Dasakam 2 Hayagreeva Vadham (Killing of Hayagreeva)

Dasakam 2  Hayagreeva Vadham (Killing of Hayagreeva)

(Once the devas approached lord Vishnu  for help  in conducting  a Yajna. Due to the pressure of the bow ., Lord Vishnu’s head got cut and fell in the sea/ As per the advice of Lord Brahma  , the devas prayed the Goddess. She told them to join a horse’s had on the body of Vishnu. He woke up and in war killed   a dangerous  Rakshasa  called Hayagreeva.This occurs in the 5^th chapter  of first Skanda of Devi Bhagawatham.)

Translated by

P.R.Ramachander

1.Raneshu  daithyeshu  hatheshu devaa,

Puraa prahrushtaa  saha dathru sarvaa,

Yiyikshavo yajnapathi  vineethaa,

Prepedhire Vishnum anantha  veeryam.

1.The devas who had killed the asuras  in war earlier,

Became  very happy and with a desire  for conducting Yajna,

Along with Lord Shiva   and Lord Brahma, with humility m

Approached  Lord Vishnu  of endless  valour.

2.Drushtwaa cha  nidhra vasam   prabhum  tha-,

Madhijya chapagra samapithasyam,

Aascharyamapur vibududhaa na kopi,

Prabodhayath  tham khalu Papa bheethyaa.

2.They saw the lord  under influence  of sleep,

Keeping his chin on the stringed  bow ,

The devas   were greatly surprised and,

Due to fear of sin , did not wake him up.

3.Hasthedhaaneem ajasrushtavamryaa,

Mukhaarpanaa kunchitha chapa  mourvee,

Bhagnaa dhanusha aarjavamaapa sadhya-,

Sthenabhavath  sopi  nikrutha  kantaa.

3.The  string   of the bow which was bent  by Lord Vishnu,

Due to his face  pushing   it down,  due to the  white ant hill,

Created by Lord Brahma broke , making the bent bow straight,

And due to this, he became one whose  head was cut.

4.Kaayaath sirassuthpathitham   muraare,

Pasyathsu  deveshu papathaa sindhou,

Chetha  suraanaam  kadhane  nimagnam,

Hahethi sabdha  sumahan aboochcha.

4.The  head  of the killer of Mura which was thrown up,

Went and fell in to the ocean , when the devas  were seeing it,

The mind of all devas  got drowned  in great sorrow,

And  the  huge sound “Alas, alas”  rose  from them.

5.Kimathra kruthyam  pathithe Harou na,

Kurma  kadham vethi  midho  bruvaaNaan,

DEvaan  Vidhathaa aha bhavenna kaaryaa,

Makaranam   deivam aho  baleeya.

5.At the time   when the  head of Vishnu had  fallen,

Devas  talked with each other “What can be  done?.

How to do it?” and then Lord   Brahma said to them,

“Nothing happens   without cause, alas,

The  power of  Karma   is indeed   great,”

6.Dhyayeth Devi  karunadra chithaam,

Brahmanda   srushtyaadhi ka hethu bhoothaam,

Sarvaani   kaaryaani  vidhasyathe na,

Saa sarva sakthaa  sagunaa  agunaa  cha,

6.”Pray that goddess  who is the   cause of creation,

Of all this universe who has  a mind melted  due to mercy,

She who has and does not have  properties and who,

Is all powerful,would carry out  the action needed,”

7.Ithyoochusha  preranayaa vidathru,

Sthavaameva vedaa nunuvu  suraaschaa,

Dhivi syhoithaa   deva ganaam  sthvamaaThdha,

Badram bhavedh vo  harinee   drusena.

7.With the encouragement of Brahma  who told like this,

Vedas and Devas   were praying you and you  came,

Stood on the sky  and  told  the group of devas like this,

“ Good would come to you by this Hari who is like  this.”

8.Daithyo Hayagreevo  ithi Prasidho,

Mayaiva  dathena  vareNa veera,

Vedaan  muneemschaapi  hayaasya mathraa,

Vadhyo  brusam  peedayathi  prabhaavath.

8.”A famous  valorous  Rakshasa   called Hatagreeva,

Due to the  the power of the boons, given by me  ,

Saying that he could be killed  only by one  who has a horse’s head,

Is troubling  the   sages   and Vedas  due to his strength.”

9.Deivena   kruththam Hari seersha Madhya,

Samyojyathaam   vaaji sirosya  kaaye,

Thatho   Hayagreeva thaya Murarir,

Daiyam  Hayagreevamaam  nihanthaa.

9.The head of Lord Vishnu   has got cut due  to the will of Fate,

And so join a horse’s head   on his  headless  body,

And then the killer of Mura  in his form of Hayagreeva,

Would   kill the Rakshasa  called Hayagreeva   swiftly.

10.Thwameva mukthwaa sadayan Thirodhaa-.

Sthwashtraa  kabandhe aswa siro  Murare,

Samyojitham pasyathi deva sanghe,

Hayaanana Sri Harir  udhitho Aabhooth.

10.After telling like  this you  disappeared,

And THwashtaa  joined a horse’s head  to the headless body,

Of Lord Vishnu and  while   devas were seeing that  it has been joined,

Lord Vishnu  became one  with a horse’s  head  and woke up.

11.Daithyam  Haragreevamahan  Hayaasyo,

Rane  Murari sthwad anugrahena,

Sadaa Jagan mangala dhe   thwadheeyaa,

Pathanthu  may mooordni  krupaa  kadakshaa.

11.Due to your blessing the horse head killer of Mura,

Killed in a war   that  Rakshasa   called Hayagreeva.

Oh Goddess  who does  good  to the universe,

Always make your merciful glances  fall on my head.