tadā devarṣi-gandharvā
tadā devarṣi-gandharvā
brahmeśāna-purogamāḥ
mumucuḥ kusumāsāraṁ
śaṁsantaḥ karma tad dhareḥ
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: The devatās, sages and Gandharvas, headed by Brahmā and Śiva, praising this activity of the Supreme Lord, began showering flowers.
The Fourth Chapter describes how Gajendra becomes an associate of the Lord, how the crocodile becomes a Gandharva, and as well the Lord’s beneficial instructions for human beings.
|| 8.4.2 ||
nedur dundubhayo divyā
gandharvā nanṛtur jaguḥ
ṛṣayaś cāraṇāḥ siddhās
tuṣṭuvuḥ puruṣottamam
In the sky, kettledrums resounded and the Gandharvas danced and sang, while great sages, Cāraṇas and Siddhas offered prayers to the Supreme Lord.
|| 8.4.3-4 ||
yo 'sau grāhaḥ sa vai sadyaḥ
paramāścarya-rūpa-dhṛk
mukto devala-śāpena
hūhūr gandharva-sattamaḥ
praṇamya śirasādhīśam
uttama-ślokam avyayam
agāyata yaśo-dhāma
kīrtanya-guṇa-sat-katham
The crocodile, being freed of Devala’s curse, assumed the most astonishing form of the best of the Gandharvas, King Hūhū. He offered his respects with his head and began to praise the indestructible Lord, the shelter of all good qualities, whose topics have qualities worthy of chanting.
Hūhū was cursed by Devala. Hūhū, playing in the water with some women, grabbed the foot of Devala and pulled it. Devala became angry and cursed, “Become a crocodile!” But begin pacified by Hūhū, he spoke. “The Lord will free you when you attack Gajendra.” The Lord (adhīśam) is the shelter (dhāma) of fame.
|| 8.4.5 ||
so 'nukampita īśena
parikramya praṇamya tam
lokasya paśyato lokaṁ
svam agān mukta-kilbiṣaḥ
Having been favored by the Lord, King Hūhū circumambulated the Lord and offered his obeisances. Then, while the devatās watched, he returned to Gandharvaloka, freed of his sins.
|| 8.4.6 ||
gajendro bhagavat-sparśād
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