Hayagriva
Hayagriva ( IAST , ) is a Hindu deity, the horse-headed avatar of Vishnu. The purpose of this incarnation was to slay a danava also named Hayagriva (A descendant of Kashyapa and Danu), who had the head of a horse and the body of a human.
Key facts
- Deity.type
- Hindu
- Deity.image
- Hayagreeva.jpg
- Deity.name
- Hayagriva
- Deity.Sanskrit_transliteration
- Hayagrīva
- Deity.affiliation
- Vaishnavism
- Deity.god_of
- God of Wisdom
- Deity.mantra
- jñānānandamayaṃ devaṃ nirmala sphaṭikākṛtim / ādhāraṃ sarva viddyānāṃ hayagrīvaṃ upāsmahe //
- Deity.weapon
- Sudarshana Chakra Panchajanya
- Deity.consort
- Lakshmi
- Deity.abode
- Vaikuntha
- Deity.other_names
- Hayashirsha
- Deity.caption
- Painting of Hayagriva, Nataraja Temple, Chidambaram
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- Iconography
- Legend
- Worship
- Temples
- [[Andhra Pradesh]]
- [[Assam]]
- [[Karnataka]]
- [[Puducherry (city)|Pondicherry]]
- [[Tamil Nadu]]
- [[Telangana]]
- Influence on other cultures
- Demon Hayagriva
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
Hayagriva ( IAST , ) is a Hindu deity, the horse-headed avatar of Vishnu. The purpose of this incarnation was to slay a danava also named Hayagriva (A descendant of Kashyapa and Danu), who had the head of a horse and the body of a human.
==Iconography== thumb|Hayagriva in Khajuraho Lakshamana Temple