Dasakam 021 - Sloka 02

भद्राश्वनामक इलावृतपूर्ववर्षे भद्रश्रवोभि: ऋषिभि: परिणूयमानम् । कल्पान्तगूढनिगमोद्धरणप्रवीणं ध्यायामि देव हयशीर्षतनुं भवन्तम् ॥२॥

Bhadrāśvanāmaka ilāvṛtapūrvavarṣe

Bhadraśravobhiḥ ṛṣibhiḥ pariṇūyamānam ।

Kalpāntagūḍhanigamoddharaṇapravīṇaṁ

Dhyāyāmi deva hayaśīrṣatanuṁ bhavantam ॥2॥

ப³த்ராஶ்வநாமக இலாவ்ருதபூர்வவர்ஷே

ப³த்ரஶ்ரவோபி: ஋ஷிபி: பரிணூயமாநம் ।

கல்பாந்தகு³ட³நிகமோத்³த⁴ரணப்ரவீணம்

த்யாயாமி தே³வ ஹயஶீர்ஷதநும் ப⁴வந்தம் ॥2॥

भद्राश्व-नामक(known) by rhe name Bhadraashvaइलावृत-पूर्व-वर्षेin the region east of Ilaavrataभद्रश्रवोभि: ऋषिभि:(where) by the Rishis known as Bhadraashwarasपरिणूयमानम्praised (Thou)कल्पान्त-गूढ-निगम-उद्धरण-प्रवीणंat the end of the Kalpa, (which were) lost, the Vedas, in restoring, who is expert, (Thou),ध्यायामिI meditate on (Thee)देवO Lord!हयशीर्ष-तनुं भवन्तम्Thou who has taken the form of Hayagreeva

In the region known as Bhadraashva, situated to the east of Ilaavrata, O Lord! Thou resides as Hayagreeva. I meditate on this horse-necked form of Thine which is famed as the restorer of the Vedas lost in the deluge at the end of the cosmic cycle. This Hayagreeva form of Thine is worshipped by the Rishis Bhadraashwara with hymns of praises.