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Yes 🌸 — the Gajendra Mokṣa Pāṭha (गजेन्द्रमोक्षपाठ) is one of the most sacred and famous sections of the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam (SMB).
📖 Context
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Found in Canto 8, Chapters 2–4.
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King Indradyumna, a great devotee, was cursed by sage Agastya to be reborn as an elephant (Gajendra).
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Once, while bathing in a lake with his herd, Gajendra was caught by a mighty crocodile.
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After a long struggle, realizing his helplessness, Gajendra remembered his devotion from his previous birth and offered heartfelt stuti to Nārāyaṇa.
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Lord Viṣṇu swiftly descended on Garuḍa and rescued him, granting him mokṣa (liberation).
🌼 Essence of the Gajendra Stuti (SB 8.3.1–29)
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Supreme Refuge
Gajendra calls out not to devas or demigods, but directly to the Supreme Lord, the source of all. -
Attributes of the Lord
He praises the Lord as:-
The cause of creation, maintenance, and dissolution.
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Beyond material qualities (guṇas).
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The refuge of the helpless.
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Surrender
Gajendra offers himself completely: “I take shelter of that Supreme Person who delivers the helpless from all danger.”
🌺 Famous Opening Verse (SB 8.3.1)
Sanskrit (Devanāgarī):
ॐ नमो भगवते तस्मै यत एतच्चिदात्मने ।
अनादिनिद्यनिर्गुणाय गुणात्मने नमो नमः ॥
IAST:
oṁ namo bhagavate tasmai
yata etac cid-ātmane ।
anādi-nidya-nirguṇāya
guṇātmane namo namaḥ ॥
Meaning:
“I offer my respectful obeisances unto the Supreme Lord. He is the eternal, conscious soul, without beginning or end, beyond the material modes, yet the foundation of all qualities.”
🌸 The Deliverance
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Pleased with Gajendra’s pure surrender, the Lord appears instantly, kills the crocodile with His Sudarśana, and liberates Gajendra.
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Gajendra regains his original form as King Indradyumna, attaining eternal service to the Lord.
✨ Significance
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The Gajendra Mokṣa story teaches:
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The Lord rushes to protect His devotee in distress (ārta-prapatti).
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Bhakti is the only true refuge — greater than strength, wealth, or intelligence.
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Even an animal, if fully surrendered, can receive mokṣa.
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The Gajendra Stuti (8.3.1–29) is widely recited as a protective prayer, especially in danger, illness, or fear.
📖 So the Gajendra Mokṣa Pāṭha = Śrīmad Bhāgavatam, Canto 8, Chapters 2–4 (esp. 8.3: Gajendra’s prayers).
👉 Would you like me to arrange the entire Gajendra Stuti (8.3.1–29) in Sanskrit + English meaning for you, so you have the full pāṭha in one place for recitation?
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