Gajendra Moksha

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Dear Memebers,

 

Can any one kindly provide me the Gajendra Moksha Stuti with meaning.

 

Regards,

Kannan

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4. raagam: yadhu kula kaambOdhi

 

aazhi mazhai (k) kaNNaa onRu nee kai karavEl

aazhi uL pukku mugandhu kodu aarthu ERi

oozhi mudhalvan uruvam pOl mey kaRuththu (p)

paazhiy am thoLudai (p) paRpanaaban kaiyil

aazhi pOl minni valamburi pOl ninRu adhirndhu

thaazhaadhE saarnga mudhaiththa sara mazhai pOl

vaazha ulaginil peydhidaay naangaLum

maargazhi neeraada magizhndhElOr embaavaay

 

oh Lord (KaNNaa) of rain (mazhai) and oceans (aazhi), please do not

discontinue (kai karavEl), any thing (OnRu). Diving (pukku) into (uL) the

ocean (aazhi); fetching the water (mugandhu kodu), causing thunder (aarthu);

going up to the sky (ERi); darkening (kaRuththu) your body (mey) like (pOl)

the form (uruvam) (uruvam) of the prime Lord (mudhalvan) of the universe

(oozhi); standing (ninRu) and roaring (adhirndhu) like (pOl) the shining

(minni) conch (valamburi) and the chakram (aazhi) of Lord Padhmanabha

(paRpanaabhan) with broad (paazhi) and beautiful (am) shoulders (thOl);

please do cause it rain (peydhidaay), like a torential rain (sara mazhai)

like (pOl) shooting (udhaiththa) with the divine bow (saarngam), without

delay (thaazhaadhE); so that we (naangal) may live (vaazhndhida). Let us

enjoy (magizhndhElor) the maargazhi nonbu (maargazhi neeraada).

 

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Dhyaan dharey man sey mera

Karey na chit udaas

Samjhey mujhko har samay

Hardam apney paas

Ghat Ghat mein sansaar key vyaapak main bharpoor

Prem sey nitya sameep hoon

Prem nahin to door

 

These lines belong to the Bhagvad Geeta in Hindi by Pandit RadheyShyam from

Bareily. This Scripture, I have been reading and teaching youngsters since

the last 22 years.

 

The lines above are my favorite and they are spoken by Krishna to Arjuna

during the latter’s darkest hour.

 

Krishna says that man should meditate upon the Lord, not feel dejected and

think of the Lord, as always being at hand.

 

Krishna claims that He is present in abundance in every atom of the world.

 

To those who have love (and faith) in their heart, God is close by, to the

others He seems to be far away!

 

The following story that I am about to narrate is ‘Gajendra Moksha’ and

is a part of the Shrimad Bhaagvad.

 

It is written, that he who reads the story of Gajendra, his mind will be

purified and he will be received by the Lord God Himself at the time of his

death.

 

Gajendra was the King of elephants.

 

One hot day, he proceeded to the lake with his family to cool off in its

fresh waters.

 

But from within the lake a crocodile appeared who attacked him and would not

let go of him.

 

When the family and relatives saw ‘death’ coming close to Gajendra, and

everyone realised that everything was lost, they left Gajendra alone.

 

The symbolism so far:

 

Man is Gajendra

The world, is the lake where he plays the game of life with family and

others.

The crocodile is ‘Death and Difficulties’ which attack man.

 

The Lesson:

 

Neither family nor friend can liberate one from the clutch of death.

God answers your prayers.

 

It is said that ‘Nirbal key bal Ram’

 

Which means that God is the Strength of the Weak!

 

A lot of us make preparations for a journey from which one is meant to

return; yet we make none for death!

 

Most of us cry out to God when caught in hopeless situation.

 

And that is what Gajendra did!

 

You will notice that in the Bhaagvad, there are stories with a moral and

symbolisms.

 

Most stories have a beautiful prayer!

 

Gajendra prayed:

 

‘Please help me O Lord! Save me from the clutches of Death!

 

How can an ordinary mortal recognize You, when great sages find it hard to

achieve You? You are all merciful.

 

Take me to a place where there is no fear and death!

 

I am not asking you to save me from the clutch of the crocodile, or that I

should survive this attack! I am aware that I not only have a body of an

elephant but also a fat mind of an elephant! What is the use of keeping this

life? I want to be liberated from my Ignorant Mind which hides the

resplendent soul! I can only be saved by Your Grace!

 

It is said that if one recites the Gajendra Prayer, one achieves liberation

and freedom from frightening dreams!

 

The Lord rushed to Gajendra’s aid. The latter offered the Lord a lotus

flower.

 

God attacked the crocodile and saved His Loved One.

 

Gajendra, in his previous life was a great devotee called Indradyumna who

was also a great king. One day, Agastya, a great sage came to visit the

king. Indradyumna did not receive the Sage with the respect that the latter

expected. The enraged Agastya cursed the king to become an elephant in his

next birth, as he sat heavy on his seat and did not rise to greet him.

 

The crocodile in its last life was a king called HuHu in the Gandharva

planet. Once while enjoying himself in the waters, he pulled the leg of a

sage. The enraged sage cursed the king to become a crocodile in his next

life. The repentant HuHu asked for pardon. The Sage proclaimed that though

he could not retrieve the curse, the crocodile would be liberated from the

cycle of birth and death when Gajendra would be saved by the Lord God

Himself.

 

Those readers who have been with me so far will wonder why I quoted the

lines from the Geeta at the beginning of this note.

 

Well, those lines, as well as the story of Gajendra state that:

 

The Lord is close to those who call out to Him in full faith.

 

It does not matter if you have the body or intellect of an animal, all you

require is a loving heart and the conviction that God is closer than we can

possibly believe!

 

Gajendra Moksha Stuti (Prayer)

 

AUM NAMO BHAGAWATE TASMAY YAT ETCCHIDATMAKAM

 

PURUSHAAYAA DIBIJAAY PARESHAAYAABHI DHEEMAHEE

 

YASMINNIDUM YETASCCHEDUM YENEDUM EEDUM SWAYAM

 

YOSMAAT PARASMAASCH PARAH TUMPRAPADYE SWAYAMBHOOWAM

 

 

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