Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 8 - Chapter 4

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 8 - Chapter 1 - Verse 1 Sanskrit: श्रीशुक उवाचतदा देवर्षिगन्धर्वा ब्रह्मेशानपुरोगमा: ।मुमुचु: कुसुमासारं शंसन्त: कर्म तद्धरे: ॥ १ ॥ ITRANS: śrī-śuka uvācatadā devarṣi-gandharvābrahmeśāna-purogamāḥmumucuḥ kusumāsāraṁśaṁsantaḥ karma tad dhareḥ Translation: Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: When the Lord delivered Gajendra, King of the elephants, all the demigods, sages and Gandharvas, headed by Brahmā and Śiva, praised this activity of the Supreme Personality of Godhead and showered flowers upon both the Lord and Gajendra....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 8 - Chapter 1 - Verse 2 Sanskrit: नेदुर्दुन्दुभयो दिव्या गन्धर्वा ननृतुर्जगु: ।ऋषयश्चारणा: सिद्धास्तुष्टुवु: पुरुषोत्तमम् ॥ २ ॥ ITRANS: nedur dundubhayo divyāgandharvā nanṛtur jaguḥṛṣayaś cāraṇāḥ siddhāstuṣṭuvuḥ puruṣottamam Translation: There was a beating of kettledrums in the heavenly planets, the inhabitants of Gandharvaloka began to dance and sing, while great sages and the inhabitants of Cāraṇaloka and Siddhaloka offered prayers to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Puruṣottama. Purport:

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 8 - Chapter 1 - Verse 3-4 Sanskrit: योऽसौ ग्राह: स वै सद्य: परमाश्चर्यरूपधृक् ।मुक्तो देवलशापेन हूहूर्गन्धर्वसत्तम: ॥ ३ ॥प्रणम्य शिरसाधीशमुत्तमश्लोकमव्ययम् ।अगायत यशोधाम कीर्तन्यगुणसत्कथम् ॥ ४ ॥ ITRANS: yo ’sau grāhaḥ sa vai sadyaḥparamāścarya-rūpa-dhṛkmukto devala-śāpenahūhūr gandharva-sattamaḥ Translation: The best of the Gandharvas, King Hūhū, having been cursed by Devala Muni, had become a crocodile. Now, having been delivered by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, he assumed a very beautiful form as a Gandharva....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 8 - Chapter 1 - Verse 5 Sanskrit: सोऽनुकम्पित ईशेन परिक्रम्य प्रणम्य तम् ।लोकस्य पश्यतो लोकं स्वमगान्मुक्तकिल्बिष: ॥ ५ ॥ ITRANS: so ’nukampita īśenaparikramya praṇamya tamlokasya paśyato lokaṁsvam agān mukta-kilbiṣaḥ Translation: Having been favored by the causeless mercy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead and having regained his original form, King Hūhū circumambulated the Lord and offered his obeisances. Then, in the presence of all the demigods, headed by Brahmā, he returned to Gandharvaloka....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 8 - Chapter 1 - Verse 6 Sanskrit: गजेन्द्रो भगवत्स्पर्शाद् विमुक्तोऽज्ञानबन्धनात् ।प्राप्तो भगवतो रूपं पीतवासाश्चतुर्भुज: ॥ ६ ॥ ITRANS: gajendro bhagavat-sparśādvimukto ’jñāna-bandhanātprāpto bhagavato rūpaṁpīta-vāsāś catur-bhujaḥ Translation: Because Gajendra, King of the elephants, had been touched directly by the hands of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, he was immediately freed of all material ignorance and bondage. Thus he received the salvation of sārūpya-mukti, in which he achieved the same bodily features as the Lord, being dressed in yellow garments and possessing four hands....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 8 - Chapter 1 - Verse 7 Sanskrit: स वै पूर्वमभूद् राजा पाण्ड्यो द्रविडसत्तम: ।इन्द्रद्युम्न इति ख्यातो विष्णुव्रतपरायण: ॥ ७ ॥ ITRANS: sa vai pūrvam abhūd rājāpāṇḍyo draviḍa-sattamaḥindradyumna iti khyātoviṣṇu-vrata-parāyaṇaḥ Translation: This Gajendra had formerly been a Vaiṣṇava and the king of the country known as Pāṇḍya, which is in the province of Draviḍa [South India]. In his previous life, he was known as Indradyumna Mahārāja. Purport:

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 8 - Chapter 1 - Verse 8 Sanskrit: स एकदाराधनकाल आत्मवान्गृहीतमौनव्रत ईश्वरं हरिम् ।जटाधरस्तापस आप्लुतोऽच्युतंसमर्चयामास कुलाचलाश्रम: ॥ ८ ॥ ITRANS: sa ekadārādhana-kāla ātmavāngṛhīta-mauna-vrata īśvaraṁ harimjaṭā-dharas tāpasa āpluto ’cyutaṁsamarcayām āsa kulācalāśramaḥ Translation: Indradyumna Mahārāja retired from family life and went to the Malaya Hills, where he had a small cottage for his āśrama. He wore matted locks on his head and always engaged in austerities. Once, while observing a vow of silence, he was fully engaged in the worship of the Lord and absorbed in the ecstasy of love of Godhead....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 8 - Chapter 1 - Verse 9 Sanskrit: यद‍ृच्छया तत्र महायशा मुनि:समागमच्छिष्यगणै: परिश्रित: ।तं वीक्ष्य तूष्णीमकृतार्हणादिकंरहस्युपासीनमृषिश्चुकोप ह ॥ ९ ॥ ITRANS: yadṛcchayā tatra mahā-yaśā muniḥsamāgamac chiṣya-gaṇaiḥ pariśritaḥtaṁ vīkṣya tūṣṇīm akṛtārhaṇādikaṁrahasy upāsīnam ṛṣiś cukopa ha Translation: While Indradyumna Mahārāja was engaged in ecstatic meditation, worshiping the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the great sage Agastya Muni arrived there, surrounded by his disciples. When the Muni saw that Mahārāja Indradyumna, who was sitting in a secluded place, remained silent and did not follow the etiquette of offering him a reception, he was very angry....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 8 - Chapter 1 - Verse 10 Sanskrit: तस्मा इमं शापमदादसाधु-रयं दुरात्माकृतबुद्धिरद्य ।विप्रावमन्ता विशतां तमिस्रंयथा गज: स्तब्धमति: स एव ॥ १० ॥ ITRANS: tasmā imaṁ śāpam adād asādhurayaṁ durātmākṛta-buddhir adyaviprāvamantā viśatāṁ tamisraṁyathā gajaḥ stabdha-matiḥ sa eva Translation: Agastya Muni then spoke this curse against the King: This King Indradyumna is not at all gentle. Being low and uneducated, he has insulted a brāhmaṇa. May he therefore enter the region of darkness and receive the dull, dumb body of an elephant....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 8 - Chapter 1 - Verse 13 Sanskrit: एवं विमोक्ष्य गजयूथपमब्जनाभ-स्तेनापि पार्षदगतिं गमितेन युक्त: ।गन्धर्वसिद्धविबुधैरुपगीयमान-कर्माद्भ‍ुतं स्वभवनं गरुडासनोऽगात् ॥ १३ ॥ ITRANS: evaṁ vimokṣya gaja-yūtha-pam abja-nābhastenāpi pārṣada-gatiṁ gamitena yuktaḥgandharva-siddha-vibudhair upagīyamāna-karmādbhutaṁ sva-bhavanaṁ garuḍāsano ’gāt Translation: Upon delivering the King of the elephants from the clutches of the crocodile, and from material existence, which resembles a crocodile, the Lord awarded him the status of sārūpya-mukti. In the presence of the Gandharvas, the Siddhas and the other demigods, who were praising the Lord for His wonderful transcendental activities, the Lord, sitting on the back of His carrier, Garuḍa, returned to His all-wonderful abode and took Gajendra with Him....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 8 - Chapter 1 - Verse 14 Sanskrit: एतन्महाराज तवेरितो मयाकृष्णानुभावो गजराजमोक्षणम् ।स्वर्ग्यं यशस्यं कलिकल्मषापहंदु:स्वप्ननाशं कुरुवर्य श‍ृण्वताम् ॥ १४ ॥ ITRANS: etan mahā-rāja taverito mayākṛṣṇānubhāvo gaja-rāja-mokṣaṇamsvargyaṁ yaśasyaṁ kali-kalmaṣāpahaṁduḥsvapna-nāśaṁ kuru-varya śṛṇvatām Translation: My dear King Parīkṣit, I have now described the wonderful power of Kṛṣṇa, as displayed when the Lord delivered the King of the elephants. O best of the Kuru dynasty, those who hear this narration become fit to be promoted to the higher planetary systems....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 8 - Chapter 1 - Verse 15 Sanskrit: यथानुकीर्तयन्त्येतच्छ्रेयस्कामा द्विजातय: ।शुचय: प्रातरुत्थाय दु:स्वप्नाद्युपशान्तये ॥ १५ ॥ ITRANS: yathānukīrtayanty etacchreyas-kāmā dvijātayaḥśucayaḥ prātar utthāyaduḥsvapnādy-upaśāntaye Translation: Therefore, after getting up from bed in the morning, those who desire their own welfare — especially the brāhmaṇas, kṣatriyas, vaiśyas and in particular the brāhmaṇa Vaiṣṇavas — should chant this narration as it is, without deviation, to counteract the troubles of bad dreams. Purport: Every verse in the Vedic literature, especially in the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam and Bhagavad-gītā, is a Vedic mantra....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 8 - Chapter 1 - Verse 16 Sanskrit: इदमाह हरि: प्रीतो गजेन्द्रं कुरुसत्तम ।श‍ृण्वतां सर्वभूतानां सर्वभूतमयो विभु: ॥ १६ ॥ ITRANS: idam āha hariḥ prītogajendraṁ kuru-sattamaśṛṇvatāṁ sarva-bhūtānāṁsarva-bhūta-mayo vibhuḥ Translation: O best of the Kuru dynasty, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the Supersoul of everyone, being thus pleased, addressed Gajendra in the presence of everyone there. He spoke the following blessings. Purport:

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 8 - Chapter 1 - Verse 25 Sanskrit: ये मां स्तुवन्त्यनेनाङ्ग प्रतिबुध्य निशात्यये ।तेषां प्राणात्यये चाहं ददामि विपुलां गतिम् ॥ २५ ॥ ITRANS: ye māṁ stuvanty anenāṅgapratibudhya niśātyayeteṣāṁ prāṇātyaye cāhaṁdadāmi vipulāṁ gatim Translation: My dear devotee, unto those who rise from bed at the end of night and offer Me the prayers offered by you, I give an eternal residence in the spiritual world at the end of their lives....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 8 - Chapter 1 - Verse 26 Sanskrit: श्रीशुक उवाचइत्यादिश्य हृषीकेश: प्राध्माय जलजोत्तमम् ।हर्षयन्विबुधानीकमारुरोह खगाधिपम् ॥ २६ ॥ ITRANS: śrī-śuka uvācaity ādiśya hṛṣīkeśaḥprādhmāya jalajottamamharṣayan vibudhānīkamāruroha khagādhipam Translation: Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: After giving this instruction, the Lord, who is known as Hṛṣīkeśa, bugled with His Pāñcajanya conchshell, in this way pleasing all the demigods, headed by Lord Brahmā. Then He mounted the back of His carrier, Garuḍa. Purport: