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Hayagrva Stotram
Introduction

Soon after the creation, the demons Madhu and Kaitabha had stolen the Vedas and
had wrought havoc on the life of others. During this period the supreme Lord Sriman
Narayana incarnated as Lord Hayagreeva to kill these two demons and restore the
stolen Vedas to the Creator, Lord Sri Brahma.
In 1267 AD a great saint, poet and logician by the name Sri Venkatanatha was born,
who was later to be known as Sri Venkatadesika. During his times, he was considered
to be Vishnughantavatar ( an incarnation of the famous bell of Lord Srinivasa
(Tirupati Balaji). One might wonder how an inanimate object such as a bell could be
born as an avatar, but the fact is, in Vaikunthaloka everything is animate. The objective
of his incarnation was to re-establish Sanathanadharma.
The people, during this period, were highly influenced by the Advaita philosophy of Sri
Adi Shankara. People had misinterpreted the Mayavada of Sri Adi Shankara and his
Mahavakya Aham Bramhasmi meaning the self-realized and all knowing. They
started claiming their own bodies as that of the all-knowing Brahman and started
throwing away the idols from the temples into wells and had actually succeeded in
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doing so.
Sri Venkatadesika had composed hundreds of stotras and many other philosophical
works such as a commentary on Vishishta Advaita, Brahmasutras, many natakas and
kavyas of which, two of them viz., Yadavabhudaya and Paduka Sahasra are very
popular and acclaimed works. Yadavabhudaya is a composition consisting of 2400
verses and it speaks of the entire life of Lord Sri Krishna. Paduka Sahasra, meaning one
thousand slokas on the Padukas (wooden sandals), is a rendition on Lord Sri
Ranganatha. This rendition was a spontaneous composition done in 3 hours during a
competition and this work, to date, stands unparalleled.
He was also known by the titles Sarvatantraswatantra and Vedanta Acharya that
were conferred to him by none other than the Divine Mother Goddess Ranganayaki of
Sri Rangam (in Tamil Nadu). He lived up to 101 years and did a great service to
Hinduism. He not only protected important scriptures from being destroyed by
frequent invasion from Muslim kings but also consolidated the Hindu rule by bringing
together the hitherto divided Hindu kings and succeeded in driving away invaders like
Malik Gafur and the likes.
His Guru initiated him into Garuda Mantra at the age of 20. He went to a secluded
place at Thiruvaheendrapuram (in Tamil Nadu) and did several lakhs of Japa in 6
months and had the grand vision of Sri Garuda appearing before him and initiated him
into Hayagreeva Mantra. He performed the japa of this mantra also at the same spot
and had the fortune of the vision of Lord Sriman Narayana in the form of Lakshmi
Hayagreeva. Sri Desika went into raptures following this vision and the most popular
and powerful hymn known as the Hayagreeva Stotram started flowing like nectar in
praise of Lord Sri Lakshmi Hayagreeva. The strength of this mantra is to enhance the
learning faculty. If well imparted, it will be of immense help to the millions of little
children who are burdened with heavy workloads in the schools and a stiff academic
competition.
The recitation of this mantra is begun with salutations to Sri Venkatadesika to seek his
blessings, which goes as follows:
rmn venkata nthrya kavitrkika kesar|
vedntcrya varyo me sannidhattm sad hdi||
Translation: I pray to Sri Venkatanatha who is a lion among poets and logicians and
who is a great teacher of vedanta and may he be ever present in our heart.

Hayagriva sthothram- Hymn on the Horse faced Lord

This is Hymn in thirty two slokas on Hayagriva, the Supreme God of learning in
Vaishnava Sampradaya. About this incarnation of Bhagavan, the purana narrates that a
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demon took away all the Vedas from four-faced Brahma and Bhagavan as Hayagriva
killed him and gave them back to Brahma. God Dakshina-murti, Saraswati and sages
like Vyasa shine with the knowledge bestowed to them by Hayagriva and are
worshipped by others for attaining knowledge. The tradition about Sri Vedanta Desika
is that he meditated on Hayagriva on the Hill Oshadhadri on the banks of River Garuda
repeating the Mantra. The Lord appeared before him and blessed him with all
knowledge. Thus Sri Desika became the master of all sciences and arts-Sarva-tantrasvatantra. All words were before him so that he could choose and use them as he
wanted. The devotion of Sri Desika to Hayagriva was so great that hayagriva-stotra is
the first of his lyrics. His prayer to the Lord Hayagriva that He must always shine in his
heart and take His sear on the throne of the tip of his tongue so that his words will
always be graceful, successful and pleasing.

Hayagreeva Stotram [excerpts full stotram is given below]

jnnanda mayam devam nirmalasphatikktim |
dhram sarva vidynm hayagrvam upsmahe || 1 ||
Translation: We worship Lord Hayagreeva who is the very embodiment of jnana
(knowledge) and aanandha (bliss) whose figure is spotless and lustrous like the crystal
and who is the sole source and storehouse of all fields of knowledge.
svatassiddham uddhasphatika maibhbht pratibhatam
sudh sadhrcbhir dhutibhir avadta tribhuvanam |
anantaistrayyantair anuvihita he halahalam
hat e vadyam hayavadana md mahi maha || 2 ||
Translation: We praise the Lord who has the Horse face, who is effulgence manifested
in a material form, who is like a spotless crystal mountain that has spontaneously risen
to this shape, who spreads nectar like radiation brightening all the worlds, whose
neighing sounding Hala Hala is rightly regarded as the voice of the infinite world (the
Veda) and whose voice is capable of wiping away all our grief.
samhrassmnm pratipadamcm dhma yajum
laya pratyhnm laharivitatirvedhajaladhe |
kath darpakubhyat kathakakula kolha labhavam
haratvantar dhvntam hayavadana he halahala || 3 ||
He may be described as the complete cluster of all Sama Veda, an exact solid
equivalent of Rig Veda, a reservoir of the Yajur Veda Mantras, the sure annihilator of all
obstacles that beset our studies. His neighing with hala-hala sound looks like the
wave sequence of the ocean of Jnana. May His neighing remove the darkness of our
nescience that results from the uproar of the vain talking wranglers churned in praise
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of participation in fights.
prc sandhy kcidantar niy
prajdter ajana rraprv |
vaktr vedn bhtu me vji vaktr
vg khy vsudevasya mrti || 4 ||
Translation: May I be enabled to envision the horse faced form of ParaVasudeva which
form is the wonderful eastern sunrise to the internal darkness of Ignorance, the
matchless Anjana (kaajal – the black paste used to colour the eyes) that can
enable all things to be revealed to ones intellect as the competent Instructor of the
Vedhas and the God of learning.
viuddha vijna ghana svarpam
vijna virana baddha dkam |
daynidhim dehabhtm arayam
devam hayagrvam aham prapadye || 5 ||
Translation: I surrender myself to Lord Hayagreeva who is totally pure knowledge in
solid material form who has taken the vow to grant supreme wisdom to the world and
who is the sure refuge to all beings.
apaurueyair api vkprapacai
adypi te bhti madta prm |
stuvannaham mugdha iti tvayaiva
kruyato ntha katkaya || 6 ||
Translation: Oh Lord! The extent of your greatness cannot be comprehended till this
moment by the vedas vastness which are without a begining and which were not
composed by anyone. And yet I venture to sing of this subject. You alone have to kindly
show me everything for the simple reason that I am an Immature novice.
dkiya ramy giriasya mrti
dev sarojsana dharmapatn |
vysdayopi vyapadeca vca
sphuranti sarve tava akti leai || 7 ||
Translation: Shivas south faced moorthi (Dakshinamoorthi) or the wife of Brahma deva
(Saraswati) born in a lotus or Vyasa of great fame praised by all. All these and others
(worshipped as Gods of learning who will grant wisdom) have reached a worthy name
and position only by receiving a few droplets of your great power.
mandobhaviyan niyatam virico
vcm nidhe vacita bhga dheya |
daity pantn dayayaiva bhyopi
adhypayiyo nigamn na cet tvam || 8 ||
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Oh Lord! Who is the veritable source of variegated knowledge? What would have
happened to Brahma if you had not mercifully restored to him the Vedas stolen away
from him by the Asura? He would have merely sat as a simpleton having been deprived
of all halo and fortune.
vitarka dolm vyavadhya satve
bhaspatim vartayase yatastvam |
tenaiva deva tridaevarm
aspta dolyitamdhi rjyam || 9 ||
Oh Lord! You conferred on Brihaspati a stead fastness in wisdom, devoid of doubt and
delusion. Only because of this help of Yours the holity of devas proceeds on even keels
without dislocation.
agnou samiddhrcii saptatanto
tasthivn mantramayam arram |
akhada srair havim pradnai
pyyanam vyoma sadm vidhatse || 10 ||
When Samidha is consigned into fire which burns with flame You remain the very soul
to the Mantras. The taste of havis is pleasing to devas. It is all because of You.
yanmlamdk pratibhti tatvam
y mlammnya mahdrumm |
tatvena jnanti viuddha satv
tvm akarm akara mtkm te || 11 ||
Sathrikas (Sadhus) rightly recognize You as the essential truth of pranava which is
indeed the mother of alphabets which is root of the large trees that the Vedas are and
these Vedas are the basic book of creation. You thus remain the cause of all.

||r hayagrva stotram||

rmn venkata nthrya kavitrkika kesar|
vedntcrya varyo me sannidhattm sad
hdi||jnnanda mayam devam
nirmalasphatikktim |
dhram sarva vidynm hayagrvam upsmahe
|| 1 ||
svatassiddham uddhasphatika maibhbht
pratibhatam
sudh sadhrcbhir dhutibhir avadta
tribhuvanam |
anantaistrayyantair anuvihita he halahalam
hat e vadyam hayavadana md mahi maha
|| 2 ||
samhrassmnm pratipadamcm dhma
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svmin bhavaddhyna sudhbhiekt

vahanti dhany pulaknubandham |
alakite kvpi nirdha mlam
angevivnandathum ankurantam || 16
||svmin pratc hdayena dhany
tvaddhyna candrodaya vardhamnam |
amnta mnanda payodhimanta
payobhirakm parivhayanti || 17 ||
svairnubhvs tvadadhna bhv
samddha vrys tvadanugrahea |
vipacito ntha taranti mym
vaihrikm mohana pichikm te || 18 ||
prn nirmitnm tapasm vipk
pratyagra nireyasa sampado me |
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yajum
laya pratyhnm laharivitatirvedhajaladhe |
kath darpakubhyat kathakakula kolha
labhavam
haratvantar dhvntam hayavadana he
halahala || 3 ||
prc sandhy kcidantar niy
prajdter ajana rraprv |
vaktr vedn bhtu me vji vaktr
vg khy vsudevasya mrti || 4 ||
viuddha vijna ghana svarpam
vijna virana baddha dkam |
daynidhim dehabhtm arayam
devam hayagrvam aham prapadye || 5 ||
apaurueyair api vkprapacai
adypi te bhti madta prm |
stuvannaham mugdha iti tvayaiva
kruyato ntha katkaya || 6 ||
dkiya ramy giriasya mrti
dev sarojsana dharmapatn |
vysdayopi vyapadeca vca
sphuranti sarve tava akti leai || 7 ||
mandobhaviyan niyatam virico
vcm nidhe vacita bhga dheya |
daity pantn dayayaiva bhyopi
adhypayiyo nigamn na cet tvam || 8 ||
vitarka dolm vyavadhya satve
bhaspatim vartayase yatastvam |
tenaiva deva tridaevarm
aspta dolyitamdhi rjyam || 9 ||
agnou samiddhrcii saptatanto
tasthivn mantramayam arram |
akhada srair havim pradnai
pyyanam vyoma sadm vidhatse || 10 ||
yanmlamdk pratibhti tatvam
y mlammnya mahdrumm |
tatvena jnanti viuddha satv
tvm akarm akara mtkm te || 11 ||
avyktd vykta vnasi tvam
nmni rpi ca yni prvam |
amsanti tem caramm pratitm
vgvara tvm tvadupaja vca || 12 ||
mugdhendu niyanda vilobha nym
mrtim tavnanda sudh prastim |
vipacitacetasi bhvayante
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samedhiramstava pda padme

sankalpa cintmaaya pram || 19 ||
vilupta mrdhanya lipikra mm
surendra cdpada llitnm |
tvadanghrirjva raja kanm
bhyn prasdo mayi ntha bhyt || 20 ||
parisphuran npura citrabhnu
praka nirdhta tamonuangm |
padadvaym te paricin mahenta
prabodha rjva vibhta sandhym || 21 ||
tvat kinkar lankarao citnm
tvayaiva kalpntara plitnm |
majupradam mainpuram te
majikm veda girm pratma || 22 ||
sacintaymi pratibhda sthn
sandhukayantam samaya pradpn |
vijna kalpadruma pallavbham
vykhyna mudr madhuram karam te || 23
||
citte karomi sphuritkamlam
savyetaram ntha karam tvadyam |
jnmto dacana lampatnm
ll ghatyantra mivritnm || 24 ||
prabodha sindhoraruai prakai
pravla sanghta mivodvahantam |
vibhvaye deva sapustakam te
vmam karam dakiam ritnm || 25 ||
tammsi bhitv viadairmaykhai
samprayantam viduacakorn |
nimaye tvm nava pudarke
aradghane candramiva sphurantam || 26
||
diantu me deva sad tvady
day tarangnucar katk |
rotreu pumsm amtam karantm
sarasvatm samrita kmadhenum || 27 ||
viea vitpria deu ntha
vidagdha goth samarngaeu |
jigato me kavitrki kendrn
jihvgra simhsanam abhyupey || 28 ||
tvm cintayan tvanmayatm prapanna
tvmudgan abda mayena dhmn |
svmin samjeu samedhiya
svacchanda vdhava baddha ra || 29 ||

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vel mudrmiva dugdha sindho || 13 ||

manogatam payati ya sad tvm
manim mnasa rja hamsam |
svayam purobhva vivdabhja
kinkurvate tasya giro yathrham || 14 ||
api kardham kalayanti ye tvm
plvayantam viadair maykhai |
vcm pravhair anivritaiste
mandkinm mandayitum kamante || 15 |

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nn vidhnmagati kalnm
na cpi trtheu ktvatra |
dhruvam tavntha parigrahy
navam navam ptramaham dayy || 30 ||
akampanyn yapanti bhedai
alankran hdayam madyam |
ank kalank pagamojjvalni
tatvni samyaci tava prasdt || 31 ||
vykhy mudrm karasarasijai pustakam
anka cakre
bibhrad bhinnasphatika rucire pudarke
niaa |
amlnarr amta viadair amubhi
plvayan mm
virbhy danagha mahim mnase vga
dha || 32 ||
vgartha siddhiheto
pathata hayagrva samstutim bhakty |
kavitrkika kesari
venkata nthena viracit metm || 33 ||
kavitrkika simhya kalya gualine |
rmate venkateya vednta gurave
nama ||

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