Shloka 30
Hari-stuti by Śrī, Brahmā, Vāyu, Sarasvatī, Śeṣa, Garuḍa, Rudra, Vāruṇī and Pārvatī
Humility, Surrender, and the Power of the Name
एवं स्तुत्वा हरिं सा तु तूष्णीमास खगश्वर / भारती तु तदा स्तोतुं हरिं समुपचक्रमे
evaṃ stutvā hariṃ sā tu tūṣṇīmāsa khagaśvara / bhāratī tu tadā stotuṃ hariṃ samupacakrame
ಹೇ ಖಗೇಶ್ವರ! ಈ ರೀತಿಯಾಗಿ ಹರಿಯನ್ನು ಸ್ತುತಿಸಿ ಅವಳು ಮೌನವಾದಳು; ಆಗ ಭಾರತಿ (ಸರಸ್ವತಿ) ಹರಿಯನ್ನು ಸ್ತೋತ್ರಿಸಲು ಆರಂಭಿಸಿದಳು।
Narrator (addressing Garuda within the Vishnu–Garuda dialogue frame)
Concept: Devotion is sustained through sequential stuti; silence (tūṣṇīm) marks reverent completion and prepares the mind for deeper praise.
Vedantic Theme: Mauna as a support to contemplation; bhakti expressed through vāṇī (Sarasvatī/Bhāratī) and also through silence.
Application: In worship, alternate recitation with brief silence; structure practice as cycles (stotra → mauna → next stotra) to internalize meaning.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Related Themes: Garuda Purana: stotra sequences where multiple speakers praise Viṣṇu in turn (general structural parallel)
FAQs
It highlights that true praise of Viṣṇu is guided by divine speech and wisdom—Bhāratī symbolizes sacred, truthful expression that elevates devotion.
The verse functions as a transition: after one speaker completes a hymn and becomes silent, Bhāratī begins the next praise, continuing the devotional and instructive setting addressed to Garuda.
Cultivate disciplined speech—offer prayers with clarity, humility, and sincerity, and know when to be silent after completing a devotional act.