Date of Award

4-7-2024

Document Type

Thesis

School

School of Arts, Sciences, Humanities & Education

Programme

Ph.D.-Doctoral of Philosophy

First Advisor

Dr.N.Kannan

Keywords

Sri Hayagriva Stotra, Swami Sri Desika

Abstract

ŚRĪ HAYAGRĪVA is a benevolent avatar of Śrī Mahāviṣnu. He is worshiped as the God of knowledge and wisdom. He is an eternal avatar of Śrī Mahāviṣnu and there have been many studies on him done in the past by eminent scholars all over the world. Swāmi Śrī Deśika is a Sri Vaiṣṇava Acharya who has written many philosophical as well as religious and poetical works in several languages including Sanskrit, Manipravālam, Tamil, and Prākṛt. Svāmi Vedānta Deśika received the grace of Śrī Hayagrīva and was blessed with knowledge and wisdom. He then composed ŚRĪ HAYAGRĪVA STOTRA with thirty-three stanzas (32 slokas and one added as a phalaśruti).

This is the first work of Swāmi Śrī Deśika before starting his journey in the literary world as a brilliant scholar and it beautifully describes the beauty and power of ŚRĪ HAYAGRĪVA. ŚRĪ HAYAGRĪVA STOTRA is so profound that it defies description; the subtle meanings embedded in the stotram resonate with the essence of the Vedās and Upaniṣads.

This thesis document aims to understand the nuances of the with emphasis on several branches of knowledge, Philosophy, logic, Mathematics,Chemistry,mantrās,and various treasures embedded in the stotram.The aim is to gain a deeper insight into the Stotram and understand its intricacies and to unearth hidden gems and pearls.

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