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91) Madhu ghaatine SrI venkatEsaaya nama:
 
The Lord is the destroyer of Madhu, a dreaded asura who stole the Vedas from BrahmA and hid them at the bottom of the ocean. Without the Vedas, Brahma was totally lost and could not proceed with the process of Creation. When the baffled Brahma sought the Lord's intervention in this regard, the Lord assumed the form of a Divine Swan (the Hamsaavataara), destroyed the asuraas known as Madhu and Kaitabha and performed upadesa of the Veda mantras to Brahmaa again, enabling him to proceed with Creation again.This incident is referred to in SrI VishNu sahasra naamam in the context of the Name : "Madhusoodhanan ".
Lord Madhusudhanan has the hue of lotus and carries four Musalams ( ulakkais) in HIs four hands.
 
There is also reference in PurANaas to Lord Hayagrivan destroying asuran Madhu and restoring the VedAs to Brahma.



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