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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 8, Ch. 4]
therefore adhere to devotional service, and the Lord Himself will very soon see to one's promotion to the spiritual world. A devotee should not be disturbed by unfortunate circumstances, but must continue his regular program, depending on the Lord for everything. The word  upadhārayan , "considering," is very significant in this verse. This word indicates that a devotee knows what is what; he understands what is happening in material, conditional life.
TEXT 13
एवं विमोक्ष्य गजयूयपमब्जनाभ-
स्तेनापि पार्षदगतिं गमितेन युक्तः ।
गन्धर्वसिद्धविबुधैरुपगीयमान-
कर्माद्भुतं स्वभवनं गरुडासनोऽगात् ॥१३॥
evam vimokṣya gaja-yūtha-pam abja-nābhas tenāpi pārṣada-gatim gamitena yuktaḥ gandharva-siddha-vibudhair upagīyamāna- karmādbhutam sva-bhavanam garuḍāsano 'gāt
evam —thus;  vimokṣya —delivering;  gaja-yūtha-pam —the King of the elephants, Gajendra;  abja-nābhaḥ —the Supreme Personality of Godhead, from whose navel sprouts a lotus flower;  tena —by him (Gajendra);  api —also;  pārṣada-gatim —the position of the Lord's associate;  gamitena —who had already gotten;  yuktaḥ —accompanied;  gandharva —by the denizens of Gandharvaloka;  siddha —the denizens of Siddhaloka;  vibudhaiḥ —and by all great learned sages;  upagīyamāna —were being glorified;  karma —whose transcendental activities;  adbhutam —all-wonderful;  sva-bhavanam —to His own abode;  garuḍa-āsanaḥ —sitting on the back of Garuḍa;  agāt —returned.
TRANSLATION
Upon delivering the King of the elephants from the clutches of the crocodile, and from material existence, which resembles a crocodile, the Lord awarded him the status of  sārūpya-mukti . In the presence of the Gandharvas, the Siddhas and the other demigods,