Shloka 60

Gajendra's Deliverance — Gajendra’s Deliverance and the Protective Power of Remembrance (Japa)

Devanagari script

पुलस्त्य उवाच भक्तिं तस्यानुसंचिन्त्य नागस्यमोघसंभवः प्रीतिमानभवद् विष्णुः शङ्खचक्रगदाधरः

Transliteration

pulastya uvāca bhaktiṃ tasyānusaṃcintya nāgasyamoghasaṃbhavaḥ prītimānabhavad viṣṇuḥ śaṅkhacakragadādharaḥ

Translation

{"has_teaching": true, "teaching_type": "jnana", "core_concept": "Unity/identity of divine functions: Janārdana praised through Rudra-nature (rudrātmā)", "teaching_summary": "The same Supreme is invoked as the one who consumes the universe and dances as Rudra—suggesting a non-sectarian vision where destructive and preservative powers converge in the One worshipped.", "vedantic_theme": "Eka-tattva underlying multiple devatā-forms; īśvara as both saṃhāra and līlā", "practical_application": "Hold a unified view of the divine across sectarian forms; meditate on impermanence and the Lord’s līlā to stabilize the mind in change."}

Speakers

• Pulastya to Nārada (narrative instruction)

Primary Deities

• Vishnu

Key Themes

• Power of Bhakti
• Divine responsiveness (prasāda)
• Iconic attributes of Viṣṇu
• Tīrtha-mahātmyic framing

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

{ "primaryRasa": "shanta", "secondaryRasa": "adbhuta", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

FAQs

Who is the ‘Nāga’ whose devotion is being considered here?

The verse presumes a preceding episode in which a Nāga (serpent-being) performs devotion connected to the lake (sarasi). Pulastya highlights that Viṣṇu’s grace is triggered not by status but by sincere bhakti.

What does ‘amogha-saṃbhavaḥ’ convey about Viṣṇu?

It characterizes Viṣṇu as one whose manifestation and salvific action never prove futile—his appearance, protection, and boons reliably accomplish their purpose when devotion is genuine.

Why emphasize ‘śaṅkha-cakra-gadā-dharaḥ’ in a tīrtha context?

In tīrtha-mahātmyas, the deity’s iconic marks authenticate the epiphany: the lake is not merely scenic but a locus of the living presence of the recognizable Nārāyaṇa who protects devotees.