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TEXT 31
tam tadvad artam upalabhya jagan-nivasah
stotram nisamya divijaih saha samstuvadbhih
chandomayena garudena samuhyamanas
cakrayudho bhyagamad asu yato gajendrah
SYNONYMS
tamunto him (Gajendra); tadvatin that way; artamwho was very depressed (because of being attacked by the crocodile); upalabhyaunderstanding; jagat-nivasahthe Lord, who exists everywhere; stotramthe prayer; nisamyahearing; divijaihthe denizens of the heavenly planets; sahawith; samstuvadbhihwho were offering their prayers also; chandomayenawith the speed He desired; garudenaby Garuda; samuhyamanahbeing carried; cakracarrying His disc; ayudhahand other weapons, like the club; abhyagamatarrived; asuimmediately; yatahwhere; gajendrahthe King of the elephants, Gajendra, was situated.
TRANSLATION
After understanding the awkward condition of Gajendra, who had offered his prayers, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Hari, who lives everywhere, appeared with the demigods, who were offering prayers to Him. Carrying His disc and other weapons, He appeared there on the back of His carrier, Garuda, with great speed, according to His desire. Thus He appeared before Gajendra.
PURPORT
Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura specifically hints that since Gajendra was in such a difficult position and was praying for the mercy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the demigods, who could have immediately gone to his rescue, hesitated to go there. Since they considered Gajendras prayer to be directed toward the Lord, they felt offended, and this in itself was offensive. Consequently, when the Lord went there, they also went and offered prayers to the Lord so that their offense might be excused.
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