TEXT 7
sa vai purvam abhud raja
pandyo dravida-sattamah
indradyumna iti khyato
visnu-vrata-parayanah
SYNONYMS
sahthis elephant (Gajendra); vaiindeed; purvamformerly; abhutwas; rajaa king; pandyahof the country known as Pandya; dravida-sat-tamahthe best of those born in Dravida-desa, South India; indradyumnahby the name Maharaja Indradyumna; itithus; khyatahcelebrated; visnu-vrata-parayanahwho was a first-class Vaisnava, always engaged in the service of the Lord.
TRANSLATION
This Gajendra had formerly been a Vaisnava and the king of the country known as Pandya, which is in the province of Dravida [South India]. In his previous life, he was known as Indradyumna Maharaja.

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