Importance Of Horse In Hinduism

IMPORTANCE OF HORSE IN HINDUISM

INTRODUCTION

The Hindu tradition gives the horse a very important status, since horses contain great powers and shows loyalty and respects it master. Uchaisravas, a seven headed horse, is the first horse formed during the churning of the divine ocean, and Uchaisravas is considered as the forefather of all the horses. Seven horses are tied in the chariot of Lord Surya Deva, and they are discharging their duties for several millions of years.

Lord Surya Deva’s sons Ashwin Kumaras contains horse heads. Lord Vishnu had taken the Hayagreeva avatar, in order to restore the Vedas from the demons, and after killing them, he handed over the Vedas to his son Lord Brahma Dev, and he contains horse head. In ancient times, while doing Ashwameda Yagna, a holy horse would be used by the kings, for travelling to distant places.

Horses, greatly respects their masters, and do their duties as per the commands given by their masters. But they would disrespect us only when we treat them cruelly. During the wars, the kings would mostly use horses, in order to fight easily with their enemies.

In order to praise the bhakti of Sri Vadirajar, Lord Vishnu used to come in the form of a divine horse and would eat the Holy Prasad, jaggery mixed with pulses from the hands of the great Madhwa saint Sri Vadirajar Swamigal. The great Mahabharata warrior, Ashwathama was given the horse name, since he produced the sound of a horse, during his birth. The divine Gandharva sage Tumburu is having the horse head, and he used to sing melodious songs on Lord Vishnu, and used to wander in the divine worlds, similar to Rishi Narad. Lord Panchamukha Hanuman, among his five heads, he contains horse head also.

Let us worship Lord Hayagreeva and be blessed.

“OM SRI HAYAGREEVARE NAMAHA”

“OM SRI PANCHAMUKHA HANUMANE NAMAHA”

WRITTEN BY

R.HARISHANKAR