Shloka 50
Hari-stuti by Śrī, Brahmā, Vāyu, Sarasvatī, Śeṣa, Garuḍa, Rudra, Vāruṇī and Pārvatī
Humility, Surrender, and the Power of the Name
एवं स्तुत्वा स रुद्रस्तु तूष्णीमास द्विजोत्तमः / शेषानन्तरजा देवी वारुणी वाक्यमब्रवीत्
evaṃ stutvā sa rudrastu tūṣṇīmāsa dvijottamaḥ / śeṣānantarajā devī vāruṇī vākyamabravīt
اے افضلِ دو بار جنم لینے والے! یوں ستائش کر کے رُدر خاموش ہو گئے۔ پھر شیش اور اننت کے بعد پیدا ہونے والی دیوی وارُنی نے یہ کلمات کہے۔
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator addressing a dvija; leading into Vāruṇī’s speech)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Related Themes: Garuda Purana: sequential stuti/discourse structure—speaker transitions marked by ‘tūṣṇīm āsa’ (general)
FAQs
It marks a transition: Rudra’s hymn concludes, and the discourse shifts to the next speaker—Vāruṇī—who is about to deliver the next instruction or revelation.
Vāruṇī is presented as a देवी (goddess) associated by name with Varuṇa; the verse introduces her lineage epithet (śeṣānantarajā) to identify her before her speech begins.
The verse models attentive sequencing in sacred discourse: after offering praise (stuti), one should pause in humility and listen carefully when the next qualified voice begins to speak.