Srimad Bhagavatam — Shashtha Skandha, Shloka 22
Soma Pacifies the Pracetās; Dakṣa’s Haṁsa-guhya Prayers; Hari Grants Creative Power
अस्तौषीद्धंसगुह्येन भगवन्तमधोक्षजम् । तुभ्यं तदभिधास्यामि कस्यातुष्यद्यथा हरि: ॥ २२ ॥
astauṣīd dhaṁsa-guhyena bhagavantam adhokṣajam tubhyaṁ tad abhidhāsyāmi kasyātuṣyad yathā hariḥ
Dakṣa offered praise to the Lord Adhokṣaja with the prayers known as Haṁsa-guhya. O King, I shall explain those prayers in full and how, by them, Hari became pleased with him.
It is to be understood that the Haṁsa-guhya prayers were not composed by Dakṣa, but were existing in the Vedic literature.
FAQs
It is a confidential hymn of praise to the Supreme Lord (Adhokṣaja) that Śukadeva Gosvāmī is about to narrate, presented as a prayer that fully satisfies Lord Hari.
Śukadeva Gosvāmī speaks to King Parīkṣit, introducing the Haṁsa-guhya prayers and indicating that they are especially pleasing to Lord Hari.
It emphasizes hearing and reciting authentic prayers that glorify the Lord beyond sensory perception (Adhokṣaja), cultivating bhakti through sincere stuti and attentive śravaṇa.