Hayagriva haya means horse and greeva means neck. The horse faced form of Vishnu, is the God of Vidya or knowledge and prosperity according to scriptures. One who prays Hayagriva shall be blessed with all knowledge and wisdom. Legend has it that during the creation, the demons Madhu and Kaitabha stole the Vedas from Bhramha and Vishnu took the Hayagriva form to recover the Vedas from the demons. Another legend has it that during the creation, Vishnu compiled the Vedas in the Hayagriva form and that the Hayagriva Avatara precedes the Matsya Avatara wherein he recovered the stolen Vedas from the demons Madhu and Kaitabha.
Hayagriiva stotram
Gyaanaanandamayam devam nirmalasphatikaakritimh
Aadhaaram sarvavidyaanaam hayagriivamupaasmahe 1
Svatassiddham shuddhasphatika manibhuubhritpratibhatam
Sudhaasadhriichiibhirdhutibhiravadaatatribhuvanamh
Anantaistrayyantairanuvihita heshaahalahalam
Hataasheshaavadyam hayavadanamiidiimahi mahah 2
Samaahaarassaamnaam pratipadamrichaam dhaama yajushaam
Layah pratyuuhaanaam laharivitatirvedhajaladheh
Kathaadarpakshubhyatkathakakulakolaahalabhavam
Haratvantardhvaantam hayavadana heshaa halahalah 3
Praachii sandhyaa kaachidantarnishaayaah
Pragyaadrishterajnjanashriirapuurvaa
Vaktrii vedaanh bhaatu me vaajivaktraa
Vaagiishaakhyaa vaasudevasya muurtih 4
Vishuddha vigyaanaghana svaruupam
Vigyaana vishraanana baddhadiikshamh
Dayaanidhim dehabhritaam sharanyam
Devam hayagriivamaham prapadye 5
Apaurusheyairapi vaakprapajnchaih
Adyaapi te bhuutimadrishtapaaraamh
Stuvannaham mugdha iti tvayaiva
Kaarunyato naatha kataakshaniiyah 6
Daakshinyaramyaa girishasya muurtih
Devii sarojaasanadharmapatnii
Vyaasaadayoapi vyapadeshyavaachah
Sphuranti sarve tava shaktileshaih 7
Mandoabhavishyanniyatam virijncho
Vaachaam nidhe vajnchita bhaagadheyah
Daityaapaniitaanh dayayaiva bhuuyoapi
Adhyaapayishyo nigamaanh na cheth tvaamh 8
Vitarkadolaam vyavadhuuya satve
Brihaspatim vartayase yatastvamh
Tenaiva deva tridasheshvaraanaamh
Asprishta dolaayitamaadhiraajyamh 9
Agnou samiddhaarchishi saptatantoh
Aatasthivaanh mantramayam shariiramh
Akhanda saarairhavishaam pradaanaih
Aapyaayanam vyomasadaam vidhatse 10
Yanmuulamiidrikh pratibhaati tatvam
Yaa muulamaamnaaya mahaadrumaanaamh
Tatvena jaananti vishuddha satvaah
Tvaamaksharaamaksharamaatrikaam te 11
Avyaakritaadh vyaakrita vaanasi tvam
Naamaani ruupaani cha yaani puurvamh
Shamsanti teshaam charamaam pratishtaam
Vaagiishvara tvaam tvadupagyavaachah 12
Mugdhendu nishyanda vilobhaniiyaam
Muurtim tavaananda sudhaa prasuutimh
Vipashchitashchetasi bhaavayante
Velaamudaaraamiva dugdhasindhoh 13
Manogatam pashyati yah sadaa tvaam
Maniishinaam maanasa raajahamsamh
Svayam purobhaava vivaadabhaajah
Kimkurvate tasya giro yathaarhamh 14
Api kshanaardham kalayanti ye tvaam
Aaplaavayantam vishadairmayuukhaih
Vaachaam pravaahairanivaaritaiste
Mandaakiniim mandayitum kshamante 15
Svaaminh bhavaddhyaana sudhaabhishekaath
Vahanti dhanyaah pulakaanubandhamh
Alakshite kvaapi niruudhamuulam
Angeshvivaanandathumh ankurantamh 16
Svaaminh pratiichaa hridayena dhanyaah
Tvaddhyana chandrodaya vardhamaanamh
Amaantamaananda payodhimantah
Payobhirakshnaam parivaahayanti 17
Svairaanubhaavaastvadadhiina bhaavaah
Samriddhaviiryaastvadanugrahena
Vipashchito naatha taranti maayaam
Vaihaarikiim mohana pijnchhikaam te 18
Praan nirmitaanaam tapasaam vipaakaah
Pratyagranishshreyasa sampado me
Samedhishiiramstava paadapadme
Samkalpa chintaamanayah pranaamaah 19
Vilupta muurdhanya lipikramaanaam
Surendra chuudaapada laalitaanaamh
Tvadamghriraajiiva rajah kanaanaam
Bhuuyaanh prasaado mayi naatha bhuuyaath 20
Parisphurannuupurachitrabhaanu –
Prakaasha nirdhuuta tamonushangaamh
Padadvayiim te parichinmaheantah
Prabodha raajiiva vibhaatasandhyaamh 21
Tvatkinkaraalamkaranochitaanaam
Tvayaiva kalpaantara paalitaanaamh
Majnjupranaadam maninuupuram te
Majnjuushikaam vedagiraam pratiimah 22
Sanchintayaami pratibhaadashaasthaanh
Sandhukshayantam samayapradiipaanh
Vigyaana kalpadruma pallavaabham
Vyaakhyaana mudraa madhuram karam te 23
Chitte karomi sphuritaakshamaalam
Savyetaram naatha karam tvadiiyamh
Gyaanaamritodajnchana lampataanaam
Liilaaghatiiyantramivaashritaanaamh 24
Prabodha sindhorarunaih prakaashaih
Pravaala sanghaatamivodvahantamh
Vibhaavaye deva sapustakam te
Vaamam karam dakshinamaashritaanaamh 25
Tamaamsi bhitvaa vishadairmayuukhaih
Sampriinayantam vidushashchakoraanh
Nishaamaye tvaam navapundariike
Sharadghane chandramiva sphurantamh 26
Dishantu me deva sadaa tvadiiyaah
Dayaatarangaanucharaah kataakshaah
Shrotreshu pumsaamamritam ksharantiim
Sarasvatiim samshrita kaamadhenumh 27
Visheshavitvaarishadeshu naatha
Vidagdha goshthiisamaraanganeshu
Jigiishato me kavitaarkikendraanh
Jihvaagra simhaasanamabhyupeyaah 28
Tvaam chintayanstvanmayataam prapannah
Tvaamudgrinanh shabdamayena dhaamnaa
Svaaminh samaajeshu samedhishiiya
Svachchhanda vaadaahava baddhashuurah 29
Naanaavidhaanaamagatih kalaanaam
Na chaapi tiirtheshu kritaavataarah
Dhruvam tavaanaathaparigrahaayaah
Navam navam paatramaham dayaayaah 30
Akampaniiyaanyapaniiti bhedaih
Alankrishiiranh hridayam madiiyamh
Shankaakalankaa pagamojjvalaani
Tatvaani samyajnchi tava prasaadaath 31
Vyaakhyaa mudraam karasarasijaih pustakam shankachakre
Bibhradbhinnasphatikaruchire pundariike nishannah
Amlaanashriiramritavishadairamshubhih plaavayanh maam
Aavirbhuuyaadanagha mahimaa maanase vaagadhiishah 32
Vaagartha siddhihetoh
Pathata hayagriivasamstutim bhaktyaa
Kavitaarkika kesarinaa
Venkatanaathena virachitaametaamh 33
Kavitaarkikasimhaaya kalyaanagunashaaline
Shriimate venkateshaaya vedaantagurave namah
