Shloka 12

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

Devanagari script

एतादृशं तव मुखं नुवितुं न शक्तिः शच्या समापि भगवन्परिपाहि नित्यम् / कृत्वा स्तुतिं रतिरियं परमादरेण तूष्णीं स्थिता भगवतश्च समीप एव

Transliteration

etādṛśaṃ tava mukhaṃ nuvituṃ na śaktiḥ śacyā samāpi bhagavanparipāhi nityam / kṛtvā stutiṃ ratiriyaṃ paramādareṇa tūṣṇīṃ sthitā bhagavataśca samīpa eva

Translation

ଏପରି ତୁମ ମୁଖକୁ ଶଚୀଦେବୀ ମଧ୍ୟ ସମ୍ୟକ୍ ସ୍ତୁତି କରିପାରନ୍ତି ନାହିଁ। ହେ ଭଗବନ୍, ସଦା ରକ୍ଷା କର। ପରମ ଆଦରରେ ସ୍ତୁତି କରି ରତି ଭଗବାନଙ୍କ ସମୀପରେ ମୌନ ହୋଇ ଦାଁଡ଼ି ରହିଲା।

Word by Word

• etādṛśam: such
• etādṛśam: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etādṛśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• tava: your
• tava: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• mukham: face
• mukham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mukha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• nuvitum: to praise
• nuvitum: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/infinitive complement)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nu (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (Infinitive), ‘नुवितुम्’ (to praise)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation)

• śaktiḥ: ability/power
• śaktiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• śacyā: by Śacī
• śacyā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śacī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• samā: even if equal/competent
• samā: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: samā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘समापि’ इत्यत्र ‘सम’ (equal/adequate)

• api: even
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अपि (even)

• bhagavan: O Lord
• bhagavan: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• paripāhi: protect (completely)
• paripāhi: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pari-pā (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• nityam: always
• nityam: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोग; क्रियाविशेषण (always)

• kṛtvā: having done
• kṛtvā: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त (Absolutive), ‘कृत्वा’ (having done)

• stutim: praise/hymn
• stutim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: stuti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ratiḥ: Rati
• ratiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• iyam: this (she)
• iyam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• parama-ādareṇa: with great reverence
• parama-ādareṇa: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक) + ādara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारय—‘परमः आदरः’

• tūṣṇīm: silently
• tūṣṇīm: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tūṣṇīm (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण

• sthitā: remained
• sthitā: Kriya (क्रिया/predicative)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sthā (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Past Passive Participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘स्थित’ = having stood/remained

• bhagavataḥ: of the Lord
• bhagavataḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• samīpe: near
• samīpe: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: samīpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• eva: indeed/just
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (only/indeed)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narration describing Rati’s praise near the Lord)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Stuti culminates in śaraṇāgati: acknowledging the limits of speech and resting in silent proximity to Bhagavān.

Vedantic Theme: Grace (anugraha) surpasses verbal praise; bhakti matures into quiet abiding (niṣṭhā) near the Lord.

Application: After prayer/chanting, sit briefly in silence (mauna) with the feeling of being ‘near’ the Lord; cultivate humility and reliance on divine protection.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.7.11 (Rati’s dhyāna); Garuda Purana 3.7.13 (Dakṣa begins stuti)

Characters & Entities

• Śacī (Indrāṇī)
• Rati
• Bhagavān (the Lord)

FAQs

What is the importance of stuti (praise) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents stuti as an act of highest reverence that culminates in seeking the Lord’s continual protection, highlighting devotion as a direct spiritual refuge.

How does this verse relate to Garuda Purana themes like protection and liberation?

Even in sections often associated with afterlife instruction, the text repeatedly centers the Lord as the ultimate protector; here, praise leads to surrender and abiding near the Divine.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Cultivate regular prayer or recitation with humility—recognizing one’s limits—then act with quiet steadiness (tūṣṇīm), trusting in divine guidance while living ethically.