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Sri:
 
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 :
***************
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
**************
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
***************
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
**************
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:
***************
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 :
**************
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 :
**************
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
     
  
 
 
  
   
 
 
  
 
 


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