Narayaneeyam Dasakam 26
Narayaneeyam Dasakam 26 - Gajendra Moksham
Indradyumna, King of Pandya region, once engrossed in his devotion to Lord, missed to welcome Sage Agastya on his arrival. Sage Agasthya cursed the king to become an elephant. Indradyumna got the form of an elephant immediately but was fortunate to remember his devotion to Lord.
Indradyumna became the leader of elephants, now known as Gajendra, sported with female elephants on the trikuta mountains and was living happily. One day Gajendra while roaming in the mountains, felt thirsty due to heat and went to a lake nearby, to drink water along with his female elephants.
In that lake, there was a gandarva named Huhu, who had turned into a crocodile, cursed by sage Devala. He caught the leg of Gajendra. Indeed Lord gives difficulties to his devotees, only to bless later.
Gajendra fought with all his might for more than thousand years but still crocodile did not leave him. The time Gajendra became tired, he started singing hymns in praise of Paramathman or Brahman which he had learnt in his past life. He plucked the white lotus in the lake and offered it to the Lord.
On hearing the hymns, Brahma and Shiva did not venture to help as the sloka was addressed to Lord Hari only. Lord immediately in his unlimited mercy, mounted on his Garuda and appeared before Gajendra.
Lord held Gajendra with his lotus hands and released him from the clutches of the crocodile by severing it with the discus. The crocodile got released from the sage Devala's curse and turned back to the beautiful Gandarva form. Gajendra got the divine form similar to the Lord himself by his divine grace.
Whoever sings this Gajendra moksham or listens to this story, or thinks of Gajendran or the Parabrahmam with focused mind, especially in the dawn, will be blessed with prosperity. Whoever remembers this story at the time of death, Lord declared that he will give them pure mind.
Lord departed to Vaikunta along with Gajendra after giving the benefits of reading or singing or hearing the Gajendra moksham. Bhattathiri requests Lord who saved Gajendra from jaws of death and blessed him, to protect all devotees including him in the same way.
PS: Only in this Gajendra Moksham, Lord himself has given the Phalasruthi, the benefits of reciting, singing or listening to this charithram. - from the explanatory notes of Sengalipuram Brahmasri Anantharama Deekshithar.
Dasakam: 26-- Shlokam: 01
इन्द्रद्युम्न: पाण्ड्यखण्डाधिराज-
स्त्वद्भक्तात्मा चन्दनाद्रौ कदाचित् ।
त्वत् सेवायां मग्नधीरालुलोके
नैवागस्त्यं प्राप्तमातिथ्यकामम् ॥१॥
indradyumnaH paaNDyakhaNDaadhiraajaH
tvadbhaktaatmaa chandanaadraukadaachit |
tvatsevaayaaM magnadhiiraalulOke
naivaagastyaM praaptamaatithyakaamam || 1
Indradyumna, Thy great devotee and the king of Pandya land was once engrossed in worshipping Thee on the Malaya mountain. Sage Agastya, came there, expecting to be welcomed as an honoured guest by the king; but the king, his mind fully immersed in Thee, did not notice the sage at all.
Dasakam: 26-- Shlokam: 02
कुम्भोद्भूति: संभृतक्रोधभार:
स्तब्धात्मा त्वं हस्तिभूयं भजेति ।
शप्त्वाऽथैनं प्रत्यगात् सोऽपि लेभे
हस्तीन्द्रत्वं त्वत्स्मृतिव्यक्तिधन्यम् ॥२॥
दग्धाम्भोधेर्मध्यभाजि त्रिकूटे
क्रीडञ्छैले यूथपोऽयं वशाभि: ।
सर्वान् जन्तूनत्यवर्तिष्ट शक्त्या
त्वद्भक्तानां कुत्र नोत्कर्षलाभ: ॥३॥
सोऽयं खेदानप्रजानन् कदाचित् ।
शैलप्रान्ते घर्मतान्त: सरस्यां
यूथैस्सार्धं त्वत्प्रणुन्नोऽभिरेमे ॥४॥
Owing to his strength and by the power of the divine region, where he lived, the elephant king did not face any hardships of life. One day, roaming on the mountainous region, unable to bear the heat of the sun, he sought relief in a lake and sported therein with his herds, indeed prompted by Thee.
ग्राहीभूतस्तज्जले बर्तमान: ।
जग्राहैनं हस्तिनं पाददेशे
शान्त्यर्थं हि श्रान्तिदोऽसि स्वकानाम् ॥५॥
Dasakam: 26-- Shlokam: 06
त्वत्सेवाया वैभवात् दुर्निरोधं
युध्यन्तं तं वत्सराणां सहस्रम् ।
प्राप्ते काले त्वत्पदैकाग्र्यसिध्यै
नक्राक्रान्तं हस्तिवर्यं व्यधास्त्वम् ॥६॥
Dasakam: 26-- Shlokam: 07
आर्तिव्यक्तप्राक्तनज्ञानभक्ति:
शुण्डोत्क्षिप्तै: पुण्डरीकै: समर्चन् ।
पूर्वाभ्यस्तं निर्विशेषात्मनिष्ठं
स्तोत्रं श्रेष्ठं सोऽन्वगादीत् परात्मन् ॥७॥
Dasakam: 26-- Shlokam: 08
स्तब्धात्मा त्वं हस्तिभूयं भजेति ।
शप्त्वाऽथैनं प्रत्यगात् सोऽपि लेभे
हस्तीन्द्रत्वं त्वत्स्मृतिव्यक्तिधन्यम् ॥२॥
kumbhOdbhuutiH sambhR^itakrOdhabhaaraH
stabdhaatmaa tvaM hasti bhuuyaM bhajeti |
shaptvaa(a)thainaM pratyagaatsO(a)pi lebhe
hastiindratvaM tvatsmR^iti vyakti dhanyam || 2
Sage Agastya, overcome by rage, cursed him to become an elephant of inferior intellect, for his arrogance, and went away. The king became the lord of elephants, but was graced with Thy remembrance as he had been thinking of Thee, when he was cursed thus.
Dasakam: 26-- Shlokam: 03
क्रीडञ्छैले यूथपोऽयं वशाभि: ।
सर्वान् जन्तूनत्यवर्तिष्ट शक्त्या
त्वद्भक्तानां कुत्र नोत्कर्षलाभ: ॥३॥
dugdhaambhOdheH madhyabhaaji trikuuTe
kriiDan shaile yuuthapO(a)yaMvashaabhiH |
sarvaan jantuunatyavartiShTa shaktyaa
tvadbhaktaanaaM kutranOtkarShalaabhaH || 3
This king of elephants was engaged in romantic sports with the female elephants in the Trikuta mountain, situated in the middle of the ocean of milk, and was superior in strength to all other animals. Oh Lord, Thy devotees attain glory, wherever they go.
Dasakam: 26-- Shlokam: 04
सोऽयं खेदानप्रजानन् कदाचित् ।
शैलप्रान्ते घर्मतान्त: सरस्यां
यूथैस्सार्धं त्वत्प्रणुन्नोऽभिरेमे ॥४॥
svena sthemnaa divyadeshatva shaktyaa
sO(a)yaM khedaanaprajaanan kadaachit |
shailapraante gharmataantaH sarasyaaM
yuuthaissaardhaMtvatpraNunnO(a)bhireme || 4
Dasakam: 26-- Shlokam: 05
ग्राहीभूतस्तज्जले बर्तमान: ।
जग्राहैनं हस्तिनं पाददेशे
शान्त्यर्थं हि श्रान्तिदोऽसि स्वकानाम् ॥५॥
huuhuustaavaddevalasyaapi shaapaat
graahiibhuutastajjale vartamaanaH |
jagraahainaM hastinaM paadadeshe
shaantyarthaM hi shraantidO(a)si svakaanaam II5II
At that time, a gandharva, named Huhu, having become a crocodile, due to the curse of Sage Devala, was present there. This crocodile caught hold of the elephant's foot. Oh Lord, in order to give ultimate peace to Thy devotees, Thou tests them by putting them through trial and tribulation.
Dasakam: 26-- Shlokam: 06
त्वत्सेवाया वैभवात् दुर्निरोधं
युध्यन्तं तं वत्सराणां सहस्रम् ।
प्राप्ते काले त्वत्पदैकाग्र्यसिध्यै
नक्राक्रान्तं हस्तिवर्यं व्यधास्त्वम् ॥६॥
tvatsevaayaa vaibhavaaddurnirOdhaM
yuddhyantaM taM vatsaraaNaaM sahasram |
praapte kaale tvatpadaikaagryasiddhyai
nakraakraantaM hasti varyaM vyadhaastvam || 6
Supported by the power derived from the glory of Thy worship, the elephant king was invincible and went on fighting for a thousand years. When the time for his redemption had come, and he was fit for one-pointed devotion to Thee, Thou subjected him to this situation.
आर्तिव्यक्तप्राक्तनज्ञानभक्ति:
शुण्डोत्क्षिप्तै: पुण्डरीकै: समर्चन् ।
पूर्वाभ्यस्तं निर्विशेषात्मनिष्ठं
स्तोत्रं श्रेष्ठं सोऽन्वगादीत् परात्मन् ॥७॥
aartivyakta praaktana j~naanabhaktiH shuN
DOtkshiptaiH puNDariikais samarchan |
puurvaabhyastan nirvisheShaatmaniShThaM
stOtra shreShThaMsO(a)nvagaadiitparaatman || 7
Under the stress of suffering, his inherent devotion and pure knowledge unfolded and he began to offer Thee worship with white lotus flowers plucked with his trunk. Relating to the attribute less Brahman, he sang continuously a great hymn which he had learnt in the past life.
श्रुत्वा स्तोत्रं निर्गुणस्थं समस्तं
ब्रह्मेशाद्यैर्नाहमित्यप्रयाते ।
सर्वात्मा त्वं भूरिकारुण्यवेगात्
तार्क्ष्यारूढ: प्रेक्षितोऽभू: पुरस्तात् ॥८॥
shrR^itvaa stOtraM nirguNasthaM samastaM
brahmeshaadyairnaahamityaprayaate |
sarvaatmaa tvaM bhuuri kaaruNya vegaat
taarkshyaaruuDhaH prekshitObhuuH purastaat || 8
On hearing the entire hymn, Gods Brahma, Siva and others, knowing that it did not refer to them, did not come there. But Thou, who art all knowing, manifested before him, seated on Garuda, impelled by Thy flow of mercy.
Dasakam: 26-- Shlokam: 09
हस्तीन्द्रं तं हस्तपद्मेन धृत्वा
चक्रेण त्वं नक्रवर्यं व्यदारी: ।
गन्धर्वेऽस्मिन् मुक्तशापे स हस्ती
त्वत्सारूप्यं प्राप्य देदीप्यते स्म ॥९॥
hastiindraM taM hastapadmena dhR^itvaa
chakreNa tvaM nakravaryaM vyadaariiH |
gandharve(a)smin muktashaape sa hastii
tvatsaaruupyaM praapya dediipyate sma || 9
Thou with Thy lotus hands caught jolt of that elephant king and cut as under the powerful crocodile with Thy discus. The crocodile was thus released from the curse of sage Devala and got back his Gandharva form. The elephant was, by Thee, then endowed with a brilliant form similar to Thy from.
एतद्वृत्तं त्वां च मां च प्रगे यो
गायेत्सोऽयं भूयसे श्रेयसे स्यात् ।
इत्युक्त्वैनं तेन सार्धं गतस्त्वं
धिष्ण्यं विष्णो पाहि वातालयेश ॥१०॥
गायेत्सोऽयं भूयसे श्रेयसे स्यात् ।
इत्युक्त्वैनं तेन सार्धं गतस्त्वं
धिष्ण्यं विष्णो पाहि वातालयेश ॥१०॥
etad vR^ittaM tvaaM cha maaM cha prageyO
gaayetsO(a)yaM bhuuyase shreyase syaat |
ityuktvainaM tena saardhaM gatastvam
dhiShNyaM viShNO paahi vaataalayesha || 10
Oh All pervading Lord, According to Thee, whoever sings this episode of Gajendra Moksham, at dawn and chants the name of Gajendra and Thee, will attain all wealth and prosperity. Having said this, Thou departed for Vaikunta, along with him. Oh Guruvayurappa ! May Thou protect me.
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