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\engtitle{.. Gajendramokshanah from Shrimadbhagavatam ..}##
\itxtitle{.. shrImadbhAgavate gajendramokShaNaH ..}##\endtitles ##
\section{|| aShTamaskandhe dvitIyo.adhyAyaH \- 2 ||}
|| OM namo bhagavate vAsudevAya ||
shrIshuka uvAcha |
AsIdgirivaro rAjaMstrikUTa iti vishrutaH |
kShIrodenAvR^itaH shrImAn yojanAyutamuchChritaH || 1||
tAvatA vistR^itaH paryak tribhiH shR^i~NgaiH payonidhim |
dishaH khaM rochayannAste raupyAyasahiraNmayaiH || 2||
anyaishcha kakubhaH sarvA ratnadhAtuvichitritaiH |
nAnAdrumalatAgulmairnirghoShairnirjharAmbhasAm || 3||
sa chAvanijyamAnA~NghriH samantAtpayaUrmibhiH |
karoti shyAmalAM bhUmiM hariNmarakatAshmabhiH || 4||
siddhachAraNagandharvavidyAdharamahoragaiH |
kinnarairapsarobhishcha krIDadbhirjuShTakandaraH || 5||
yatra sa~NgItasannAdairnadadguhamamarShayA |
abhigarjanti harayaH shlAghinaH parasha~NkayA || 6||
nAnAraNyapashuvrAtasa~NkuladroNyala~NkR^itaH |
chitradrumasurodyAnakalakaNThaviha~NgamaH || 7||
saritsarobhirachChodaiH pulinairmaNivAlukaiH |
devastrImajjanAmodasaurabhAmbvanilairyutaH || 8||
tasya droNyAM bhagavato varuNasya mahAtmanaH |
udyAnamR^itumannAma AkrIDaM surayoShitAm || 9||
sarvato.ala~NkR^itaM divyairnityaM puShpaphaladrumaiH |
mandAraiH pArijAtaishcha pATalAshokachampakaiH || 10||
chUtaiH priyAlaiH panasairAmrairAmrAtakairapi |
kramukairnAlikeraishcha kharjUrairbIjapUrakaiH || 11||
madhUkaiH shAlatAlaishcha tamAlairasanArjunaiH |
ariShTodumbaraplakShairvaTaiH kiMshukachandanaiH || 12||
pichumandaiH kovidAraiH saralaiH suradArubhiH |
drAkShekShurambhAjambUbhirbadaryakShAbhayAmalaiH || 13||
bilvaiH kapitthairjambIrairvR^ito bhallAtakAdibhiH |
tasmin saraH suvipulaM lasatkA~nchanapa~Nkajam || 14||
kumudotpalakahlArashatapatrashriyorjitam |
mattaShaTpadanirghuShTaM shakuntaishcha kalasvanaiH || 15||
haMsakAraNDavAkIrNaM chakrAhvaiH sArasairapi |
jalakukkuTakoyaShTidAtyUhakulakUjitam || 16||
matsyakachChapasa~nchArachalatpadmarajaHpayaH |
kadambavetasanalanIpava~njulakairvR^itam || 17||
kundaiH kurabakAshokaiH shirIShaiH kuTaje~NgudaiH |
kubjakaiH svarNayUthIbhirnAgapunnAgajAtibhiH || 18||
mallikAshatapatraishcha mAdhavIjAlakAdibhiH |
shobhitaM tIrajaishchAnyairnityartubhiralaM drumaiH || 19||
tatraikadA tadgirikAnanAshrayaH
kareNubhirvAraNayUthapashcharan |
sakaNTakAn kIchakaveNuvetrava\-
dvishAlagulmaM prarujan vanaspatIn || 20||
yadgandhamAtrAddharayo gajendrA
vyAghrAdayo vyAlamR^igAH sakhaDgAH |
mahoragAshchApi bhayAddravanti
sagaurakR^iShNAH sharabhAshchamaryaH || 21||
vR^ikA varAhA mahiSharkShashalyA
gopuchChasAlAvR^ikamarkaTAshcha |
anyatra kShudrA hariNAH shashAdaya\-
shcharantyabhItA yadanugraheNa || 22||
sa gharmataptaH karibhiH kareNubhi\-
rvR^ito madachyutkarabhairanudrutaH |
giriM garimNA paritaH prakampayan
niShevyamANo.alikulairmadAshanaiH || 23||
saro.anilaM pa~NkajareNurUShitaM
jighran vidUrAnmadavihvalekShaNaH |
vR^itaH svayUthena tR^iShArditena tat
sarovarAbhyAshamathAgamaddrutam || 24||
vigAhya tasminnamR^itAmbu nirmalaM
hemAravindotpalareNuvAsitam |
papau nikAmaM nijapuShkaroddhR^ita\-
mAtmAnamadbhiH snapayan gataklamaH || 25||
svapuShkareNoddhR^itashIkarAmbubhi\-
rnipAyayan saMsnapayan yathA gR^ihI |
ghR^iNI kareNuH kalabhAMshcha durmado
nAchaShTa kR^ichChraM kR^ipaNo.ajamAyayA || 26||
taM tatra kashchinnR^ipa daivachodito
grAho balIyAMshcharaNe ruShAgrahIt |
yadR^ichChayaivaM vyasanaM gato gajo
yathAbalaM so.atibalo vichakrame || 27||
tathA.a.aturaM yUthapatiM kareNavo
vikR^iShyamANaM tarasA balIyasA |
vichukrushurdInadhiyo.apare gajAH
pArShNigrahAstArayituM na chAshakan || 28||
niyudhyatorevamibhendranakrayo\-
rvikarShatorantarato bahirmithaH |
samAH sahasraM vyagaman mahIpate
saprANayoshchitramamaMsatAmarAH || 29||
tato gajendrasya manobalaujasAM
kAlena dIrgheNa mahAnabhUdvyayaH |
vikR^iShyamANasya jale.avasIdato
viparyayo.abhUtsakalaM jalaukasaH || 30||
itthaM gajendraH sa yadA.a.apa sa~NkaTaM
prANasya dehI vivasho yadR^ichChayA |
apArayannAtmavimokShaNe chiraM
dadhyAvimAM buddhimathAbhyapadyata || 31||
na mAmime j~nAtaya AturaM gajAH
kutaH kariNyaH prabhavanti mochitum |
grAheNa pAshena vidhAturAvR^ito\-
.apyahaM cha taM yAmi paraM parAyaNam || 32||
yaH kashchanesho balino.antakoragA\-
tprachaNDavegAdabhidhAvato bhR^isham |
bhItaM prapannaM paripAti yadbhayA\-
nmR^ityuH pradhAvatyaraNaM tamImahi || 33||

iti shrImadbhAgavate mahApurANe pAramahaMsyAM saMhitAyAM aShTamaskandhe
manvantarAnuvarNane gajendropAkhyAne dvitIyo.adhyAyaH || 2||
\iti
\section{|| aShTamaskandhe tR^itIyo.adhyAyaH \- 3 ||}
|| OM namo bhagavate vAsudevAya ||
shrIshuka uvAcha |
evaM vyavasito bud.hdhyA samAdhAya mano hR^idi |
jajApa paramaM jApyaM prAgjanmanyanushikShitam || 1||
gajendra uvAcha |
OM namo bhagavate tasmai yata etachchidAtmakam |
puruShAyAdibIjAya pareshAyAbhidhImahi || 2||
yasminnidaM yatashchedaM yenedaM ya idaM svayam |
yo.asmAtparasmAchcha parastaM prapadye svayambhuvam || 3||
yaH svAtmanIdaM nijamAyayArpitaM
kvachidvibhAtaM kva cha tattirohitam |
aviddhadR^iksAkShyubhayaM tadIkShate
sa AtmamUlo.avatu mAM parAtparaH || 4||
kAlena pa~nchatvamiteShu kR^itsnasho
lokeShu pAleShu cha sarvahetuShu |
tamastadAsIdgahanaM gabhIraM
yastasya pAre.abhivirAjate vibhuH || 5||
na yasya devA R^iShayaH padaM vidu\-
rjantuH punaH ko.arhati gantumIritum |
yathA naTasyAkR^itibhirvicheShTato
duratyayAnukramaNaH sa mAvatu || 6||
didR^ikShavo yasya padaM suma~NgalaM
vimuktasa~NgA munayaH susAdhavaH |
charantyalokavratamavraNaM vane
bhUtAtmabhUtAH suhR^idaH sa me gatiH || 7||
na vidyate yasya cha janma karma vA
na nAmarUpe guNadoSha eva vA |
tathApi lokApyayasambhavAya yaH
svamAyayA tAnyanukAlamR^ichChati || 8||
tasmai namaH pareshAya brahmaNe.anantashaktaye |
arUpAyorurUpAya nama AshcharyakarmaNe || 9||
nama AtmapradIpAya sAkShiNe paramAtmane |
namo girAM vidUrAya manasashchetasAmapi || 10||
sattvena pratilabhyAya naiShkarmyeNa vipashchitA |
namaH kaivalyanAthAya nirvANasukhasaMvide || 11||
namaH shAntAya ghorAya mUDhAya guNadharmiNe |
nirvisheShAya sAmyAya namo j~nAnaghanAya cha || 12||
kShetraj~nAya namastubhyaM sarvAdhyakShAya sAkShiNe |
puruShAyAtmamUlAya mUlaprakR^itaye namaH || 13||
sarvendriyaguNadraShTre sarvapratyayahetave |
asatAchChAyayoktAya sadAbhAsAya te namaH || 14||
namo namaste.akhilakAraNAya
niShkAraNAyAdbhutakAraNAya |
sarvAgamAmnAyamahArNavAya
namo.apavargAya parAyaNAya || 15||
guNAraNichChannachidUShmapAya
tatkShobhavisphUrjitamAnasAya |
naiShkarmyabhAvena vivarjitAgama\-
svayamprakAshAya namaskaromi || 16||
mAdR^ik prapannapashupAshavimokShaNAya
muktAya bhUrikaruNAya namo.alayAya |
svAMshena sarvatanubhR^inmanasi pratIta\-
pratyagdR^ishe bhagavate bR^ihate namaste || 17||
AtmA.a.atmajAptagR^ihavittajaneShu saktai\-
rduShprApaNAya guNasa~NgavivarjitAya |
muktAtmabhiH svahR^idaye paribhAvitAya
j~nAnAtmane bhagavate nama IshvarAya || 18||
yaM dharmakAmArthavimuktikAmA
bhajanta iShTAM gatimApnuvanti |
kiM tvAshiSho rAtyapi dehamavyayaM
karotu me.adabhradayo vimokShaNam || 19||
ekAntino yasya na ka~nchanArthaM
vA~nChanti ye vai bhagavatprapannAH |
atyadbhutaM tachcharitaM suma~NgalaM
gAyanta AnandasamudramagnAH || 20||
tamakSharaM brahma paraM paresha\-
mavyaktamAdhyAtmikayogagamyam |
atIndriyaM sUkShmamivAtidUra\-
manantamAdyaM paripUrNamIDe || 21||
yasya brahmAdayo devA vedA lokAshcharAcharAH |
nAmarUpavibhedena phalgvyA cha kalayA kR^itAH || 22||
yathArchiSho.agneH saviturgabhastayo
niryAnti saMyAntyasakR^itsvarochiShaH |
tathA yato.ayaM guNasampravAho
buddhirmanaH khAni sharIrasargAH || 23||
sa vai na devAsuramartyatirya~N\-
na strI na ShaNDho na pumAnna jantuH |
nAyaM guNaH karma na sanna chAsa\-
nniShedhasheSho jayatAdasheShaH || 24||
jijIviShe nAhamihAmuyA ki\-
mantarbahishchAvR^itayebhayonyA |
ichChAmi kAlena na yasya viplava\-
stasyAtmalokAvaraNasya mokSham || 25||
so.ahaM vishvasR^ijaM vishvamavishvaM vishvavedasam |
vishvAtmAnamajaM brahma praNato.asmi paraM padam || 26||
yogarandhitakarmANo hR^idi yogavibhAvite |
yogino yaM prapashyanti yogeshaM taM nato.asmyaham || 27||
namo namastubhyamasahyavega\-
shaktitrayAyAkhiladhIguNAya |
prapannapAlAya durantashaktaye
kadindriyANAmanavApyavartmane || 28||
nAyaM veda svamAtmAnaM yachChaktyAhandhiyA hatam |
taM duratyayamAhAtmyaM bhagavantamito.asmyaham || 29||
shrIshuka uvAcha |
evaM gajendramupavarNitanirvisheShaM
brahmAdayo vividhali~NgabhidAbhimAnAH |
naite yadopasasR^ipurnikhilAtmakatvA\-
ttatrAkhilAmaramayo harirAvirAsIt || 30||
taM tadvadArtamupalabhya jagannivAsaH
stotraM nishamya divijaiH saha saMstuvadbhiH |
Chandomayena garuDena samuhyamAna\-
shchakrAyudho.abhyagamadAshu yato gajendraH || 31||
so.antaHsarasyurubalena gR^ihIta Arto
dR^iShTvA garutmati hariM kha upAttachakram |
utkShipya sAmbujakaraM giramAha kR^ichChrA\-
nnArAyaNAkhilaguro bhagavannamaste || 32||
taM vIkShya pIDitamajaH sahasAvatIrya
sagrAhamAshu sarasaH kR^ipayojjahAra |
grAhAdvipATitamukhAdariNA gajendraM
sampashyatAM hariramUmuchaduchChriyANAm || 33||

iti shrImadbhAgavate mahApurANe pAramahaMsyAM saMhitAyAM aShTamaskandhe
manvantarAnuvarNane gajendropAkhyAne tR^itIyo.adhyAyaH || 3||

\section{|| aShTamaskandhe chaturtho.adhyAyaH \- 4 ||}
|| OM namo bhagavate vAsudevAya ||
shrIshuka uvAcha |
tadA devarShigandharvA brahmeshAnapurogamAH |
mumuchuH kusumAsAraM shaMsantaH karma taddhareH || 1||
nedurdundubhayo divyA gandharvA nanR^iturjaguH |
R^iShayashchAraNAH siddhAstuShTuvuH puruShottamam || 2||
yo.asau grAhaH sa vai sadyaH paramAshcharyarUpadhR^ik |
mukto devalashApena hUhUrgandharvasattamaH || 3||
praNamya shirasAdhIshamuttamashlokamavyayam |
agAyata yashodhAma kIrtanyaguNasatkatham || 4||
so.anukampita Ishena parikramya praNamya tam |
lokasya pashyato lokaM svamagAnmuktakilbiShaH || 5||
gajendro bhagavatsparshAdvimukto.aj~nAnabandhanAt |
prApto bhagavato rUpaM pItavAsAshchaturbhujaH || 6||
sa vai pUrvamabhUdrAjA pANDyo draviDasattamaH |
indradyumna iti khyAto viShNuvrataparAyaNaH || 7||
sa ekadA.a.arAdhanakAla AtmavAn
gR^ihItamaunavrata IshvaraM harim |
jaTAdharastApasa Apluto.achyutaM
samarchayAmAsa kulAchalAshramaH || 8||
yadR^ichChayA tatra mahAyashA muniH
samAgamachChiShyagaNaiH parishritaH |
taM vIkShya tUShNImakR^itArhaNAdikaM
rahasyupAsInamR^iShishchukopa ha || 9||
tasmA imaM shApamadAdasAdhu\-
rayaM durAtmAkR^itabuddhiradya |
viprAvamantA vishatAM tamo.andhaM
yathA gajaH stabdhamatiH sa eva || 10||
shrIshuka uvAcha |
evaM shaptvA gato.agastyo bhagavAn nR^ipa sAnugaH |
indradyumno.api rAjarShirdiShTaM tadupadhArayan || 11||
ApannaH kau~njarIM yonimAtmasmR^itivinAshinIm |
haryarchanAnubhAvena yadgajatve.apyanusmR^itiH || 12||
evaM vimokShya gajayUthapamabjanAbha\-
stenApipArShadagatiM gamitena yuktaH |
gandharvasiddhavibudhairupagIyamAna\-
karmAdbhutaM svabhavanaM garuDAsano.agAt || 13||
etanmahArAja taverito mayA
kR^iShNAnubhAvo gajarAjamokShaNam |
svargyaM yashasyaM kalikalmaShApahaM
duHsvapnanAshaM kuruvarya shR^iNvatAm || 14||
yathAnukIrtayantyetachChreyaskAmA dvijAtayaH |
shuchayaH prAtarutthAya duHsvapnAdyupashAntaye || 15||
idamAha hariH prIto gajendraM kurusattama |
shR^iNvatAM sarvabhUtAnAM sarvabhUtamayo vibhuH || 16||
shrIbhagavAnuvAcha |
ye mAM tvAM cha sarashchedaM girikandarakAnanam |
vetrakIchakaveNUnAM gulmAni surapAdapAn || 17||
shR^i~NgANImAni dhiShNyAni brahmaNo me shivasya cha |
kShIrodaM me priyaM dhAma shvetadvIpaM cha bhAsvaram || 18||
shrIvatsaM kaustubhaM mAlAM gadAM kaumodakIM mama |
sudarshanaM pA~nchajanyaM suparNaM patageshvaram || 19||
sheShaM cha matkalAM sUkShmAM shriyaM devIM madAshrayAm |
brahmANaM nAradamR^iShiM bhavaM prahlAdameva cha || 20||
matsyakUrmavarAhAdyairavatAraiH kR^itAni me |
karmANyanantapuNyAni sUryaM somaM hutAshanam || 21||
praNavaM satyamavyaktaM goviprAn dharmamavyayam |
dAkShAyaNIrdharmapatnIH somakashyapayorapi || 22||
ga~NgAM sarasvatIM nandAM kAlindIM sitavAraNam |
dhruvaM brahmaR^iShIn sapta puNyashlokAMshcha mAnavAn || 23||
utthAyApararAtrAnte prayatAH susamAhitAH |
smaranti mama rUpANi muchyante hyenaso.akhilAt || 24||
ye mAM stuvantyanenA~Nga pratibudhya nishAtyaye |
teShAM prANAtyaye chAhaM dadAmi vimalAM matim || 25||
shrIshuka uvAcha |
ityAdishya hR^iShIkeshaH pradhmAya jalajottamam |
harShayan vibudhAnIkamAruroha khagAdhipam || 26||

iti shrImadbhAgavate mahApurANe pAramahaMsyAM saMhitAyAM
aShTamaskandhe gajendramokShaNaM nAma chaturtho.adhyAyaH || 4||
\section{|| OM tatsat ||}
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