Shloka 65

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

Devanagari script

एवं स्तुत्वा क्रतुरपि तूष्णीमास खगेश्वर / तदनन्तरजः स्तोतुं मनुर्वैवस्वतोब्रवीत्

Transliteration

evaṃ stutvā kraturapi tūṣṇīmāsa khageśvara / tadanantarajaḥ stotuṃ manurvaivasvatobravīt

Translation

ครั้นสรรเสริญดังนี้แล้ว ครตุก็สงบนิ่งเช่นกัน โอ้เจ้าแห่งนกทั้งหลาย ต่อจากนั้น ไววัสวตมนูผู้เกิดถัดมาได้เริ่มกล่าวเพื่อสวดบทสรรเสริญ

Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय)

• stutvā: having praised
• stutvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: stu (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त), having praised

• kratuḥ: Kratu
• kratuḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kratu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• api: also
• api: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात) ‘also’

• tūṣṇīm: silently
• tūṣṇīm: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tūṣṇīm (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय)

• āsa: remained/was
• āsa: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ās (धातु)
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद); used with adverb tūṣṇīm = ‘remained’

• khaga-īśvara: O lord of birds (Garuḍa)
• khaga-īśvara: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: khaga (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन); तत्पुरुषः (lord of birds)

• tad-anantara-jaḥ: the next-born (after him)
• tad-anantara-jaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + anantara (प्रातिपदिक) + ja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); तत्पुरुषः (one born after that; the next-born)

• stotum: to praise
• stotum: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/उद्देश्य)
• Type: Verb
• Root: stu (धातु)
• Form: Infinitive (तुमुन्), to praise

• manuḥ: Manu
• manuḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• vaivasvataḥ: Vaivasvata
• vaivasvataḥ: Apposition (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaivasvata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); epithet of Manu

• abravīt: said/spoke
• abravīt: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: brū (धातु)
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator addressing Garuda as 'Khageśvara')

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Paramparā: sacred knowledge and praise proceed in orderly succession; silence marks completion and reverence.

Vedantic Theme: Guru-śiṣya/ṛṣi-paramparā as the vessel for transmitting liberating remembrance.

Application: In study or ritual, respect sequence and closure; allow teachings to be received fully before moving on.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: assembly/recital setting

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana: recurring narrative device—speaker finishes, becomes silent; next speaker begins; Garuda Purana: Vaivasvata Manu appears as dharma authority in related teachings

Characters & Entities

• Garuda (Khageśvara)
• Kratu
• Vaivasvata Manu

FAQs

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

This verse marks a formal transition: after Kratu completes his praise and becomes silent, the next speaker (Vaivasvata Manu) begins his own stotra, setting up the next portion of the teaching in an orderly lineage-based narration.

How does this verse relate to Garuda Purana death rituals or the soul’s journey?

Indirectly: it is a connective narrative verse that organizes the speakers before the text proceeds into doctrinal material. Such transitions commonly precede instructions on dharma, rites, and purāṇic teachings that later include after-death topics.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It models disciplined speech and reverence: offer praise or prayer with focus, then remain silent and listen—an attitude useful for study of dharma texts and for performing rites with attention and humility.