122 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 8, Ch. 4

immediately delivered, and he became one of the Lord’s four-handed
associates.

Sukadeva Gosvami ends this chapter by describing the good fortune of
the elephant. Sukadeva Gosvami says that by hearing the narration of
Gajendra’s deliverance, one can also get the opportunity to be delivered.
Sukadeva Gosvami vividly describes this, and thus the chapter ends.

TEXT 1

aT TAT
aa tafiteaal aataragiiern: |

Waa: SAA aac: BA ages 2A

Sri-Suka uvdca
tada devarsi-gandharva
brahmeSsana-purogamah
mumucuh kusumdsdram
Samsantah karma tad dhareh

Sri-Sukah uvdéca—Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said; tadd—at that time
(when Gajendra was delivered); deva-rsi-gandharvah—the demigods,
sages and Gandharvas; brahma-isana-purogamah—headed by Lord
Brahma and Lord Siva; mumucuh—showered; kusuma-Gséram—a
covering of flowers; Sarisantah—while praising; karma —transcenden-
tal activity; tat—that (gajendra-moksana); hareh—of the Supreme Per-
sonality of Godhead.

TRANSLATION

Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said: When the Lord delivered Gajendra,
King of the elephants, all the demigods, sages and Gandharvas,
headed by Brahma and Siva, praised this activity of the Supreme
Personality of Godhead and showered flowers upon both the Lord
and Gajendra.

PURPORT

It is evident from this chapter that great sages like Devala Rsi, Narada
Muni and Agastya Muni will sometimes curse someone. The curse of
