132 Srimad-Bhagavatam [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 regu-
lar program, depending on the Lord for everything. The word
upadharayan, “‘considering,” is very significant in this verse. This word
indicates that a devotee knows what is what; he understands what is hap-
pening in material, conditional life.

TEXT 13
ag frater TATATASTAT-
arte micas afta Te: |
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evan vimoksya gaja-yiitha-pam abja-nabhas
tenapi parsada-gatim gamitena yuktah

gandharva-siddha-vibudhair upagiyamana-
karmadbhutam sva-bhavanam garuddsano ‘gat

evam—thus; vimoksya—delivering; gaja-yitha-pam—the King of
the elephants, Gajendra; abja-nabhah—the Supreme Personality of
Godhead, from whose navel sprouts a lotus flower; tena—by him
(Gajendra); api—also; parsada-gatim—the position of the Lord’s asso-
ciate; gamitena—who had already gotten; yuktah—accompanied;
gandharva—by the denizens of Gandharvaloka; siddha—the denizens
of Siddhaloka; vibudhaih—and by all great learned sages;
upagiyamana—were being glorified; karma—whose transcendental ac-
tivities; adbhutam—all-wonderful; sva-bhavanam—to His own abode;
garuda-dsanah—sitting on the back of Garuda; agat—returned.

TRANSLATION

Upon delivering the King of the elephants from the clutches of
the crocodile, and from material existence, which resembles a cro-
codile, the Lord awarded him the status of séripya-mukti. In the
presence of the Gandharvas, the Siddhas and the other demigods,
