Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.1.31
श्रीराजोवाच
बादरायण एतत् ते श्रोतुमिच्छामहे वयम् ।
हरिर्यथा गजपतिं ग्राहग्रस्तममूमुचत् ॥ ३१ ॥
śrī-rājovāca
[shree-raajovaacha]
bādarāyaṇa etat te
[baadaraayana etat te]
śrotum icchāmahe vayam
[shrotum ichchaamahe vayam]
harir yathā gaja-patiṁ
[harir yathaa gaja-patim]
grāha-grastam amūmucat
[graaha-grastam amoomuchat]
Word-for-word
śrī-rājā uvāca
—
King Parīkṣit said
bādarāyaṇe
—
O son of Bādarāyaṇa (Vyāsadeva)
etat
—
this
te
—
from you
śrotum icchāmahe
—
desire to hear
vayam
—
we
hariḥ
—
the Lord Hari
yathā
—
the manner in which
gaja-patim
—
the King of the elephants
grāha-grastam
—
when attacked by the crocodile
amūmucat
—
delivered.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
śrī-rājovāca
śrī-rājā uvāca
King Parīkṣit said
bādarāyaṇa etat te
bādarāyaṇe
O son of Bādarāyaṇa (Vyāsadeva)
etat
this
te
from you
śrotum icchāmahe vayam
śrotum icchāmahe
desire to hear
vayam
we
harir yathā gaja-patiṁ
hariḥ
the Lord Hari
yathā
the manner in which
gaja-patim
the King of the elephants
grāha-grastam amūmucat
grāha-grastam
when attacked by the crocodile
amūmucat
delivered.
King Parīkṣit said: My lord, Bādarāyaṇi, we wish to hear from you in detail how the King of the elephants, when attacked by a crocodile, was delivered by Hari.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
King Parīkṣit said: O Śukadeva! I wish to hear from you how the king of the elephants, when attacked by a crocodile, was delivered by Hari.
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Personal Guidance
Parīkṣit, hours from death, still asks to hear the Gajendra story in detail. The dying king's hunger for kṛṣṇa-kathā shows what real urgency looks like. While we still have voice and breath, we can be turning toward stories of the Lord's rescues.
Reflection Questions
- If I had only seven days left, which spiritual narratives would I most want to hear?
- Why am I waiting for an emergency to feel that urgency now?
My note
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