Haihaya
| Haihaya | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haihayadhipati, Vindhyanaresh | |||||||||
| 1st Haihaya ruler | |||||||||
| Predecessor | Sahajeet | ||||||||
| Successor | Dharma | ||||||||
| Son | Dharma-Varman | ||||||||
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| House | Yadukul, Chandravansh | ||||||||
| Dynasty | Haihayavamsh | ||||||||
| Father | Maharaj 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[edit]
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[edit]
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