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Gajendra's Prayers of Surrender
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śrī-gajendra uvāca oṁ namo bhagavate tasmai yata etac cid-ātmakam puruṣāyādi-bījāya pareśāyābhidhīmahi
śrī-gajendraḥ uvāca —Gajendra, the King of elephants, said;  oṁ —O my Lord;  namaḥ —I offer my respectful obeisances unto You;  bhagavate —unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead;  tasmai —unto Him;  yataḥ —from whom;  etat —this body and the material manifestation;  cit-ātmakam —is moving due to consciousness (the spirit soul);  puruṣāya —unto the Supreme Person;  ādi-bījāya —who is the origin or root cause of everything;  para-īśāya —who is supreme, transcendental and worshipable for such exalted persons as Brahmā and Śiva;  abhidhīmahi —let me meditate upon Him.
TRANSLATION
The King of the elephants, Gajendra, said: I offer my respectful obeisances unto the Supreme Person, Vāsudeva [ oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya ]. Because of Him this material body acts due to the presence of spirit, and He is therefore the root cause of everyone. He is worshipable for such exalted persons as Brahmā and Śiva, and He has entered the heart of every living being. Let me meditate upon Him.
PURPORT
In this verse the words  etac cid-ātmakam  are very important. The material body certainly consists only of material elements, but when one awakens to Kṛṣṇa conscious understanding, the body is no longer material but spiritual. The material body is meant for sense enjoyment, whereas the spiritual body engages in the transcendental loving service of the Lord. Therefore, a devotee who engages in the service of the Supreme Lord and who constantly thinks of Him should never be considered to have a material body. It is therefore enjoined,  guruṣu naramatiḥ : one should stop thinking of the spiritual master as an ordinary human being with a material body.  Arcye viṣṇau śilā-dhīḥ : everyone