In this divine spectacle of cosmic wisdom, Bhagwan Hayagreeva, the powerful incarnation of Lord Vishnu, emerges as an ethereal symphony of enlightenment. Seated in the Lalitasana posture, Hayagreeva, the eternal god of knowledge and wisdom, cradles the goddess of prosperity, Lakshmi, on his lap—a celestial fusion of intellect and abundance. Serenely perched on the coiled serpent Sheshnaag, Hayagreeva’s right hand, a beacon in Abhaya Mudra, instils fearlessness and courage.
The Sudarshan Chakra and Panchajanya, wielded with divine grace, symbolise cosmic order. Crafted in Panchaloha bronze from “Swamimalai” using the ancient “Madhuchista Vidhana (Lost-Wax) technique”, this mesmerising creation unveils the veils of ignorance, ushering devotees into realms of profound wisdom and unbounded prosperity—an invocation, where intellect and affluence converge in the divine embrace.
The Hayagreeva Upanishad details several legends associated with this benevolent form of Vishnu, describing his body in a brilliant white colour (symbolising purity of knowledge, thought, and action). His front right hand, raised in the ‘abhaya mudra’ gesture of dispelling fear, signals the victory of self-realisation and knowledge over the vices of darkness that stray the devout from the path of dharma. Hayagreeva’s two hands on the back carry the usual attributes of Vishnu – the ‘sudarshana chakra’ or war discus, and the ‘shankha’ or conch. Hayagreeva’s other hand is wrapped around the figure of Lakshmi, the goddess of prosperity and abundance as she holds onto a lotus and leaves her other hand hanging pendent. The lotus provides the allegory of beauty, fertility, spirituality, and eternity, and in the hands of the Shakti, her union with our lord here seals the celestial fate of the cosmos, dharma triumphing over the forces of evil.
Hayagreeva’s majesty is also described in the Mahabharata, where it is said that Vishnu in his form arrived at the battle scene on a chariot drawn by a thousand horses, wielding the power of Shiva, Brahma, Marichi, Agni, Satya, and other divinities. With such power it is of little surprise that his figure is seated on Shesha, that omnipotent being who’s coiling literally moves time forward and backward, deigning creation and destruction.
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