(4)
The
great rishi said: 'For this day of Brahmâ
[kalpa] have already the six of
Svâyambhuva and other Manu's passed. I already
described the first one to you as well as the
appearance of all the godly with him [see
2.7:
43-45,
3.12:
54,
4.1
and 4.8:
6].
Chapter
2:
The
Elephant Gajendra's Crisis
(27)
Like
anyone else under divine ordination was his foot, o
King, there then angrily captured by a most powerful
crocodile [-
of mâyâ] by
fate arranged, upon which the elephant, having landed
in such a dangerous position, with all the strength in
him strenuously tried to free himself.
Chapter
3:
Gajendra's
Prayers of Surrender
(33) Seeing him
aggrieved did the Unborn so full of mercy immediately
get down and under the eyes of all the godly present
taking him out of the water, saved the Lord Gajendra,
with His disc severing the beak from the
crocodile.
Chapter
4:
Gajendra
Returns to the Spiritual World
(14) This what I
described to you, o King, about the unlimited potency
of Lord Krishna in delivering the devotee Gajendra,
promotes those who hear of it to the heavenly spheres
increasing their reputation as a devotee; it takes
away the contaminations of Kali-yuga [see
1.17:
24-25]
and drives away the bad dreams, o best of the
Kuru's.
