Haihaya
Haihayadhipati, Vindhyanaresh
1st Haihaya ruler
PredecessorSahajeet
SuccessorDharma
SonDharma-Varman
Names
Srimant Haihaya-Varman Haihaya
Regnal name
Ekveera
HouseYadukul, Chandravansh
DynastyHaihayavamsh
FatherMaharaj Sahajit

Haihaya (Sanskrit: हैहय, lit. 'manas son of Vishnu and soul of Hayagriva (Hai+Haya)' was a son of Yaduvanshi Kshatriya ruler Sahastrajit. He was the founder of Haihaya dynasty and Haihaya Kingdom. According to Hindu Puranas, he was the grandson of great king Yadu's elder son Sahastrajit.[1][2][3][4][5]

Name

According to Hindu Puranas, Chandravanshi King Yadu's elder son's Sahastrajit grandson name was Haihaya. Haihaya's real name was Ekveera who was the son of Lord Vishnu and Lakshmi. When Sahastrajit impregnated his wife, at the same time Ekveera appeared in the form of Sahastrajit's semen and soul of Hayagriva as divine light in his wife's womb. The avtara of Hayagriva emerged, Then that child was named Haihaya (i.e. manas son of Lord Vishnu and soul of Hayagriva)

References

  1. ^ Shastri, J. L.; Tagare, Dr G. V. (2004-01-01). The Narada-Purana Part 1: Ancient Indian Tradition and Mythology Volume 15. Motilal Banarsidass. ISBN 978-81-208-3882-6.
  2. ^ The Vishnu Purana a System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition Translated from the Original Sanskrit, and Illustrated by Notes Derived Chiefly from Other Puranas by the Late H.H. Wilson: 4. Trubner & C. 1868.
  3. ^ Dowson, John (1888). A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature. Trübner.
  4. ^ Vinay, Dr (2018-03-21). Vishnu Puran: विष्णु पुराण: विष्णु पुराण (in Hindi). Diamond Pocket Books Pvt Ltd. ISBN 978-93-5278-909-2.
  5. ^ Vinay, Dr (2016-12-15). Brahma Purana: ब्रह्म पुराण: ब्रह्म पुराण (in Hindi). Diamond Pocket Books Pvt Ltd. ISBN 978-93-5261-672-5.
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