Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 8 — Chapter 4
SB 8 4.1
श्रीशुक उवाच तदा देवर्षिगन्धर्वा ब्रह्मेशानपुरोगमाः मुमुचुः कुसुमासारं शंसन्तः कर्म तद्धरेः
śrīśuka uvāca tadā devarṣigandharvā brahmeśānapurogamāḥ mumucuḥ kusumāsāraṃ śaṃsantaḥ karma taddhareḥ
Śrī Śuka said: Then the gods, sages and Gandharvas, headed by Brahmā and Śiva, let fall a shower of flowers, extolling that deed of Hari.
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SB 8 4.2
नेदुर्दुन्दुभयो दिव्या गन्धर्वा ननृतुर्जगुः ऋषयश्चारणाः सिद्धास्तुष्टुवुः पुरुषोत्तमम्
nedurdundubhayo divyā gandharvā nanṛturjaguḥ ṛṣayaścāraṇāḥ siddhāstuṣṭuvuḥ puruṣottamam
Divine drums resounded, the Gandharvas danced and sang, and the sages, the Cāraṇas and the Siddhas praised the Supreme Person.
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SB 8 4.3
यो ऽसौ ग्राहः स वै सद्यः परमाश्चर्यरूपधृक् मुक्तो देवलशापेन हूहूर्गन्धर्वसत्तमः
yo 'sau grāhaḥ sa vai sadyaḥ paramāścaryarūpadhṛk mukto devalaśāpena hūhūrgandharvasattamaḥ
That one who was the crocodile — he at once, assuming a form of the utmost wonder, was Hūhū, the best of the Gandharvas, (who had been) released by the curse of Devala.
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SB 8 4.4
प्रणम्य शिरसाधीशमुत्तमश्लोकमव्ययम् अगायत यशोधाम कीर्तन्यगुणसत्कथम्
praṇamya śirasādhīśamuttamaślokamavyayam agāyata yaśodhāma kīrtanyaguṇasatkatham
Bowing with his head to the Overlord, the imperishable one who is praised by the finest verses, he sang of Him, the abode of glory, whose qualities and true stories are worth reciting.
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SB 8 4.5
सो ऽनुकम्पित ईशेन परिक्रम्य प्रणम्य तम् लोकस्य पश्यतो लोकं स्वमगान् मुक्तकिल्बिषः
so 'nukampita īśena parikramya praṇamya tam lokasya paśyato lokaṃ svamagān muktakilbiṣaḥ
He, having been shown compassion by the Lord, circumambulated and bowed to Him, and, freed of his sin, went to his own world while the people looked on.
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SB 8 4.6
गजेन्द्रो भगवत्स्पर्शाद्विमुक्तो ऽज्ञानबन्धनात् प्राप्तो भगवतो रूपं पीतवासाश्चतुर्भुजः
gajendro bhagavatsparśādvimukto 'jñānabandhanāt prāpto bhagavato rūpaṃ pītavāsāścaturbhujaḥ
The elephant king, released by the Lord's touch from the bondage of ignorance, attained the form of the Lord, clad in yellow, four-armed.
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SB 8 4.7
स वै पूर्वमभूद्राजा पाण्ड्यो द्रविडसत्तमः इन्द्रद्युम्न इति ख्यातो विष्णुव्रतपरायणः
sa vai pūrvamabhūdrājā pāṇḍyo draviḍasattamaḥ indradyumna iti khyāto viṣṇuvrataparāyaṇaḥ
He had formerly been a king, a Pāṇḍya, the best of the Draviḍas, renowned as Indradyumna, wholly devoted to the observances of Viṣṇu.
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SB 8 4.8
स एकदाराधनकाल आत्मवान् गृहीतमौनव्रत ईश्वरं हरिम् जटाधरस्तापस आप्लुतो ऽच्युतं समर्चयामास कुलाचलाश्रमः
sa ekadārādhanakāla ātmavān gṛhītamaunavrata īśvaraṃ harim jaṭādharastāpasa āpluto 'cyutaṃ samarcayāmāsa kulācalāśramaḥ
Once, at the time of worship, self-possessed, having taken a vow of silence, wearing matted hair, an ascetic who had bathed, with his hermitage on the Kulācala mountain, he was worshipping Hari the Lord, the Unfailing One.
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SB 8 4.9
यदृच्छया तत्र महायशा मुनिः समागमच् छिष्यगणैः परिश्रितः तं वीक्ष्य तूष्णीमकृतार्हणादिकं रहस्य् उपासीनमृषिश्चुकोप ह
yadṛcchayā tatra mahāyaśā muniḥ samāgamac chiṣyagaṇaiḥ pariśritaḥ taṃ vīkṣya tūṣṇīmakṛtārhaṇādikaṃ rahasy upāsīnamṛṣiścukopa ha
By chance the sage of great renown came there, surrounded by his troop of disciples; and seeing him seated in seclusion, silent, offering no honours or the like, the sage grew angry.
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SB 8 4.10
तस्मा इमं शापमदादसाधुर् अयं दुरात्माकृतबुद्धिरद्य विप्रावमन्ता विशतां तमिस्रं यथा गजः स्तब्धमतिः स एव
tasmā imaṃ śāpamadādasādhur ayaṃ durātmākṛtabuddhiradya viprāvamantā viśatāṃ tamisraṃ yathā gajaḥ stabdhamatiḥ sa eva
To him he gave this curse: "This ill-behaved, evil-minded man, of untrained understanding, a slighter of brahmins, let him enter into darkness, dull-witted like an elephant — just so."
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SB 8 4.11
श्रीशुक उवाच एवं शप्त्वा गतो ऽगस्त्यो भगवान् नृप सानुगः इन्द्रद्युम्नो ऽपि राजर्षिर्दिष्टं तदुपधारयन्
śrīśuka uvāca evaṃ śaptvā gato 'gastyo bhagavān nṛpa sānugaḥ indradyumno 'pi rājarṣirdiṣṭaṃ tadupadhārayan
Śrī Śuka said: Having thus cursed him, the venerable Agastya went away, O king, with his followers; and Indradyumna, the royal sage, taking that to be fate,
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SB 8 4.12
आपन्नः कौञ्जरीं योनिमात्मस्मृतिविनाशिनीम् हर्यर्चनानुभावेन यद्गजत्वे ऽप्य् अनुस्मृतिः
āpannaḥ kauñjarīṃ yonimātmasmṛtivināśinīm haryarcanānubhāvena yadgajatve 'py anusmṛtiḥ
came to an elephant's birth, which destroys the memory of oneself; yet by the power of his worship of Hari there was remembrance even in elephanthood.
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SB 8 4.13
एवं विमोक्ष्य गजयूथपमब्जनाभस् तेनापि पार्षदगतिं गमितेन युक्तः अम्प्;गन्धर्वसिद्धविबुधैरुपगीयमान कर्माद्भुतं स्वभवनं गरुडासनो ऽगात्
evaṃ vimokṣya gajayūthapamabjanābhas tenāpi pārṣadagatiṃ gamitena yuktaḥ gandharvasiddhavibudhairupagīyamāna karmādbhutaṃ svabhavanaṃ garuḍāsano 'gāt
Having thus liberated the leader of the elephant herd, the lotus-navelled one, joined by him too, who had been granted the state of an attendant, praised by Gandharvas, Siddhas and gods for His wondrous deed, went to His own abode seated on Garuḍa.
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SB 8 4.14
एतन् महाराज तवेरितो मया कृष्णानुभावो गजराजमोक्षणम् स्वर्ग्यं यशस्यं कलिकल्मषापहं दुःस्वप्ननाशं कुरुवर्य शृण्वताम्
etan mahārāja taverito mayā kṛṣṇānubhāvo gajarājamokṣaṇam svargyaṃ yaśasyaṃ kalikalmaṣāpahaṃ duḥsvapnanāśaṃ kuruvarya śṛṇvatām
This, great king, has been recounted to you by me — Kṛṣṇa's mighty act, the liberation of the elephant king, which for those who hear it, O best of the Kurus, leads to heaven, brings fame, removes the taint of Kali, and destroys bad dreams.
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SB 8 4.15
यथानुकीर्तयन्त्य् एतच् छ्रेयस्कामा द्विजातयः शुचयः प्रातरुत्थाय दुःस्वप्नाद्युपशान्तये
yathānukīrtayanty etac chreyaskāmā dvijātayaḥ śucayaḥ prātarutthāya duḥsvapnādyupaśāntaye
Accordingly the twice-born, desiring what is best, purified, rising at dawn, recite this for the allaying of bad dreams and the like.
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SB 8 4.16
इदमाह हरिः प्रीतो गजेन्द्रं कुरुसत्तम शृण्वतां सर्वभूतानां सर्वभूतमयो विभुः
idamāha hariḥ prīto gajendraṃ kurusattama śṛṇvatāṃ sarvabhūtānāṃ sarvabhūtamayo vibhuḥ
Pleased, Hari said this to the lord of elephants, O best of the Kurus, while all beings listened — he who consists of all beings, the all-pervading one.
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SB 8 4.17
श्रीभगवान् उवाच ये मां त्वां च सरश्चेदं गिरिकन्दरकाननम् वेत्रकीचकवेणूनां गुल्मानि सुरपादपान्
śrībhagavān uvāca ye māṃ tvāṃ ca saraścedaṃ girikandarakānanam vetrakīcakaveṇūnāṃ gulmāni surapādapān
The Blessed Lord said: Those who (remember) me and you, and this lake, and the mountain, its caves and woods, and the thickets of reeds, hollow bamboo and bamboo, and the trees of the gods,
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SB 8 4.18
शृङ्गाणीमानि धिष्ण्यानि ब्रह्मणो मे शिवस्य च क्षीरोदं मे प्रियं धाम श्वेतद्वीपं च भास्वरम्
śṛṅgāṇīmāni dhiṣṇyāni brahmaṇo me śivasya ca kṣīrodaṃ me priyaṃ dhāma śvetadvīpaṃ ca bhāsvaram
and these peaks, the abodes of Brahmā, of me and of Śiva, and the Ocean of Milk, my dear dwelling, and the shining White Island,
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SB 8 4.19
श्रीवत्सं कौस्तुभं मालां गदां कौमोदकीं मम सुदर्शनं पाञ्चजन्यं सुपर्णं पतगेश्वरम्
śrīvatsaṃ kaustubhaṃ mālāṃ gadāṃ kaumodakīṃ mama sudarśanaṃ pāñcajanyaṃ suparṇaṃ patageśvaram
the Śrīvatsa mark, the Kaustubha gem, the garland, my mace Kaumodakī, the Sudarśana disc, the conch Pāñcajanya, and Suparṇa, the lord of birds,
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SB 8 4.20
शेषं च मत्कलां सूक्ष्मां श्रियं देवीं मदाश्रयाम् ब्रह्माणं नारदमृषिं भवं प्रह्रादमेव च
śeṣaṃ ca matkalāṃ sūkṣmāṃ śriyaṃ devīṃ madāśrayām brahmāṇaṃ nāradamṛṣiṃ bhavaṃ prahrādameva ca
and Śeṣa, my subtle portion, and the goddess Śrī, who has her refuge in me, and Brahmā, the sage Nārada, Bhava (Śiva), and Prahlāda too,
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SB 8 4.21
मत्स्यकूर्मवराहाद्यैरवतारैः कृतानि मे कर्माण्य् अनन्तपुण्यानि सूर्यं सोमं हुताशनम्
matsyakūrmavarāhādyairavatāraiḥ kṛtāni me karmāṇy anantapuṇyāni sūryaṃ somaṃ hutāśanam
my deeds done in the incarnations beginning with the Fish, the Tortoise and the Boar, deeds of endless merit, and the sun, the moon, the fire-god,
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SB 8 4.22
प्रणवं सत्यमव्यक्तं गोविप्रान् धर्ममव्ययम् दाक्षायणीर्धर्मपत्नीः सोमकश्यपयोरपि
praṇavaṃ satyamavyaktaṃ goviprān dharmamavyayam dākṣāyaṇīrdharmapatnīḥ somakaśyapayorapi
the syllable Om, truth, the unmanifest, cows and brahmins, imperishable dharma, the daughters of Dakṣa, the wives of Dharma and also of Soma and Kaśyapa,
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SB 8 4.23
गङ्गां सरस्वतीं नन्दां कालिन्दीं सितवारणम् ध्रुवं ब्रह्मऋषीन् सप्त पुण्यश्लोकांश्च मानवान्
gaṅgāṃ sarasvatīṃ nandāṃ kālindīṃ sitavāraṇam dhruvaṃ brahmaṛṣīn sapta puṇyaślokāṃśca mānavān
the Gaṅgā, the Sarasvatī, the Nandā, the Kālindī, the white elephant, Dhruva, the seven brahmin-sages, and men of holy fame —
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SB 8 4.24
उत्थायापररात्रान्ते प्रयताः सुसमाहिताः स्मरन्ति मम रूपाणि मुच्यन्ते ते ऽंहसो ऽखिलात्
utthāyāpararātrānte prayatāḥ susamāhitāḥ smaranti mama rūpāṇi mucyante te 'ṃhaso 'khilāt
(those who), rising at the end of the last watch of the night, restrained and well-composed, remember these forms of mine, are freed from all sin.
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SB 8 4.25
ये मां स्तुवन्त्य् अनेनाङ्ग प्रतिबुध्य निशात्यये तेषां प्राणात्यये चाहं ददामि विपुलां गतिम्
ye māṃ stuvanty anenāṅga pratibudhya niśātyaye teṣāṃ prāṇātyaye cāhaṃ dadāmi vipulāṃ gatim
To those who, waking at the passing of night, praise me with this (hymn), O dear one, I also give an ample destination at the departure of their life-breath.
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SB 8 4.26
श्रीशुक उवाच इत्य् आदिश्य हृषीकेशः प्राध्माय जलजोत्तमम् हर्षयन् विबुधानीकमारुरोह खगाधिपम्
śrīśuka uvāca ity ādiśya hṛṣīkeśaḥ prādhmāya jalajottamam harṣayan vibudhānīkamāruroha khagādhipam
Śrī Śuka said: Having instructed thus, Hṛṣīkeśa blew his excellent conch and, gladdening the host of gods, mounted the king of birds.
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