Gajendra’s Prayers and the Appearance of Lord Hari
Gajendra-stuti and Hari-darśana
गुणारणिच्छन्नचिदुष्मपाय तत्क्षोभविस्फूर्जितमानसाय । नैष्कर्म्यभावेन विवर्जितागम- स्वयंप्रकाशाय नमस्करोमि ॥ १६ ॥
guṇāraṇi-cchanna-cid-uṣmapāya tat-kṣobha-visphūrjita-mānasāya naiṣkarmya-bhāvena vivarjitāgama- svayaṁ-prakāśāya namas karomi
اے رب! جیسے اَرَنی کی لکڑی میں آگ چھپی رہتی ہے، ویسے ہی گُنوں کے پردے سے آپ کا چِتّ-تَیج ڈھکا ہوا سا دکھائی دیتا ہے؛ مگر آپ کا من گُن-کھوب سے کبھی مضطرب نہیں ہوتا۔ نَیشکرمْیَ بھاو میں قائم پاک بھکتوں کے دل میں آپ خود روشن ہوتے ہیں—میں آپ کو نمسکار کرتا ہوں۔
In Bhagavad-gītā (10.11) it is said:
This verse praises the Lord as svayaṁprakāśa—self-manifest and self-luminous—known not merely by external rites, but revealed when consciousness is purified and devotion becomes free from fruitive motives.
Gajendra highlights that the Lord is ultimately approached through naiṣkarmya—devotion and surrender not driven by worldly gain—because such actionless, motive-free bhakti transcends the limitations of ritualistic, reward-oriented religion.
Shift spiritual practice from “results-based” religion to sincere inner transformation—cultivate remembrance of God, reduce ego-driven goals, and let devotion become an offering rather than a transaction.