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such a personality, however, is in fact a benediction. Both the crocodile,
who had been a Gandharva in his previous life, and Gajendra, who had
been a king named Indradyumna, were cursed, but both of them
benefited. Indradyumna, in his birth as an elephant, attained salvation
and became a personal associate of the Lord in Vaikuntha, and the cro-
codile regained his status as a Gandharva. We find evidence in many
places that the curse of a great saint or devotee is not a curse but a
benediction.
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nedur dundubhayo divya
gandharva nanrtur jaguh
rsayas cadranah siddhas
tustuvuh purusottamam
neduh—vibrated; dundubhayah—kettledrums; divyah—in the sky
of the higher planetary system; gandharvah—residents of Gandharva-
loka; nanrtuh—danced; jaguh—and sang; rsayah—all the saintly sages;
cdranah—the inhabitants of the Carana planet; siddhah—the inhabi-
tants of the Siddha planet; tustuvuh—offered prayers; purusa-
uttamam—to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Purusottama, the
best of males.
TRANSLATION
There was a beating of kettledrums in the heavenly planets, the
inhabitants of Gandharvaloka began to dance and sing, while great
sages and the inhabitants of Caranaloka and Siddhaloka offered
prayers to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Purusottama.
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