HeGriva is one of the emanation of Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara. HeGriva is also regarded as Yidam or Istadevata. HeGriva has many forms often with three faces, six arms and four legs sometimes with huge wings. HeGriva can be recognized by a small horse head surmounted on the top of his main terrific head. The horse head neighs very loudly and it is said that the sound is said to pierce all the false appearance of inherent existence or substantial reality.
The HeGriva's terrific appearance is directed towards ego grasping and outer obstructions. His wrathfulness is said to be fierce compassion directed towards self cherishing attitude. According to Sadhanamala, HeGriva is red in color. HeGriva is awesome and terrible in appearance with bare fangs. HeGriva has three eyes and brown beard. HeGriva wears a garland of skull with teeth and lips. HeGriva is crowned with his Jata and a figure of Amitabha. His second face is that of a horse, which is blue in color and neighs continuously. HeGriva tramples on the top of the world. HeGriva wears the snake ornaments. HeGriva is short and dwarfish and is clad in tiger skin. HeGriva threatens all the deities and asuras and holds the Vajra and staff in his two hands. |