HeyGriva is one of the emanation of Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara. HeyGriva is also regarded as Yidam or Istadevata. HeyGriva has many forms often with three faces, six arms and four legs sometimes with huge wings. HeyGriva 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 HeyGriva'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, HeyGriva is red in color. HeyGriva is awesome and terrible in appearance with bare fangs. HeyGriva has three eyes and brown beard. HeyGriva wears a garland of skull with teeth and lips. HeyGriva 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. HeyGriva tramples on the top of the world. HeyGriva wears the snake ornaments. HeyGriva is short and dwarfish and is clad in tiger skin. HeyGriva threatens all the deities and asuras and holds the Vajra and staff in his two hands. |
