Harikeśa

Harikeśa · hari-keśa, “one of the seven graha rays of Sūrya”

Grammar: masculine noun.

Meaning: the name of one of the seven foremost rays of Bhagavān Sūrya.

In the scriptures: among the thousand rays of Sūrya, Nārada says, seven masses of light named “graha” are the foremost: Sushumnā, Harikeśa, Viśvakarman, Sūrya, Raśmi, Vishṇu and Sarvabandhu. They make the world conscious (Bhavishya Purāṇa, Brahma Parva, Chapter 78).

Sources

  • Bhavishya Purāṇa, Brahma Parva, Chapter 78