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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.1.30

तत्रापि जज्ञे भगवान्हरिण्यां हरिमेधस: । हरिरित्याहृतो येन गजेन्द्रो मोचितो ग्रहात् ॥ ३० ॥
tatrāpi jajñe bhagavān
[tatraapi jajne bhagavaan]
hariṇyāṁ harimedhasaḥ
[harinyaam harimedhasah]
harir ity āhṛto yena
[harir ity aahrito yena]
gajendro mocito grahāt
[gajendro mochito grahaat]
Word-for-word
tatrāpi — in that period jajñe — appeared bhagavān — the Supreme Personality of Godhead hariṇyām — in the womb of Hariṇī harimedhasaḥ — begotten by Harimedhā hariḥ — Hari iti — thus āhṛtaḥ — called yena — by whom gaja-indraḥ — the King of the elephants mocitaḥ — was freed grahāt — from the mouth of a crocodile.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tatrāpi jajñe bhagavān
tatrāpi
in that period
jajñe
appeared
bhagavān
the Supreme Personality of Godhead
hariṇyāṁ harimedhasaḥ
hariṇyām
in the womb of Hariṇī
harimedhasaḥ
begotten by Harimedhā
harir ity āhṛto yena
hariḥ
Hari
iti
thus
āhṛtaḥ
called
yena
by whom
gajendro mocito grahāt
gaja-indraḥ
the King of the elephants
mocitaḥ
was freed
grahāt
from the mouth of a crocodile.
Also in this manvantara, the Supreme Lord, Viṣṇu, took birth from the womb of Hariṇī, the wife of Harimedhā, and He was known as Hari. Hari saved His devotee Gajendra, the King of the elephants, from the mouth of a crocodile.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
In this Manvantara, the Supreme Lord took birth from the womb of Hariṇī, the wife of Harimedhā, and was known as Hari. Hari saved Gajendra from the mouth of a crocodile. Āhṛtaḥ means “was called.”
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Personal Guidance
As Hari, the Lord rescued Gajendra from the crocodile's jaws. When devotees call out in crisis with no other shelter, the Lord personally arrives. Helplessness, sincerely expressed, is not weakness in bhakti; it is the doorway through which the Lord enters.
Reflection Questions
  • What 'crocodile' has gripped me for so long that I have stopped crying out to the Lord about it?
  • What would it mean to admit my actual helplessness and call His name today?
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