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
ദക്ഷൻ ‘ഹംസഗുഹ്യ’ എന്ന പ്രാർത്ഥനാസ്തോത്രംകൊണ്ട് അധോക്ഷജനായ ഭഗവാനെ സ്തുതിച്ചു. രാജാവേ, ആ പ്രാർത്ഥനകളാൽ ഹരി എങ്ങനെ പ്രസന്നനായെന്നത് ഞാൻ നിനക്കു പൂർണ്ണമായി വിശദീകരിക്കും।
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.