Srimad Bhagavatam — Panchama Skandha, Shloka 1
Varṣa-devatā Worship in Jambūdvīpa: Hayagrīva/Hayaśīrṣa, Nṛsiṁha, Kāmadeva (Pradyumna), Matsya, Kūrma, and Varāha
श्रीशुक उवाच तथा च भद्रश्रवा नाम धर्मसुतस्तत्कुलपतय: पुरुषा भद्राश्ववर्षे साक्षाद्भगवतो वासुदेवस्य प्रियांतनुं धर्ममयीं हयशीर्षाभिधानां परमेण समाधिना सन्निधाप्येदमभिगृणन्त उपधावन्ति ॥ १ ॥
śrī-śuka uvāca tathā ca bhadraśravā nāma dharma-sutas tat-kula-patayaḥ puruṣā bhadrāśva-varṣe sākṣād bhagavato vāsudevasya priyāṁ tanuṁ dharmamayīṁ hayaśīrṣābhidhānāṁ parameṇa samādhinā sannidhāpyedam abhigṛṇanta upadhāvanti.
Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī sprach: Bhadraśravā, der Sohn Dharmarājas, herrscht über das Land, das Bhadrāśva-varṣa genannt wird. So wie Herr Śiva in Ilāvṛta-varṣa Saṅkarṣaṇa verehrt, so verehrt auch Bhadraśravā, begleitet von seinen vertrauten Dienern und allen Bewohnern des Landes, in höchstem Samādhi die vollkommene Erweiterung Vāsudevas namens Hayaśīrṣa. Herr Hayaśīrṣa ist den Gottgeweihten sehr lieb und lenkt alle Grundsätze des Dharma. Fest in der höchsten Versenkung, bringen sie dem Herrn ihre Ehrerbietung dar und singen die folgenden Gebete mit sorgfältiger Aussprache.
FAQs
In this verse, Hayaśīrṣa is identified as a dear personal manifestation of Lord Vāsudeva, worshiped in Bhadrāśva-varṣa as a form embodying dharma.
Śukadeva describes that Bhadraśravā, a son of Dharma, along with the leaders of his dynasty, worships Lord Vāsudeva’s form Hayaśīrṣa with deep samādhi and prayers.
It highlights focused worship: steady meditation (samādhi), keeping the Lord’s form present in the mind and heart, and offering regular spoken prayers and glorification.