Shloka 2
Hari-stuti by Śrī, Brahmā, Vāyu, Sarasvatī, Śeṣa, Garuḍa, Rudra, Vāruṇī and Pārvatī
Humility, Surrender, and the Power of the Name
हरिं नारायणं सम्यक् स्तोतुं समुपचक्रिरे / चिन्त्याचिन्त्यगुणे विष्णौ विरुद्धाः संति सद्गुणाः
hariṃ nārāyaṇaṃ samyak stotuṃ samupacakrire / cintyācintyaguṇe viṣṇau viruddhāḥ saṃti sadguṇāḥ
แล้วพวกเขาก็เริ่มสรรเสริญพระหริ—พระนารายณ์—โดยถูกต้อง ในพระวิษณุผู้ทรงคุณลักษณะที่ทั้งพอคิดได้และเกินคิดได้ แม้คุณธรรมอันประเสริฐก็อาจปรากฏราวกับขัดแย้งกันเองได้।
Narrator (Purāṇic narration within the Vishnu–Garuda dialogue frame)
Concept: Vishnu’s qualities are simultaneously knowable and beyond mind; apparent contradictions among virtues resolve in the Infinite.
Vedantic Theme: Acintya-bhedabheda/parama-tattva beyond logical oppositions; nirguna as beyond gunas while saguna as accessible through attributes.
Application: Hold theological paradox without forcing reduction: practice stuti with humility, allowing ‘both/and’ (justice–mercy, immanence–transcendence) to deepen devotion rather than create doubt.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: devotional-assembly (stuti context)
Related Themes: Garuda Purana: stotra passages praising Narayana with acintya-mahima (general parallel)
FAQs
This verse presents proper praise (stuti) of Hari as a deliberate spiritual act, implying that devotion and right understanding are foundational for comprehending Purāṇic teachings.
Because Viṣṇu’s qualities are both within thought (cintya) and beyond thought (acintya), human categories can make divine perfections seem opposed—yet they coexist harmoniously in the Supreme.
Approach spiritual practice with humility: praise and contemplate the Divine without forcing rigid either-or judgments, and accept that higher reality can transcend ordinary conceptual limits.