Verse Text
36. atha stava-pāṭhaḥ—
proktā manīṣibhir gītā-stava-rājādayaḥ stavāḥ ||157||
Translation
Reciting compositions of praise (verse 86): The wise consider that the Gītā and the stava-rāja contained in the Gautamīya-tantra are examples of stavas.
Purport (Jiva Goswami)
The Gītā is called stava because its contents glorify the Supreme Lord. Stava-rāja here refers to the stava in the Gautamīya-tantra.
Purport (Nectar of Devotion)
Reciting Notable Prayers
According to great learned scholars, the whole Bhagavad-gītā contains many authorized prayers, especially in the Eleventh Chapter, where Arjuna prays to the universal form of the Lord. Similarly, in the Gautamīya-tantra all the verses are called prayers. Again, in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam there are hundreds of prayers to the Lord. So a devotee should select some of these prayers for his recitation.