Shloka 20

Haristuti-saṅgraha: Devatā–Ṛṣi Praṇāma, Nāma-māhātmya, and Vairāgya from Deha-āsakti

Devanagari script

एवं श्रुत्वा च परमं तूष्णीमेव स्थितो मुनिः / तदनन्तरजस्तोतुं ह्यनिरुद्धोपचक्रमे

Transliteration

evaṃ śrutvā ca paramaṃ tūṣṇīmeva sthito muniḥ / tadanantarajastotuṃ hyaniruddhopacakrame

Translation

Nachdem der Weise die höchste Lehre vernommen hatte, verharrte er in vollkommenem Schweigen. Danach begann Aniruddha, Lobpreis darzubringen.

Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: Prakāra (प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (प्रकारवाचक अव्यय)

• śrutvā: having heard
• śrutvā: Kriyā (पूर्वकर्म/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा), having heard

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• paramam: supreme/very (much)
• paramam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; used adverbially/intensively with śrutvā

• tūṣṇīm: silently
• tūṣṇīm: Prakāra (प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tūṣṇīm (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (मौनवाचक अव्यय)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Restrictive particle (अवधारणार्थक)

• sthitaḥ: stood/remained
• sthitaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sthā (धातु)
• Form: Past participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• muniḥ: the sage
• muniḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• tat-anantara-jastotum: then, immediately, to praise
• tat-anantara-jastotum: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/उद्देश्य)
• Type: Verb
• Root: tat (प्रातिपदिक) + anantara (प्रातिपदिक) + jas (प्रातिपदिक) + stu (धातु) + tumun (कृत्)
• Form: Compound with infinitive: "thereafter, quickly, to praise"; infinitive (तुमुन्)

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निश्चय/हेतु)

• aniruddhaḥ: Aniruddha
• aniruddhaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aniruddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; proper noun

• upacakrame: began/commenced
• upacakrame: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: upa + kram (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), Ātmanepada, 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator framing the dialogue between Lord Vishnu and Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Mauna after hearing the highest teaching indicates internalization; true understanding ripens into stillness before expression.

Vedantic Theme: Shravana-manana-nididhyasana: hearing culminates in contemplative silence; the ‘supreme’ points toward Brahman/Vishnu as ultimate reality.

Application: After study or discourse, keep a period of silence for reflection; let insight settle before debate or action; integrate learning through meditation.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.7.16 (silence after praise); Garuda Purana 3.7.17-19 (content of the teaching/prayer leading to this silence)

Characters & Entities

• Aniruddha
• Muni

FAQs

What is the importance of stuti (praise) after receiving spiritual teaching in the Garuda Purana?

This verse shows the traditional response to profound instruction: silence for assimilation, followed by stuti as a devotional sealing of the teaching and a shift into worshipful contemplation.

How does this verse fit into the Garuda Purana’s dialogue style (Vishnu–Garuda framework)?

It functions as a narrative bridge: after a key teaching is heard, the listener (the sage) becomes silent, and the next section begins with Aniruddha’s praise—marking a new phase in the discourse.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

After studying sacred or ethical teachings, pause in silence to internalize them, then express gratitude through prayer, chanting, or a short stuti—turning knowledge into lived devotion and conduct.