Hari-stuti by Śrī, Brahmā, Vāyu, Sarasvatī, Śeṣa, Garuḍa, Rudra, Vāruṇī and Pārvatī
Humility, Surrender, and the Power of the Name
अनुग्रहार्थं च तवावतारो नान्यश्च किञ्चित्पुरुषार्थस्तवेश / गोभूसुराणां च महीरुहाणां तथा सुराणां प्रवरावतारैः
anugrahārthaṃ ca tavāvatāro nānyaśca kiñcitpuruṣārthastaveśa / gobhūsurāṇāṃ ca mahīruhāṇāṃ tathā surāṇāṃ pravarāvatāraiḥ
ஹே ஈசா! உமது அவதாரம் அருளுக்காக மட்டுமே; உமக்கு தனிப்பட்ட வேறு எந்தப் புருஷார்த்தமும் இல்லை. உமது உயர்ந்த அவதாரங்களால் பசுக்கள், பிராமணர்கள், பூமி மற்றும் அதன் மரங்கள், மேலும் தேவர்கள் ஆகியோரைக் காத்து உயர்த்துகிறீர்.
Garuda (Vinata-putra), addressing Lord Vishnu (Hari)
Concept: Avatāra is for anugraha (grace) and loka-saṅgraha (upholding the world); protection of go-bhū-sura and nature is dharma-preserving.
Vedantic Theme: Īśvara’s līlā and anugraha as motive; dharma-rakṣaṇa as expression of compassion; the Lord as sustainer of ṛta/dharma.
Application: See protection of vulnerable beings and sacred institutions as spiritual duty; practice stewardship—care for animals, teachers, land, and trees as part of dharmic living.
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Related Themes: Garuda Purana: avatāra and Vishnu-protection motifs in bhakti sections (general)
This verse states that the avatara happens for anugraha—compassionate grace and protection of dharma—not for any self-serving purpose of the Lord.
It frames avatara as safeguarding key supports of dharma—cows, brāhmaṇas, trees/earthly life, and the devas—showing cosmic order is restored through divine intervention.
Treat service and leadership as duty-driven rather than self-interested: protect vulnerable life, support learning and ethical conduct, and care for nature as pillars of dharma.