Haristuti-saṅgraha: Devatā–Ṛṣi Praṇāma, Nāma-māhātmya, and Vairāgya from Deha-āsakti
भृगुरुवाच / किमासनं ते गरुडासनाय किं भूषणं कौस्तुभभूषणाय / लक्ष्मीकलत्राय किमस्ति देयं वागीश किं ते वचनीयमस्ति / अतो न जाने तव सद्गुणांश्च ह्यहं सदा वरुणा त्पादहीनः
bhṛguruvāca / kimāsanaṃ te garuḍāsanāya kiṃ bhūṣaṇaṃ kaustubhabhūṣaṇāya / lakṣmīkalatrāya kimasti deyaṃ vāgīśa kiṃ te vacanīyamasti / ato na jāne tava sadguṇāṃśca hyahaṃ sadā varuṇā tpādahīnaḥ
ភೃគុបានពោលថា៖ «តើអាសនៈអ្វីអាចថ្វាយដល់ព្រះអង្គ ដែលអង្គុយលើគ្រុឌ? តើអលង្ការអ្វីអាចតុបតែងព្រះអង្គ ដែលត្រូវបានតុបតែងដោយមណីកៅស្តុភៈរួចហើយ? តើអំណោយអ្វីអាចថ្វាយដល់ព្រះអង្គ ដែលមានព្រះលក្ខ្មីជាព្រះមហេសី? ឱ ព្រះអម្ចាស់នៃវាចា តើពាក្យអ្វីអាចនិយាយចំពោះព្រះអង្គ? ដូច្នេះ ខ្ញុំមិនដឹងពិតប្រាកដថានឹងសរសើរគុណធម៌ដ៏ប្រសើររបស់ព្រះអង្គយ៉ាងដូចម្តេចទេ ព្រោះខ្ញុំតែងខ្វះខាតនៅជើងព្រះអង្គ»។
Bhṛgu
Concept: The Lord is pūrṇa (complete); all conventional gifts, ornaments, and even speech fall short—true praise is humble surrender.
Vedantic Theme: Pūrṇatva of Brahman/Īśvara; finite upāsaka’s speech-mind limitation (yato vāco nivartante motif) and śaraṇāgati as the fitting response.
Application: Cultivate humility in worship; offer what one can (manasā-vācā-karmāṇā) while recognizing God’s completeness; practice daily namaskāra and gratitude rather than transactional devotion.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
Related Themes: Garuda Purana (general): Vishnu-stuti passages in Brahma-khanda/ācāra sections where devotees confess inadequacy of praise; Garuda Purana: recurring epithets Garuḍa-dhvaja/Kaustubha-dhara/Śrīpati in stotras
Calling Vishnu “Garuḍāsana” highlights His supreme status and iconography—He needs no human-provided seat, so the verse frames praise as devotion rather than material offering.
Bhṛgu emphasizes humility: since Vishnu is already adorned (Kaustubha) and complete (with Lakṣmī), the devotee’s role is sincere reverence and acknowledgment of one’s limitations.
Offer devotion through truthful speech, gratitude, and ethical living, remembering that spiritual practice is not about “adding” to the Divine but refining one’s own heart and conduct.