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Gajendra Moksha is a very popular Stotra of SrimadBhagvatam. The
meaning it conveys is something worth experiencing. I couldnt find the
Hinditranslationofthistextontheweb,soIhaveattemptedonehere.The
English translation is by Dr. C. Sivaramamurthy, which is available on net.
Wearegratefultohim.
RegardingeffectofchantingofthisstotratheLordhassaid:Forthosewho
praiseMe,recitingthroughthishymnwakingupattheendofthenight,I
givethemthehighestunderstandingattheendoftheirlife.

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The Lord of the elephants uttered Salutation to that Lord from whom
everythingsentientarises.TothePurushatheprimordialseed,theLordof
all,Ibow.ItakeshelterinHim,inWhomistheentireuniverse,fromWhom
itallemanates.WhoisHimselfitscauseandWhoisbeyondalltheutmost
beyond.(23).

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HailtothatUttermostbeyondall,rootedinHimself,inWhombyHisown
illusionHeholdstheuniversesomewhere,illuminesitsomewhereelse,and
causes its disappearance still elsewhere. Whose perception is undimmed
andwholookson,bothasthewitnessandthewitnessed.(4).

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IadoretheLordthat,whentheentireuniverseislostatthedestinedtime,
alltheworlds,theprotectorsoftheworlds,theLokpalasthemselves,and
allthecausesoftheworldhavedisappeared,whenthereisonlyonedeep
darknessallover,shinesbrilliantatoneend(5).

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MaythatLordprotectme,Whoseabodeneitherthecelestialsnortheseers
know, nor any other being can try to reach or attempt to describe Him,
WhoinHismovementsactslikeanactorimpossibletobeimitated.(6).

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Heismyrefuge,tosightWhosemostauspiciousabodetheseerslongfor,
seers so gentle and good, free from all shackles, identifying themselves
withalllivingbeingsandwiththefriendliestspirittowardsall,trythrough
penance in the forest, where there is peace, and which is different from
worldlylife.(7).

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IhailtheLord,forWhomthereisnobirth,noparticularactiontoperform,
no name or fame, no merit or demerit, but who however creates Himself
forthegoodoftheworldbyHisownillusorypowerfromtimetotime.(8)

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SalutationtothatLordoflords,tothecreator,totheinfinitelypowerful,to
the formless, for the multiform, for the most wonderful in action;
salutationtothatlampthatlightsitself,tothewitnessofall,tothespiritin
all, to the one ever so far away from verbal description, unapproachable
evenbymindorthought.(910).

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Salutation to the Lord, that is obtained only by peace. Complete
renunciation of action, and intellectual contemplation. Salutation to the
Lord of Kaivalya, who alone knows the joy of bliss, nirvana. Salutation to
thepeacefulone,totheterrific,totheidiotic,totheonecharacterisedby
the highest qualities, to the unending, to the extraordinary, to the

impartial,tothewealthiestintrueknowledge,totheonewhoknowsthe
kshetra, proper soil where the seed would thrive. The Lord of all, the
witness,tothePurusha,totheoneemanatingfromHimself,totheoriginal
generator. Salutation to the one who sees the best in all the senses, the
causeofeverything,who isdescribedastheabsentandtheexistent,and
evershining(1114).

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Salutationagainandagaintothecauseofeverything,whoisthecauseof
noneand,whoisthewonderfulcauseofeverything,whoisthegreatocean
ofallsacredtexts;salutationtothehighestliberationandtheultimateof
refuge.(15).

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Salutation to the fire of chit hidden in the arani stick of the highest
qualities, i.e. whose mind revels in chit when there is a disturbance of
balanceofthegunas.Whoisselfluminous,isfreefromSastraicregulations
andactionsthereunder

Salutationtotheliberatorfromthenooseforallcreatureslikeus,theever
free, the most compassionate, who merges in none, the great Lord that
seestheultimatefromthemindofeveryoneinwhomHissparkispresent,
whoisbeyondthereachofthoseattachedtoself,children,friends,home,
wealthandcompanions,Whoisfreefromqualitiesandattachment,Whois
contemplatedmentallybythoseliberatedfrombirths,totheveryessence
of supreme knowledge, by worshipping Whom those who desire Dharma,
Artha, Kama attain their desired goal. May that abundant one in mercy,
ThatcanbyHisblessinggiveevenanewbody,arrangeformydeliverence.
Whom some that seek as refuge being exclusively desire free, ask for
nothing,butareimmersedintheoceanofbliss,singingHisauspiciousand
wonderful exploits, that undiminishing highest creative force, reached by
mentalmeditation,theonebeyondallsenseperception,thetiniestandthe
farthest,theendless,theveryfirst,thecompletelycompleteone. (16-21).

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Of Whom all the celestials starting with Brahma, the Veda, the world's
mobile and immobile and all that is created to be distinguished by name
andforminessenceandinpartsliketheflamesofthefire,liketheraysof
theSun,oftenemanatewiththeirownlightandfromWhomcomeallthe
streamsofqualities,intellect,mind,sensesandthebodies,theLordwhois
neithercelestial nordemonaicnor mortaloranimal,neitherfeminine nor
masculine, nor either, Who is neither quality, action, who is neither
existencenornonexistence,whoisjustadenialofallandWhoiswithout
any remainder, may He be victorious. I have no desire to live in the
elephant form from inside or outside. I desire deliverance through Him.
WhoisundestroyedbythepassageoftimeandWhoenvelopestheentire
universeinHimself.(2225).

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I kneel and salute that creator of the universe, the universe itself Who is
beyondtheuniverse,Whoistheessenceoftheknowledgeoftheuniverse,
Whoisoftheformoftheuniverse,unborn,thecreator.(26).
IbowtoHim,WhomastheLordofyoga,theseersseewithinthemselvesin
theirheart,withallactionsstemmedbyyogaandcontemplatingHimonly
byyoga.(27)
Salutation to you that are of the nature of overwhelming speed, power
threefold, and of the nature of all intellect and qualities, who protects
those seeking refuge, Whose power has no limit. Whose path is not
reachedbythoseuncontrolledintheirsenses,IseekHim;LordBhagavan,
whoisnotunderstoodbyonewhoidentifieshimselfwithhisownselfand
whoishamperedbyinordinateego,ThatLordwhosegloryisunsurpassed,I
approach.(2829).

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Thus,astheelephantprayedtotheLordwhoisindistinctive,thecelestials
headed by Brahma, who had each his own distinction and ego in his own
form, did not approach him, as the prayer was to the all embracing One,
when on the spot there appeared Hari, who is of the form of all the
celestialstogether,thatLordoftheuniverse,havinglistenedtothathymn,
addressed in great distress, and prayed to by all the denizens of heaven,
with the wheel as his weapon, speedily came riding Garuda, the very
embodimentoftheVedas,approachingtheelephant.Theelephantcaught
inthelakebythatmightycrocodileandindistress,sightingHarionGaruda
with the discus in His hand, raised up to Him his trunk in salute with the
lotusinitandwithgreatdifficultyutteredthewords:Narayana,Lordofall
worlds;Salutationtoyou.(3032).
The Lord seeing his distress, compassionately quickly dismounted and
protectedhimalongwiththecrocodileinatrice.TheLordoftheelephants
wasreleasedfromthecrocodile'smouthwhichwascutbythediscuseven
asallthecelestialslookedon.(33).

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