SB 2.7.15 (KP Prji):
* Lord Brahma is explaining the scheduled incarnations.
* Here, the story of Gajendra is being explained
* In the middle of the milk ocean, there is a big mountain called the Trikota Mountain. In that valley,
there is a forest, and there the King of elephants, Gajendra and his family of she-elephants enter a lake
to play
* This disturbed the inhabitants of the lake and the king of the crocodiles came and attacked the
Gajendra
* They fought for 1000 years. But slowly the crocodile became more stronger and Gajendra was becoming
weaker
* Then, what is Gajendra going to do?
* SP gives in his purport, this Gajendra in his previous life is a devotee of the Lord, King Indradyumna.
* Here, the aspect of accepting the Lord as one's sole shelter comes out very nicely
* In both stages, distress and happiness, remembering the Lord is so helpful.
* So being an elephant, Gajendra was still able to remember the Lord. Then he offered the Lord this
wonderful prayer: O original enjoyer, Lord of the universe! O deliverer, as famous as a place of
pilgrimage! All are purified simply by hearing Your holy name, which is worthy to be chanted
* Developing dependence on the Lord is very strongly focussed on here
* He also says that the Lord is tirtha savaha, that hearing the holy name of Lord, all the sins are
eradicated
* Gajendra also is saying that one receives everything auspicious simply by hearing the holy name
* So Gajendra, by the dint of his past life was able to remember the Lord and hence get liberation
* Lord Brahma is explaining the scheduled incarnations.
* Here, the story of Gajendra is being explained
* In the middle of the milk ocean, there is a big mountain called the Trikota Mountain. In that valley,
there is a forest, and there the King of elephants, Gajendra and his family of she-elephants enter a lake
to play
* This disturbed the inhabitants of the lake and the king of the crocodiles came and attacked the
Gajendra
* They fought for 1000 years. But slowly the crocodile became more stronger and Gajendra was becoming
weaker
* Then, what is Gajendra going to do?
* SP gives in his purport, this Gajendra in his previous life is a devotee of the Lord, King Indradyumna.
* Here, the aspect of accepting the Lord as one's sole shelter comes out very nicely
* In both stages, distress and happiness, remembering the Lord is so helpful.
* So being an elephant, Gajendra was still able to remember the Lord. Then he offered the Lord this
wonderful prayer: O original enjoyer, Lord of the universe! O deliverer, as famous as a place of
pilgrimage! All are purified simply by hearing Your holy name, which is worthy to be chanted
* Developing dependence on the Lord is very strongly focussed on here
* He also says that the Lord is tirtha savaha, that hearing the holy name of Lord, all the sins are
eradicated
* Gajendra also is saying that one receives everything auspicious simply by hearing the holy name
* So Gajendra, by the dint of his past life was able to remember the Lord and hence get liberation
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