Çré Hayagréva Upaniñad

Invocation

     oà bhadraà karëebhiù çåëuyäma devä bhadraà paçyemäkñibhir yajaträù. sthirair aìgais tuñöuvaàs tanübhir vyaçema deva-hitaà yadäyuù. oà svasti na indro våddha-çraväù svasti naù puñä viçvadeväù. svasti nas tärkñyo ariñöanemiù svasti no båhaspatir dadhätu. oà çäntiù çäntiù çäntiù.

     oà-Oà; bhadraà-auspiciousness; karëebhiù-with ears; çåëuyäma-may we hear; devä-demigods; bhadraà-auspiciousness; paçyema-may we see; akñibhiù-with eyes; yajaträù-performing yajïas; sthiraiù-steady; aìgaiù-with limbs; tuñöuvan-offering prayers; tanübhiù-with bodies; vyaçema-may we obtain; deva-of the Lord; hitaà-good; yat-what; äyuù-life; oà-Oà; svasti-auspiciousness; naù-of us; indraù-Indra; våddha-çraväù-glorious; svasti-auspiciousness; naù-of us; puñä-Puñä; viçvadeväù-Viçvadeva; svasti-auspiciousness; naù-of us; tärkñyaù-Garuòa; ariñöanemiù-Her who holds the cakra; svasti-auspiciousness; naù-of us; båhaspatiù-Båhaspati; dadhätu-may give; om-Oà; çäntiù-peace; çäntiù-peace; çäntiù-peace.

     Oà. O Supreme Personality of Godhead, may we hear auspiciousness with our ears. May we see auspiciousness with our eyes. May we perform yajïas with steady limbs. May we offer prayers. May we spend our lives employing these bodies in the service of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Oà. May the glorious Supreme Personality of Godhead, the supreme monarch, grant auspiciousness to us. May the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the glorious Deity of all the worlds grant auspiciousness to us. May the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who holds the Sudarçana-cakra and rides on Garuòa, grant auspiciousness to us. May the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the supreme master, grant auspiciousness to us. Oà. Peace. Peace. Peace.

Text 1

närado brahmäëam upasametyoväca adhéhi bhagavan brahma-vidyäà variñöhäà yayä cirät sarva-päpaà vyapohya brahma-vidyäà labdhvaiçvaryavän bhavati.

     näradaù-Närada; brahmäëam-Brahmä; upasametya-approaching; uväca-said; adhéhi-please teach; bhagavan-O lord; brahma-spiritual; vidyäm-knowledge; variñöhäm-the best; yayä-by which; cirät-quickly; sarva-päpam-all sins; vyapohya-removing; brahma-vidyäm-spiritual knowledge; labdhvä-obtaining; aiçvaryavän-glorious with spiritual opulences; bhavati-becomes.

     Once Närada approached Brahmä and said: O master, please teach me the best spiritual knowledge, knowledge that quickly removes all sins and brings spiritual glory and opulence.

Text 2 

     brahmoväca hayagréva-daivatyän manträn yo veda sa çruti-småtétihäsa-puräëäni veda sa sarvaiçvaryavän bhavati.

     brahmä uväca-Brahmä said; hayagréva-of Lord Hayagréva; daivatyän-the Deity; manträn-mantras; yaù-who; veda-knows; sa-he; çruti-småtétihäsa-puräëäni-the Çruti, Småti, Itihäsas, and Puräëas; veda-knows; sa-he; sarvaiçvaryavän-glorious with spiritual opulences; bhavati-becomes.

     Brahmä said: One who knows the mantras glorifying Lord Hayagréva already knows all the Çrutis, Småtis, Itihäsas, and Puräëas. He becomes glorious with spiritual opulences.

Text 3 

ta ete manträù 

viçvottérëa-svarüpäya
     cin-mayänanda-rüpiëe
tubhyaà namo hayagréva
     vidyä-rajäya viñëave 
svähä svähä namaù

     te ete-these; manträù-mantras; viçvottérëa-svarüpäya-whose form is beyond the material world; cin-mayänanda-rüpiëe-whose form is spiritual and full of transcendental bliss; tubhyam-to You; namaù-obeisances; hayagréva-O Lord Hayagréva; vidyä-räjäya-the king of knowledge; viñëave-to Lord Viñëu; svähä-svähä; svähä-svähä; namaù-obeisances.

     Here are these mantras: Obeisances to You, Lord Hayagréva, who are beyond the material world, and who are filled with spiritual bliss. Obeisances to Lord Viñëu, who is the monarch of all knowledge.

Text 4 

åg-yajuù-säma-rüpäya
     vedäharaëa-karmaëe
praëavodgétha-vapuñe
     mahäçva-çirase namaù svähä svähä namaù

     åg-yajuù-säma-rüpäya-the form of the Åg, Säma, and Yajur Vedas; vedäharaëa-karmaëe-the duties of the Vedas; praëavodgétha-vapuñe-the form of the sacred syllable Oà; mahäçva-çirase-who has a horse's head; namaù-obesiances; svähä-svähä; svähä-svähä; namaù-obeisances..

     Obeisances, obeisances to Lord Hayagréva, who has a horse's head. He is the Åg, Yajur, and Säma Vedas, the duties of the Vedas, and the sacred syllable Oà.

Text 5 

udgétha praëavodgétha
     sarva-väg-éçvareçvara
sarva-vedamayäcintya
     sarvaà bodhaya bodhaya svähä svähä namaù

     udgétha-O hymns of the Vedas; praëavodgétha-O sacred syllable Oà; sarva-väg-éçvareçvara-O master of all eloquence; sarva-vedamaya-O Vedas personified; acintya-inconceivable; sarvam-all; bodhaya-please enlighten; bodhaya-please enlighten; svähä-svähä; svähä-svähä; namaù-obeisances.

     O inconceivable Lord who are hymns of the Vedas, the sacred syllable Oà, the master of all eloquence, and all the Vedas personified, please enlighten me. Please enlighten me. I offer my respectful obeisances unto You.

Text 6 

     brahmätri-ravi-savitå-bhärgavä åñayaù. gäyatré-tåñöub-anuñöup-chandäàsi. çrémän hayagréva paramätmä devateti. hlaum iti béjam. so 'ham iti çaktiù. hlüm iti kélakam. bhoga-mokñayor viniyogaù. akärokära-makärair aìga-nyäsaù. 

     brahmätri-ravi-savitå-bhärgavä-Brahmä, Atri, Ravi, Savitä, and Bhärgava; åñayaù-the sages; gäyatré-tåñöub-anuñöup-chandäàsi-the meters gäyatré, tåñöup, and anuñöup; çrémän hayagréva-O Lord Çré Hayagréva; paramätmä-the Supreme Personality of Godhead; devatä-the Lord; iti-thus; hlaum-hlaum; iti-thus; béjam-the seed; so 'ham-so 'ham; iti-thus; çaktiù-potency; hlum-hlum; iti-thus; kélakam-kélaka; bhoga-enjoyment; mokñayoù-and liberation; viniyogaù-viniyoga; akärokära-makäraiù-the letters a, u, and m; aìga-nyäsaù-the aìga-nyäsa. 

     The sages are Brahmä, Atri, Ravi, Savitä, and Bhärgava. The meters are gäyatré, tåñöup, and anuñöup. The Deity is Lord Hayagréva, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The béja is Hlauà. The çakti is So 'ham. The kélaka is Hlüà. The viniyoga is enjoyment and liberation. The aìga-nyäsa is the letters a, u, and m.

Text 6 (a)

dhyänam

çaìkha-cakra-mahä-mudrä-
     pustakäòhyaà catur-bhujam
sampürëa-candra-saìkäçaà
     hayagrévam upäsmahe

     dhyänam-meditation; çaìkha-conch; cakra-cakra; mahä-mudrä-great mudrä; pustaka-book; äòhyaà-opulent; catur-bhujam-four arms; sampürëa-candra-saìkäçam-splendid like the full moon; hayagrévam-Lord Hayagréva; upäsmahe-we worship.

     Meditation

     We worship Lord Hayagréva, who is splendid like the moon, and who holds a conchshell, disc, mahä-mudrä, and book in His four arms. 

Text 7 

     oà çrém iti dve akñare hlaum ity ekäkñaram. oà namo bhagavat iti saptäkñaräëi. hayagréväyeti païcakñaräëi. viñëava iti tréëy akñaräëi. mahyaà meòhäà prajïäm iti ñaò akñaräëi. prayaccha sväheti païcäkñaräëi. hayagrévasya turéyo bhavati.

     om-Om; çrém-Srim; iti-thus; dve-two; akñare-syllables; hlaum-hlaum; ity-thus; ekäkñaram-one syllable; om-Oà; namaù-obeisances; bhagavat-to the Supreme Personality of Godhead; iti-thus; saptäkñaräëi-seven syllables; hayagréväya-to Lord Hayagréva; iti-thus; païcakñaräëi-five syllables; viñëava-of Lord Viñëu; iti-thus; tréëy-three; akñaräëi-syllables; mahyam-to me; meòhäm-intelligence; prajïäm-wisdom; iti-thus; ñaò-six; akñaräëi-syllables; prayaccha-please give; svähä-svähä; iti-thus; païca-five; akñaräëi-syllables; hayagrévasya-of Lord Hayagréva; turéyaù-transcendental; bhavati-is.

     Oà and Çréà are two syllables. Hlauà is one syllable. Oà namo bhagavate is seven syllables. Hayagréväya is five syllables. Viñëave is three syllables. Mahyaà meòhäm prajïäm is six syllables. Prayaccha svähä is five syllables. This is the transcendental mantra of Lord Hayagréva.

     Note: The mantra here is: Oà çréà hlauà oà namo bhagavate hayagréväya viñëave mahyaà meòhäà prajïäà prayaccha svähä (Obeisances to Lord Hayagréva, who is Viñëu. O Lord Hayagréva, please give me intelligence and wisdom).

Text 8 

     oà çrém iti dve akñare. hlaum ity ekäkñaram. aim aim aim iti tréëy akñaräëi. kléà klém iti dve akñare. sauù saur iti dve akñare. hrém ity ekäkñaram. oà namo bhagavata iti saptäkñaräëi. hayagréväyeti païcäkñaräëi. mahyaà meòhäà prajïäm iti ñaò akñaräëi. prayaccha sväheti païcäkñaräëi. païcamo manur bhavati.

     om-Om; çrém-Çrém; iti-thus; dve-two; akñare-syllables; hlaum-hlaum; ity-thus; ekäkñaram-one syllable; aim-aim; aim-aim; aim-aim; iti-thus; tréëy akñaräëi-three syllables; klim-klim; klim-klim; iti-thus; dve-two; akñare-syllables; sauù-sauù; sauù-sauù; iti-thus; dve-two; akñare-syllables; hrém-hrim; ity-thus; ekäkñaram-one syllable; om-Oà; namaù-obeisances; bhagavata-to the Supreme Personality of Godhead; iti-thus; saptäkñaräëi-seven syllables; hayagréväya-to Lord Hayagréva; iti-thus; païcäkñaräëi-five syllables; mahyam-to me; meòhäm-intelligence; prajïäm-wisdom; iti-thus; ñaò-six; akñaräëi-syllables; prayaccha-please give; svähä-svähä; iti-thus; païcäkñaräëi-five syllables; païcamaù-fifth; manuù-mantra; bhavati-is.

     Oà and Çréà are two syllables. Hlauà is one syllables. Aim aim aim is three syllables. Kléà kléà is two syllables. Sauù sauù is two syllables. Hrém is one syllable. Om namo bhagavate is seven syllables. Hayagréväya is five syllables. Mahyaà meòhäm prajïäm is six syllables. Prayaccha svähä is five syllables. This is the fifth mantra of Lord Hayagréva.

     Note: The mantra here is: Oà çréà hréà aià aià aià kléà kléà sauù sauù hréà oà namo bhagavate hayagréväya mahyaà meòhäà prajïäà prayaccha svähä (Obeisances to Lord Hayagréva. O Lord Hayagréva, please give me intelligence and wisdom).

Text 9 

     hayagrévaikäkñareëa brahma-vidyäà pravakñyämi. brahma maheçvaräya maheçvaraù saìkarñaëäya saìkarñaëo näradäya närado vyäsäya vyäso lokebhyaù prayacchad iti hakäroà lakärom ukäroà trayam eka-svarüpaà bhavati. hlauà béjäkñaraà bhavati. béjäkñareëa hlau-rüpeëa taj-jäpakänäà sampat-särasvatau bhavataù. tat-svarüpa-jïänaà vaidehé muktiç ca bhavati. dik-pälänäà räjïäà nägänäà kinnaräëäm adhipatir bhavati. hayagrévaikäkñara-japa-çiläjïäya süryädayaù svataù sva-sva-karmäëi pravartante. sarveñäà béjänäà hayagrévaikäkñara-béjam anuttamaà mantra-räjätmakaà bhavati. hlauà hayagréva-svarüpo bhavati.

     hayagréva-of Lord Hayagréva; ekäkñareëa-with one syllables; brahma-vidyäm-spiritual knowledge; pravakñyämi-I will tell; brahma-Brahmä;  maheçvaräya-to Lord Maheçvara; maheçvaraù-Maheçvara; saìkarñaëäya-to Lord Saìkarñaëa; saìkarñaëaù-Lord Saìkarñaëa; näradäya-to Närada; näradaù-Närada; vyäsäya-to Vyäsa; vyäsaù-Vyäsa; lokebhyaù-to the people; prayacchat-should give; iti-thus; hakärom-ha-oà; lakärom-la-oà; ukärom-u-oà; trayam-three; eka-svarüpam-one form; bhavati-is; hlaum-hlaum; béjäkñaram-the béja syllable; bhavati-is; béjäkñareëa-with the béja syllable; hlau-rüpeëa-in the form of hlau; taj-jäpakänäm-of they who chant it; sampat-särasvatau-wealth and learning; bhavataù-are; tat-svarüpa-jïänam-knowledge of that; vaidehé-beyond the body; muktiç-liberation; ca-and; bhavati-is; dik-pälänäm-of the protectors of the directions; räjïäm-of kings; nägänäm-of nägas; kinnaräëäm-of kinnaras; adhipatiù-the monarch; bhavati-is; hayagréva-Hayagréva; ekäkñara-one syllable; japa-chanting; çiläjïäya-nature; süryädayaù-headed by Sürya; svataù-personally; sva-sva-karmäëi-own deeds; pravartante-are; sarveñäm-of all; béjänäm-seeds; hayagrévaikäkñara-béjam-the seed of the one-syllable Hayagréva mantra; anuttamam-peerless; mantra-räjätmakam-the king of mantras; bhavati-is; hlaum-hlaum; hayagréva-svarüpaù-the form of Lord Hayagréva; bhavati-is.

     Now I will explain the single-syllable Hayagréva mantra. Brahmä taught this mantra to Çiva. Çiva taught it to Saìkarñaëa, Saìkarñaëa taught it to Närada. Närada taught it to Vyäsa, and Vyäsa taught it to the people. This single-syllable béja-mantra is the word Hlauà, which consists of the three letters h, l, and oà. They who chant this Hlauà béja-mantra attain both wealth and learning. They attain knowledge of the transcendental form of Lord Hayagréva and they also attain liberation, becoming free from the entanglement of residing in a material body. They become the rulers of the dik-pälas, kings, and nägas. Sürya and others diligently chant this single-syllable Hayagréva mantra. Of all béja-mantras, the single-syllable Hayagréva béja-mantra is the best. It is the king of mantras. The syllable Hlauà is the transcendental form of Lord Hayagréva Himself.

Text 10 

     amåtaà kuru kuru svähä. taj-jäpakänäà väk-siddhiù çré-siddhir añöäìga-yoga-siddhiç ca bhavati.

     amåtam-immortality; kuru-please do; kuru-please do; svähä-svähä; taj-jäpakänäm-of they who chant this mantra; väk-siddhiù-perfection of eloquence; çré-siddhiù-perfection of wealth; añöäìga-yoga-siddhiç-perfection of añöäìga yoga; ca-and; bhavati-is.

     Another mantra is: Amåtaà kuru kuru svähä (Please make me immortal). They who chant this mantra attain eloquence, wealth, and the results of añöäìga-yoga.

Text 11 

     hlauà sakala-sämräjyeëa siddhià kuru kuru svähä.

     hlaum-Hlaum; sakala-sämräjyeëa-with all kingdoms; siddhim-perfection; kuru-please do; kuru-please do; svähä-svähä.

     Another mantra is: Hlauà sakala-sämräjyeëa siddhià kuru kuru svähä (Please make me king of all lands).

Text 12 

     tän etän manträn yo veda apavitraù pavitro bhavati. abrahmacäré su-brahmacäré bhavati. agamyägamanät püto bhavati. patita-sambhäñaëät püto bhavati. brahma-hatyädi-pätakair mukto bhavati. gåhaà gåha-patir iva dehé dehänte paramätmänaà praviçati.

     tän-these; etän-these; manträn-mantras; yaù-who; veda-knows; apavitraù-impure; pavitraù-pure; bhavati-becomes; abrahmacäré-not a brahmacäré; su-brahmacäré-a good brahmacäré; bhavati-becomes; agamyägamanät-from the sin of illicit sex; pütaù-purified; bhavati-becomes; patita-sambhäñaëät-from vices and crimes; pütaù-purified; bhavati-is; brahma-hatyädi-pätakaiù-from many sins beginning with the sin of killing a brähmaëa; muktaù-freed; bhavati-becomes; gåham-home; gåha-patiù-master of the home; iva-like; dehé-residing in the body; dehänte-at the end of the body; paramätmänam-the Supreme Personality of Godhead; praviçati-attains.

     If he knows these mantras an impure person becomes pure, and a debauchee becomes a pure-hearted celibate. He is excused from his crimes. He is excused from killing a brähmaëa and committing a host of other sins. While he lives in this world he controls his body as the master of a house controls his house. At the time of death, when he leaves this body, he attains the company of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

Text 13 

     prajïänaà brahma. ahaà brahmäsmi. tat tvam asi. ayam ätmä brahmeti mahä-väkyaiù pratipäditam arthaà ta ete manträù pratipädayanti.

     prajïänam-knowledge; brahma-spirit; aham-I; brahmäsmi-am spirit; tat-that; tvam-you; asi-are; ayam-this; ätmä-soul; brahma-is spirit; iti-thus; mahä-väkyaiù-the great statements; pratipäditam-proved; artham-meaning; ta-they; ete-they; manträù-mantras; pratipädayanti-establish.

     These mantras glorifying Lord Hayagréva teach the true meaning of the Vedic statements "prajïänaà brahma", "ahaà brahmäsmi", "tat tvam asi", and "ayam ätmä brahma".

Text 14 

     svara-vyaïjana-bhedena dvidhäyate.

     svara-vyaïjana-bhedena-with divisions of vowels and consonants; dvidhäyate-divided in two.

     This mantra is manifested in two ways: as vowels and constants.

Text 15 

athänumanträn japati 

yad väg vadanty avicetanäni
     räñörià devänäà niñasäda mandrä
catasra ürjaà duduhe payäàsi
     kvasvid asyäù paramaà jagäma

     One may also chant the following supplementary mantras:

yad väg vadanty avicetanäni
     räñörià devänäà niñasäda mandrä
catasra ürjaà duduhe payäàsi
     kvasvid asyäù paramaà jagäma

Text 16 

gauré mimäya saliläni täkñaty
     eka-padé dvi-padé sa catuñ-padé
añöäpadé nava-padé babhüvuñé
     sahasräkñarä parame vyoman

gauré mimäya saliläni täkñaty
     eka-padé dvi-padé sa catuñ-padé
añöäpadé nava-padé babhüvuñé
     sahasräkñarä parame vyoman

Text 17 

oñöhäpidhänä nakulé
     dantaiù parivåtä paviù
sarvasyai väca éçäna
     cäru mäm iha vädaye

oñöhäpidhänä nakulé
     dantaiù parivåtä paviù
sarvasyai väca éçäna
     cäru mäm iha vädaye

Text 18 

sä çarvarér amåtià badhamänä
     båhan mimäya jamadagni-dattä
ä süryasya duhitä tatäna
     çravo deveñv amåtam ajuryäm

sä çarvarér amåtià badhamänä
     båhan mimäya jamadagni-dattä
ä süryasya duhitä tatäna
     çravo deveñv amåtam ajuryäm

Text 19 

     ya imaà brahma-vidyäm ekädaçyäà paöhed dhayagréva-prabhävena mahä-puruño bhavati. sa jévan-mukto bhavati.

     ya-who; imam-this; brahma-vidyäm-spiritual knowledge; ekädaçyäm-on Ekädaçé; paöhet-recites; hayagréva-of Lord Hayagréva; prabhävena-by the power; mahä-puruñaù-an exalted person; bhavati-becomes; sa-he; jévan-muktaù-liberated while living in this world; bhavati-becomes.

     A person who on Ekädaçé recites these spiritual mantras becomes, by Lord Hayagréva's mercy, an exalted person. He becomes liberated even while living in this world.

Text 20 

     oà namo brahmaëe dhäraëäà me astv aniräkaraëaà dhärayitä bhüyäsaà karëayoù çrutaà mä vyoòhvaà mamämuñyam om ity upaniñat.

     om-Oà; namaù-obeisances; brahmaëe-to the Supreme Personality of Godhead; dhäraëäm-meditation; me-of me; astv-may be; aniräkaraëam-not obstructing; dhärayitä-meditated; bhüyäsam-greatly; karëayoù-of the ears; çrutam-heard; ma-may not; vyoòhvam-forgotten; mama-by me; amuñyam-of Him; om-Oà; ity-thus; upaniñat-the Upaniñad.

     Oà. I offer my respectful obeisances to the Supreme Personality of Godhead. May I always remember Him. May nothing stop me from remembering Him. May I never forget what my ears have heard about Him. Oà. Thus the Upaniñad.