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TEXT 6
gajendro bhagavat-sparsad
vimukto jnana-bandhanat
prapto bhagavato rupam
pita-vasas catur-bhujah
SYNONYMS
gajendrahthe King of the elephants, Gajendra; bhagavat-sparsatbecause of being touched by the hand of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; vimuktahwas immediately freed; ajnana-bandhanatfrom all kinds of ignorance, especially the bodily concept of life; praptahachieved; bhagavatahof the Supreme Personality of Godhead; rupamthe same bodily features; pita-vasahwearing yellow garments; catuh-bhujahand four-handed, with conchshell, disc, club and lotus.
TRANSLATION
Because Gajendra, King of the elephants, had been touched directly by the hands of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, he was immediately freed of all material ignorance and bondage. Thus he received the salvation of sarupya-mukti, in which he achieved the same bodily features as the Lord, being dressed in yellow garments and possessing four hands.
PURPORT
If one is favored by the Supreme Personality of Godhead by having his gross body touched by the Lord, his body turns into a spiritual body, and he can go back home, back to Godhead. Gajendra assumed a spiritual body when his body was touched by the Lord. Similarly, Dhruva Maharaja assumed his spiritual body in this way. Arcana-paddhati, daily worship of the Deity, provides an opportunity to touch the body of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and thus it enables one to be fortunate enough to get a spiritual body and go back to Godhead. Not only by touching the body of the Supreme Lord, but simply by hearing about His pastimes, chanting His glories, touching His feet and offering worshipin other words, by serving the Lord somehow or otherone is purified of material contamination. This is the result of touching the Supreme Lord. One who is a pure devotee (anyabhilasita-sunyam [Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu
One should render transcendental loving service to the Supreme Lord Krsna favorably and without desire for material profit or gain through fruitive activities or philosophical speculation. That is called pure devotional service. Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu 1.1.11
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