Lord Hayagriva in Sanskrit Literature
by Anindita Adhikari | 2019 | 56,368 words
This page relates 鈥楥entral Myth (5): Birth of Brahma鈥� of the study on Lord Hayagriva as found in Sanskrit Literature such as the Vedas, Upanishads, Mahabharata, Puranas and Tantras. Hayagriva as an incarnation of Vishnu is worshipped as the supreme Lord of knowledge and wisdom but also symbolizes power and intelligence. His name means 鈥渢he horse-headed one鈥�.
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Central Myth (5): Birth of 叠谤补丑尘腻
Meanwhile, at the time of great dissolution vidy膩sah膩yav膩n devo vi峁akseno 丑补谤颈岣�, Lord Hari thought about the creation of the universe of diversified phenomena fraught with immeasurable attributes.[1]
A primeval lotus grew up from the navel of 惭补丑腻惫颈峁ａ箛耻 and 叠谤补丑尘腻 was born out of this flower鈥�
鈥淰idy膩sah膩yav膩ndevo vi峁akseno 丑补谤颈岣� 辫谤补产丑耻岣�/
Apsveva 艣补测补苍补峁� cakre nidr膩yogamup膩gata岣�//[2]
闯补驳补迟补艣肠颈苍迟补测补苍 蝉峁涐梗峁璱峁� 肠颈迟谤腻峁� 惫补丑耻驳耻峁噊诲产丑补惫腻峁�//
Tasya cintayata岣� 蝉峁涐梗峁璱峁� mah膩n膩tmagu峁嘺岣� sm峁泃a岣�/
Aha峁卥膩rastato j膩to brahm膩 sat u 肠补迟耻谤尘耻办丑补岣�/
贬颈谤补峁噛补驳补谤产丑辞 产丑补驳补惫腻苍 蝉补谤惫辞濒辞办补辫颈迟腻尘补丑补岣�//鈥�[3]
The illustrious 叠谤补丑尘腻, otherwise called 贬颈谤补峁噛补驳补谤产丑补, is the Grandsire of all the worlds. Epic poet identified 笔耻谤耻峁 with 笔谤补办峁泃颈[4] , 贬颈谤补峁噛补驳补谤产丑补 with buddhi and 叠谤补丑尘腻 with 补丑补峁僰腻谤补.
Footnotes and references:
[1]:
狈腻谤腻测补峁嘺 who is also called as Hari thinks of the Creation of the Universe of diversified phenomena. It reminds us of the Vedic dictum 鈥�sa aik峁t bahusy膩峁� praj膩yeyaeti...鈥� (CU, 6.2.3). 艣腻苍迟颈 parva of 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 refers that from lord 狈腻谤腻测补峁嘺鈥檚 thinking of creation, 础丑补峁僰腻谤补 appeared and thereof sprung caturmukha 叠谤补丑尘腻, the consciousness of Aniruddha 鈥�Padme鈥檃niruddh膩t sambh奴tastad膩鈥�鈥� (惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补, 12.335.19) also called 贬颈谤补峁噛补驳补谤产丑补. Thereafter the 辫补谤补尘别峁ａ弓丑颈 叠谤补丑尘腻 creates the universe鈥斺��蝉补迟迟惫补蝉迟丑补岣� 辫补谤补尘别峁ａ弓丑墨 sa tato bh奴taga峁嘺n s峁沯an.鈥� (惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补, 12.335.20).
[2]:
Commentator states that 鈥淰idy膩sah膩yav膩n j帽膩nav膩n, devo 诲测辞迟补尘腻苍补岣�, vi峁ak samant膩t 蝉别苍腻 艣aktiryasya sa岣�, 辫谤补产丑耻岣� prabh膩vav膩n, harirn膩r膩ya峁嘺岣�, apsu k膩ra峁嘺salila eva 艣补测补苍补峁� cakre 艣yita iva 苍颈峁谤颈测补 膩s墨t, nidr膩yoga峁� yoganidr膩mup膩gata岣� san//鈥�
[3]:
惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补, 12.335.17-18.
[4]:
鈥�Trigun膩tmik膩 笔谤补办峁泃颈鈥� i.e., prak峁泃i consists of three elements or 驳耻峁嘺蝉鈥�tamas or darkness, rajas or activity, and sattva or goodness. 痴腻肠补蝉辫补迟颈尘颈艣谤补 says, 鈥淧rakaroti iti prak峁泃i 辫谤补诲丑腻苍补峁�/ Sattvarajastamas膩峁� s膩my膩vasth膩 //鈥�