Srimad Bhagavatam — Ashtama Skandha, Shloka 14
Aftermath of Gajendra’s Deliverance: Hūhū’s Release, Indradyumna’s Curse, and Sārūpya-mukti
एतन्महाराज तवेरितो मया कृष्णानुभावो गजराजमोक्षणम् । स्वर्ग्यं यशस्यं कलिकल्मषापहं दु:स्वप्ननाशं कुरुवर्य शृण्वताम् ॥ १४ ॥
etan mahā-rāja taverito mayā kṛṣṇānubhāvo gaja-rāja-mokṣaṇam svargyaṁ yaśasyaṁ kali-kalmaṣāpahaṁ duḥsvapna-nāśaṁ kuru-varya śṛṇvatām
O Mahārāja, ich habe dir nun die wunderbare Macht Kṛṣṇas geschildert, wie sie sich in der Befreiung des Elefantenkönigs zeigte. O Bester der Kuru, wer diese Erzählung hört, wird der höheren Welten würdig, erlangt Ruhm als Bhakta, bleibt von der Befleckung des Kali-yuga unberührt, und böse Träume werden vernichtet.
FAQs
This verse says that hearing Gajendra’s deliverance reveals Kṛṣṇa’s glory, grants pious merit and fame, removes Kali-yuga contamination, and even destroys distressing dreams.
After narrating Gajendra’s liberation, Śukadeva concludes by highlighting the spiritual and purifying results of hearing this līlā, encouraging Parīkṣit (and all listeners) to receive it through śravaṇa-bhakti.
Regularly hear or read the Bhagavatam—especially the Gajendra Moksha episode—as a devotional practice to purify the mind, reduce fear and anxiety, and strengthen faith in the Lord’s protection.