Srimad Bhagavatam — Shashtha Skandha, Shloka 22

Soma Pacifies the Pracetās; Dakṣa’s Haṁsa-guhya Prayers; Hari Grants Creative Power

Devanagari script

अस्तौषीद्धंसगुह्येन भगवन्तमधोक्षजम् । तुभ्यं तदभिधास्यामि कस्यातुष्यद्यथा हरि: ॥ २२ ॥

Transliteration

astauṣīd dhaṁsa-guhyena bhagavantam adhokṣajam tubhyaṁ tad abhidhāsyāmi kasyātuṣyad yathā hariḥ

Translation

Dakṣa đã tán thán Đức Bhagavān Adhokṣaja bằng những lời cầu nguyện Haṁsa-guhya. Tâu Đại vương, tôi sẽ trình bày đầy đủ các lời ấy và vì sao Hari đã hoan hỷ với ngài.

Synonyms

• अस्तौषीत्: praised
• अस्तौषीत्: क्रिया (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — he praised

• हंसगुह्येन: by the Haṁsa-guhya (hymn)
• हंसगुह्येन: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हंस + गुह्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन — by the Haṁsa-guhya (hymn/secret)

• भगवन्तम्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवन्तम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन — the Lord

• अधोक्षजम्: Adhokṣaja (Vishnu)
• अधोक्षजम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अधोक्षज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन — Adhokṣaja

• तुभ्यम्: to you
• तुभ्यम्: सम्प्रदान (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी (Dative), एकवचन — to you

• तत्: that
• तत्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन — that (hymn/that matter)

• अभिधास्यामि: I will describe
• अभिधास्यामि: क्रिया (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि + धा (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन — I shall tell/declare

• कस्य: of whom
• कस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन — of whom/whose

• अतुष्यत्: was pleased
• अतुष्यत्: क्रिया (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तुष् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — he became pleased

• यथा: as/how
• यथा: प्रकार (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (comparative/relative adverb) — as/how

• हरिः: Hari
• हरिः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन — Hari

Purport

It is to be understood that the Haṁsa-guhya prayers were not composed by Dakṣa, but were existing in the Vedic literature.

Characters & Entities

• Adhokṣaja
• Hari

FAQs

What is the Haṁsa-guhya stotra in the Srimad Bhagavatam?

It is a confidential hymn of praise to the Supreme Lord (Adhokṣaja) that Śukadeva Gosvāmī is about to narrate, presented as a prayer that fully satisfies Lord Hari.

Who is speaking in Bhagavatam 6.4.22 and why is he introducing these prayers?

Śukadeva Gosvāmī speaks to King Parīkṣit, introducing the Haṁsa-guhya prayers and indicating that they are especially pleasing to Lord Hari.

Practical application: how can this verse guide modern devotional practice?

It emphasizes hearing and reciting authentic prayers that glorify the Lord beyond sensory perception (Adhokṣaja), cultivating bhakti through sincere stuti and attentive śravaṇa.