Shloka 24

Hari-stuti by Śrī, Brahmā, Vāyu, Sarasvatī, Śeṣa, Garuḍa, Rudra, Vāruṇī and Pārvatī

Humility, Surrender, and the Power of the Name

Devanagari script

कुर्वन्ति ये पठनं नित्यमेव समर्पयिष्यति सदा हरौ च / तेषां हरिः प्रीयते केशवोलं हरौ प्रसन्ने किमलभ्यमस्ति

Transliteration

kurvanti ye paṭhanaṃ nityameva samarpayiṣyati sadā harau ca / teṣāṃ hariḥ prīyate keśavolaṃ harau prasanne kimalabhyamasti

Translation

«Quienes realizan esta recitación cada día y la ofrecen siempre a Hari—Hari, el Keśava, se complace en ellos. Y cuando Hari está complacido, ¿qué hay que no pueda alcanzarse?»

Word by Word

• kurvanti: do/perform
• kurvanti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (कृ धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन (3rd pl)

• ye: those who
• ye: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (Masculine, Nom, Plural)

• paṭhanam: recitation/reading
• paṭhanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: paṭhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Acc, Singular)

• nityam: daily/always
• nityam: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण द्वितीया-एकवचनम् (accusative used adverbially)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण (emphatic particle)

• samarpayiṣyati: will offer/dedicate
• samarpayiṣyati: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-arp (सम्+अर्प् धातु)
• Form: लृट् (simple future), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (3rd sg)

• sadā: always
• sadā: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb of time)

• harau: in/unto Hari
• harau: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन (Masculine, Locative, Singular)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• teṣām: of them
• teṣām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, बहुवचन (Genitive, Plural)

• hariḥ: Hari
• hariḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Masculine, Nom, Singular)

• prīyate: is pleased
• prīyate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: prī (प्री धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (3rd sg)

• keśava: Keśava
• keśava: Apposition (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: keśava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Masculine, Nom, Singular); हरिः इत्यस्य विशेषण/अप्पोजिशन

• ulam: (unclear reading)
• ulam: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ulam (पाठान्तर/अस्पष्ट-शब्द)
• Form: पाठदोष/अवगम्य-अव्ययम्; अर्थः अनिश्चितः

• harau: when/if Hari (is)
• harau: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन (Masculine, Locative, Singular)

• prasanne: pleased
• prasanne: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prasanna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन (Masculine, Locative, Singular); ‘harau’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• kim: what
• kim: Prashna (प्रश्न)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; प्रश्नार्थक (interrogative)

• alabhyam: unattainable
• alabhyam: Pradhāna (प्रधान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: alabhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom, Singular)

• asti: is
• asti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (अस् धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (3rd sg)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue to Garuda/Vinata-putra, as typical Garuda Purana frame)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Nitya-stotra and samarpana (offering) please Keshava; divine pleasure removes obstacles and grants attainments.

Vedantic Theme: Ishvara-prasada as the decisive factor; karma becomes yoga through offering (ishvara-arpana); bhakti as a direct means to anugraha.

Application: Recite daily and explicitly dedicate the act to Hari; convert routine into offering; rely on grace rather than anxiety about results.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.6.23 (reciters are Hari-priya); Garuda Purana: broader Vishnu-bhakti sections emphasizing stotra/japa

Characters & Entities

• Hari
• Keśava

FAQs

What is the importance of daily recitation (nitya-pāṭha) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents daily recitation as a devotional discipline whose core value is arpaṇa (dedicating the act to Hari), leading to divine pleasure and spiritual attainment.

How does this verse relate to the Garuda Purana’s broader teachings on liberation and protection?

It frames scripture-reading not merely as information but as bhakti-yoga: when Hari is pleased, the devotee gains access to grace that supports dharma, inner purification, and ultimate spiritual goals.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Read a portion regularly, conclude with a simple dedication—“idam pāṭha-phalaṁ śrī-haraye samarpayāmi”—and let the practice shape conduct through devotion, humility, and consistency.