Shloka 26

Haristuti-saṅgraha: Devatā–Ṛṣi Praṇāma, Nāma-māhātmya, and Vairāgya from Deha-āsakti

Devanagari script

एवं स्तुत्वानिरुद्धस्तु तूष्णीमास खगेश्वर / तदनन्तरजः स्तोत्रं मनः स्वायंभुवोब्रवीत्

Transliteration

evaṃ stutvāniruddhastu tūṣṇīmāsa khageśvara / tadanantarajaḥ stotraṃ manaḥ svāyaṃbhuvobravīt

Translation

हे खगेश्वरा! अशी स्तुती करून अनिरुद्ध मौन झाले. त्यानंतर स्वायंभुव (ब्रह्मा) यांनी मनातून उत्पन्न झालेले स्तोत्र उच्चारले.

Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriya-visheshana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb

• stutvā: having praised
• stutvā: Purvakala-kriya
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: stu (स्तु)
• Form: Ktva Pratyaya (Absolutive)

• aniruddhaḥ: Aniruddha
• aniruddhaḥ: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aniruddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• tu: but/and
• tu: null
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction

• tūṣṇīm: silent
• tūṣṇīm: Kriya-visheshana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tūṣṇīm (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb

• āsa: became/remained
• āsa: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (अस्)
• Form: Lit Lakara (Perfect), Prathama Purusha (3rd), Singular

• khageśvara: O Lord of Birds (Garuda)
• khageśvara: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: khageśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• tadanantarajaḥ: born immediately after that
• tadanantarajaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier to svāyaṃbhuvaḥ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tadanantaraja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• stotram: hymn/praise
• stotram: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: stotra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• manaḥ: mind (or thoughts)
• manaḥ: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• svāyaṃbhuvaḥ: Svayambhuva (Manu)
• svāyaṃbhuvaḥ: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svāyaṃbhuva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• abravīt: spoke
• abravīt: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: brū (ब्रू)
• Form: Lang Lakara (Imperfect), Prathama Purusha (3rd), Singular

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narration addressing Garuda as khageśvara)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Stuti as a disciplined act: praise culminates in silence and yields to higher revelation (mind-born hymn).

Vedantic Theme: Vāk–manas–śānti: speech resolves into inner stillness; devotion matures toward contemplative absorption.

Application: After japa/stotra, sit briefly in silence; treat devotion as a sequence—utterance, inwardness, then listening/receiving.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana (Pretakalpa/Upadeśa sections): recurring stuti-to-upadeśa transitions where a speaker falls silent and another begins; Garuda Purana: manasika (mental) worship praised alongside verbal/ritual worship

Characters & Entities

• Aniruddha
• Garuda (Khageśvara)
• Brahmā (Svāyambhuva)

FAQs

What is the importance of a manasa (mind-born) stotra in the Garuda Purana?

This verse highlights that divine praise can arise spontaneously from inner realization—Brahmā’s hymn is described as “born of the mind,” emphasizing contemplative, inward devotion as authoritative in Purāṇic tradition.

How does this verse explain the flow of speakers in the Garuda Purana narrative?

It marks a transition: after Aniruddha completes his praise and becomes silent, the narration shifts to Brahmā (Svāyambhuva) who then speaks a hymn, showing sequential turns in the sacred dialogue/storytelling.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use structured prayer, then cultivate silence; from that quiet, let sincere praise or reflection arise naturally—devotion is not only recited but also inwardly generated.