Shloka 23
ब्रह्मलोकादयं स्वर्गे स््तवराजो5वतारित: । यतस्तण्डि: पुरा प्राप तेन तण्डिकृतो$भवत्
Brahmalokād ayaṁ svarge stavarājo ’vatāritaḥ | yatas Taṇḍiḥ purā prāpa tena Taṇḍikṛto ’bhavat ||
สตวราชนี้ถูกอัญเชิญลงมาจากพรหมโลกสู่สวรรค์ และเพราะฤๅษีตัณฑิได้เคยได้รับไว้ในกาลก่อน จึงเป็นที่รู้จักว่า ‘ตัณฑิกฤต’ คือบทที่ตัณฑิได้รจนาหรือสืบรับไว้
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes the sanctity and authority of a devotional hymn by tracing its transmission from a higher divine realm (Brahmaloka) to heaven, and by preserving its lineage through the sage Taṇḍi—suggesting that true praise and sacred knowledge are validated by their pure origin and faithful transmission.
Vāyu identifies a particular stotra as the ‘king of hymns’ and explains its provenance: it was brought down from Brahmaloka to Svarga, and because the sage Taṇḍi once received it, the hymn became associated with him and was known as Taṇḍi’s.