SB 12.11.29 - Sūta Gosvāmī said: The sun travels among all the planets and thus regulates their movements. And even Sri Narayan is always with him in all twelve months. Hayagrîva killed that proud Dânava, the Deva's enemy, by sheer force.īy the way, the method by which the head was attached is known as the Madhu Vidya, and it was taught to the Ashwini Kumaras by the sage Dadhichi see my question here.īhagvatam SB 12.11 describes Lord Hari created Sun god through his beginningless material energy and is so indifferent from Lord Hari. By the grace of Mahâmâyâ, Bhagavân became horse-faced or Hayagrîva. He will become Hayagrîva and kill the indomitable Dânava.” Sûta said :- Hearing these words, Visvakarmâ quickly cut off with his axe, the head of a horse, brought it before the Devas and fixed it on the headless body of Visnu. The Devas became very glad and spoke this to Visvakarmâ :- “Kindly do this Deva work and fix Visnu's head. Here's what this chapter of the Devi Bhagavatam says:
This was Vishnu's plan all along, to kill the horse-headed demon Hayagrivasura who had received a boon that he could only be killed by someone who was horse-headed. Not to keep you in suspense, the gods attached a horse head to Vishnu's body, which is how he assumed his Hayagriva form. And inasmuch as it fell with (the sound) 'ghriṅ,' therefrom the Gharma (was called) and inasmuch as he was stretched out (pra-vrig,), therefrom the Pravargya (took its name). And the rest (of the body) lay stretched out (with the top part) towards the east. It fell with (the sound) 'ghriṅ' and on falling it became yonder sun. When it was cut, the ends of the bow, springing asunder, cut off Vishnu's head. Having gone nigh unto him, they gnawed his bowstring. Then the ants said-these ants (vamrî), doubtless, were that (kind called) 'upadîkâ'-'What would ye give to him who should gnaw the bowstring?'-'We would give him the (constant) enjoyment of food, and he would find water even in the desert: so we would give him every enjoyment of food.'-'So be it,' they said. Not daring to attack him, the gods sat themselves down all around him. He stood, resting his head on the end of the bow.
Taking his bow, together with three arrows, he stepped forth. Now he who is this Vishnu is the sacrifice and he who is this sacrifice is yonder Âditya (the sun). Vishnu first attained it, and he became the most excellent of the gods whence people say, 'Vishnu is the most excellent of the gods.' They spake, 'Whoever of us, through austerity, fervour, faith, sacrifice, and oblations, shall first compass the end of the sacrifice, he shall be the most excellent of us, and shall then be in common to us all.' 'So be it,' they said. The gods once accidentally cut off Vishnu's head with his own bow (this is all Vishnu's Lila, of course) and the head turns into the Sun: The connection between Vishnu and the Sun is described in this chapter of the Shatapatha Brahmana of the Yajur Veda.
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