japa-silajnaya
suryadayah svatah sva-sva-karmani pravartante. sarvesham bijanam hayagrivaikakshara-bijam
anuttamam mantra-rajatmakam bhavati. hlaum hayagriva-svarupo bhavati.

Now I will explain the single-syllable Hayagriva mantra. Brahma taught this mantra to Siva. Siva
taught it to Sankarshana, Sankarshana taught it to Narada. Narada taught it to Vyasa, and Vyasa
taught it to the people. This single-syllable bija-mantra is the word Hlaum, which consists of the
three letters h, l, and om. They who chant this Hlaum bija-mantra attain both wealth and
learning. They attain knowledge of the transcendental form of Lord Hayagriva and they also
attain liberation, becoming free from the entanglement of residing in a material body. They
become the rulers of the dik-palas, kings, and nagas. Surya and others diligently chant this
single-syllable Hayagriva mantra. Of all bija-mantras, the single-syllable Hayagriva bija-mantra
is the best. It is the king of mantras. The syllable Hlaum is the transcendental form of Lord
Hayagriva Himself.
Text 10
amritam kuru kuru svaha. taj-japakanam vak-siddhih sri-siddhir ashtanga-yoga-siddhis ca bhavati.

Another mantra is: Amritam kuru kuru svaha (Please make me immortal). They who chant this
mantra attain eloquence, wealth, and the results of ashtanga-yoga.
Text 11
hlaum sakala-samrajyena siddhim kuru kuru svaha.

Another mantra is: Hlaum sakala-samrajyena siddhim kuru kuru svaha (Please make me king of
all lands).
Text 12
tan etan mantran yo veda apavitrah pavitro bhavati. abrahmacari su-brahmacari bhavati.
agamyagamanat puto bhavati. patita-sambhashanat puto bhavati. brahma-hatyadi-patakair mukto
bhavati. griham griha-patir iva dehi dehante paramatmanam pravisati.

If he knows these mantras an impure person becomes pure, and a debauchee becomes a purehearted celibate. He is excused from his crimes. He is excused from killing a brahmana and
committing a host of other sins. While he lives in this world he controls his body as the master of

a house controls his house. At the time of death, when he leaves this body, he attains the
company of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Text 13
prajnanam brahma. aham brahmasmi. tat tvam asi. ayam atma brahmeti maha-vakyaih pratipaditam
artham ta ete mantrah pratipadayanti.

These mantras glorifying Lord Hayagriva teach the true meaning of the Vedic statements
prajnanam brahma, aham brahmasmi, tat tvam asi, and ayam atma brahma.
Text 14
svara-vyanjana-bhedena dvidhayate.

This mantra is manifested in two ways: as vowels and constants.

Text 15
athanumantran japati

One may also chant the following supplementary mantras:

yad vag vadanty avicetanani
rashtrim devanam nishasada mandra
catasra urjam duduhe payamsi
kvasvid asyah paramam jagama

Text 16
gauri mimaya salilani takshaty
eka-padi dvi-padi sa catush-padi
ashtapadi nava-padi babhuvushi
sahasrakshara parame vyoman
gauri mimaya salilani takshaty
eka-padi dvi-padi sa catush-padi
ashtapadi nava-padi babhuvushi
sahasrakshara parame vyoman

Text 17
oshthapidhana nakuli
dantaih parivrita pavih
sarvasyai vaca isana
caru mam iha vadaye
oshthapidhana nakuli
dantaih parivrita pavih
sarvasyai vaca isana
caru mam iha vadaye

Text 18
sa sarvarir amritim badhamana
brihan mimaya jamadagni-datta
a suryasya duhita tatana
sravo deveshv amritam ajuryam
sa sarvarir amritim badhamana
brihan mimaya jamadagni-datta
a suryasya duhita tatana
sravo deveshv amritam ajuryam

Text 19
ya imam brahma-vidyam ekadasyam pathed dhayagriva-prabhavena maha-purusho bhavati. sa jivanmukto bhavati.

A person who on ekadasi recites these spiritual mantras becomes, by Lord Hayagrivas mercy, an
exalted person. He becomes liberated even while living in this world.
Text 20
om namo brahmane dharanam me astv anirakaranam dharayita bhuyasam karnayoh srutam ma
vyodhvam mamamushyam om ity upanishat.

Om. I offer my respectful obeisances to the Supreme Personality of Godhead. May I always
remember Him. May nothing stop me from remembering Him. May I never forget what my ears
have heard about Him. Om. Thus the Upanishad.
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