Shloka 43
Hari-stuti by Śrī, Brahmā, Vāyu, Sarasvatī, Śeṣa, Garuḍa, Rudra, Vāruṇī and Pārvatī
Humility, Surrender, and the Power of the Name
एवं स्तुत्वा भारती तु तूष्णीमास खगेश्वर / तदनन्तरजः शेषः प्राञ्जलिः प्राह केशवम्
evaṃ stutvā bhāratī tu tūṣṇīmāsa khageśvara / tadanantarajaḥ śeṣaḥ prāñjaliḥ prāha keśavam
ఇలా స్తుతించి భారతి (సరస్వతి) మౌనమైంది, హే ఖగేశ్వరా. అనంతుని అనుజుడు శేషుడు అంజలి ఘటించి కేశవునితో పలికాడు।
Narrator (transitioning to Śeṣa addressing Lord Viṣṇu/Keśava)
Concept: Stuti culminates naturally in tūṣṇīṃ-bhāva (silence), implying that devotion matures into quietude before the Infinite.
Vedantic Theme: Mauna as the highest ‘exposition’ when words reach their limit; the movement from vāk to silence.
Application: In prayer/recitation, allow a deliberate pause after praise; use silence as an offering and as a contemplative practice.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Related Themes: Garuda Purana: dialogic structure—successive speakers (deities/attendants) offering hymns (general structural parallel)
FAQs
This verse shows stuti as the opening and sanctifying act of sacred dialogue—after the deity is praised, the discourse proceeds in an orderly, reverential way.
Indirectly: it frames the authoritative setting of teaching—Sarasvatī’s praise and Śeṣa’s respectful address to Viṣṇu establish that the upcoming instruction is to be received as dharmic and trustworthy.
Begin serious study, ritual, or ethical reflection with humility and reverence (prāñjali-bhāva), then listen carefully—silence after prayer and attentive inquiry supports clearer understanding and conduct.