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Sri:
 
Dear BhakthAs :
 
Let us now move on from Sri VeNugOpAlan Sannidhi to
the next Sannidhi as we make the PradhakshiNam . In this
Sannidhi , Sri Lakshmi Hayagrivan and Lord SrinivAsan
with Ubhaya NaacchiyArs await us to confer their blessings .
Let us enjoy the darsana soubhAgyam of Sri Lakshmi HayagrIvan
first .
 
Lord Lakshmi HayagrIvan , Sakala VidhyA Moorthy
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The Murthy of Sri Lakshmi Hayagrivan with His beloved consort
seated on His left thigh is one of the most beautiful that adiyEn
has been blessed to have darsana soubhAgyam .  The majesty ,
the KaaruNyam of this Sri Lakshmi Hayagreeva Murthy is to
be seen to be believed . He blesses the seekers with  AadhyAthma
Jn~Anam .
 
There are number of sacred texts such as Hayagriva SthOtram
of Swamy  Desikan housing Sri Hayagriva Manthram , Sri HayagrIva
Panjaram , Sri HayagrIva Kavacham , Sri HayagrIva Upanishad ,
Sri HayagrIva AshtOtthara and Sahasra Naamams for the truly
blessed upAsakAs of Lord HayagrIvan . He is SrEyasAm Pathi.
He is UdhgItha PraNava Moorthy . He is Jn~Anandhamayan .
He is Svatha Siddhan . As Sundara Anirudhha avathAran ,
He is AniruddhAmsan . He is the embodiment of PraNavam.
He is Thrayeemayan. He is the Ucchishta Brahmam
and Sarva SEshi.
 
The meanings of the above nAmAs and more are covered in
adiyEn's  commentaries on the 33 slOkams of Sri HayagrIva sthOtram
archived at :
 
http://www.parakalamatham.org/stotrams
 
http://www.parakalamatham.org/stotrams/hs/intro.shtml
 
As we stand before Lord HayagrIvan's powerful presence at
the Pomona Temple , the meanings of the third slOkam of
Swamy  Desikan's SthOthram ( Samaahaara SaamnAm- --)
echos in our mind . Here , Swamy  Desikan instructs us that
the Hala-Hala sounds( naadham) emanating from the divine
throat of the Horse-faced Lord are the aggregates of Saama
Veda Manthrams , the word-for-word meanings of Rg Vedam
and the abode of Yajur Veda Manthrams . Those auspicious
SunAdhams of Lord HayagrIvan chase away all the nesciences
and viparItha Jn~Anams .
 
The rendering of this third slOkam in  a Karnatic music raagam
in the most moving manner  by HH Srimath SrimushNam Andavan
of PeriyAsramam can be enjoyed in one of the video clips
archived in the files section of Oppiliappan list :
 
http://media.oppiliappan.org
 
Swamy Desikan pointed out the way to perform SaraNaagathy
to Lord HayagrIvan and gave us the reasons why we perform
Prapatthi to Him in the 5th slOkam of Sri HayagrIva sthOtram:
 
Visuddha Vij~nAna ghana svaroopam
  Vij~nAna Bhaddha dheeksham
DayAnidhim dEhabruthAm SaraNyam
  Devam HayagrIvamaham prapadhyE
 
(meaning): Lord HayagrIvan's  dhivyAthma svaroopam is entirely
constituted by Pure Jn~Anam . As the abode of DayA , Lord HayagrIvan
strives to show the erring chEthanams the unfailing route
for Moksham through tatthva Traya upadEsam  . He stands as
the protector of ChEthanams from the dangerous ocean of
SamsAric afflictions and gives His hands representing SaasthrAs
to lift us out of our miseries as nithya samsAris . Swamy Desikan
states that he is also surrendering at the sacred feet of
Lord HayagrIvan to recieve the boon of true Jn~Anam .
 
Lord HyagrIvan restored the VedAs stolen by AsurAs and
gave them back to Brahma to  enable him to perform his
ordained duties of srushti . A tiny drop of Lord HayagrIvan's
power as the Lord of VidhyAs empowers Saraswathi Devi
and DakshiNAmUrthy . His SarIram is Manthramayam.
He is Vaageeswaran . Saraswathi DEvi worshipped
Lord Lakshmi HayagrIvan at Kashmir and the vigraham
that She worshipped was presetned by Saraswathi DEvi
to recognize AchArya RaamAnujA's creation of the commentary
for BRAMA SOOTHRAMS THAT SHE NAMED AS  SRI BHAASHYAM .
That dhivya Mangala Vigraham was recieved by Swamy Desikan
through His AchArya Paramparai and is worshipped today by
the great AchAryaas of Sri ParakAla Matam at Mysore . 
 
Lord HayagrIvan's matchless power as the boon grantor 
for Jn~Anam is saluted by the 16th slOkam of Swamy 
Desikan's Sri HayafrIva SthOtram:
 
api kshaNArTam kalayanthi yE ThvAm
aaplAvayantham visadhie mayUkai:
VaachAm pravAhair anivArithais tE
MandhAkineem mandhayithum kshamanthE
 
(Meaning): Oh Lord HayagrIvA ! You spread Your cool white radiance
on Your upAsakaas and make them blessed with tranquility and true
Jn~Anam . When they meditate on You for even half a second ,
their scholarship flows in an uninterrupted manner that excels
the speed of the fast moving Gangaa river . 
 
Let us meditae on Lord HayagrIvan at His Sannidhi at 
Pomona ,  NY with Swamy  Desikan's DhyAna SlOkam
that visualizes Him with Jn~AnOpadesa Mudhrai in one of
the four hands , a book in the other and the divine conch and
Chakram on the remaining two hands. He is like a spatika 
( white quartz) in hue and is found seated on a white lotus.
Heis tejas is undiminished ( amlAna SrI:) and He is free of
any blemishes ( anaga mahimaa). He is the Lord of all
knowledge and speeches ( Vaagh adheesa: ) . Swamy Desikan
prays for the waves of nectar arising  from the Lord immerse 
him in bliss and appear before him at all times :
 
VyAkhyAmudhrAm karasarasijai:
  pusthakam Sankha chakrE
Bhibrath bhinna sphatika ruchirE
  PuNDareekE nishaNNa:
amlAna SrI: amrutha visadhai: amsubhi:
  plAvayan maam 
aavirbhUyAth anaga mahimaa
  maanasE Vaagadheesa:
 
Lord  HayagrIvan appeared before Swamy Desikan
at the Oushada Giri of Thiruvaheendhrapuram for 
the benefit of all and the rest is history .
 
NamO Sri HayagreevAya ,
Daasan , Oppiliappan KOil V.Sadagopan
 
P.S : Please support the Priest Quarters constrcution
project at Pomona , NY Temple with your samarpaNams.
Thanks in advance .     
 
  
 
 

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