Shloka 23
Hari-stuti by Śrī, Brahmā, Vāyu, Sarasvatī, Śeṣa, Garuḍa, Rudra, Vāruṇī and Pārvatī
Humility, Surrender, and the Power of the Name
एतत्स्तोत्रं ह्यर्थयेच्चैव या नः तत्र प्रीतिर्ह्यक्षया मे सदा स्यात् / स्तोत्रं ह्येतत्पाठयन्तीह लोके ते वैष्णवास्ते च हरिप्रियाश्च
etatstotraṃ hyarthayeccaiva yā naḥ tatra prītirhyakṣayā me sadā syāt / stotraṃ hyetatpāṭhayantīha loke te vaiṣṇavāste ca haripriyāśca
जी व्यक्ती या स्तोत्राची (फळाची) इच्छा करते, तिच्यावर माझे प्रेम सदैव अक्षय राहो. जे या लोकात या स्तोत्राचे पठण करतात, तेच खरे वैष्णव आहेत आणि तेच हरीला प्रिय आहेत.
Lord Vishnu (Hari) speaking to Garuda (Vinata-putra)
Concept: Stotra-patha as a bhakti-sadhana; the reciter becomes Hari-priya and gains enduring spiritual support (akshaya-priti).
Vedantic Theme: Nama/stotra as upasana; grace mediated through sincere repetition; bhakta-lakshana (marks of a devotee).
Application: Adopt regular hymn-recitation; dedicate intention (artha) toward devotion; build a daily practice that reinforces identity as Hari’s devotee.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: human realm
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.6.24 (daily recitation and offering to Hari); Garuda Purana: stotra-phala passages elsewhere (general)
FAQs
This verse states that reciting the stotra marks one as a true Vaiṣṇava and makes the reciter dear to Hari, indicating devotional practice as a direct means to divine grace.
Though not describing after-death stages directly, it emphasizes bhakti (devotional recitation) as a sustaining spiritual merit that aligns the practitioner with Viṣṇu’s favor—an implied safeguard on one’s spiritual trajectory.
Regularly chant and study the hymn with sincerity and ethical living; treat devotion as daily discipline, aiming for steadiness (akṣayā prīti) rather than occasional ritual performance.