Srimad Bhagavatam — Ashtama Skandha, Shloka 23
Trikūṭa Mountain, Ṛtumat Garden, and the Beginning of Gajendra’s Crisis
स घर्मतप्त: करिभि: करेणुभि- र्वृतो मदच्युत्करभैरनुद्रुत: । गिरिं गरिम्णा परित: प्रकम्पयन् निषेव्यमाणोऽलिकुलैर्मदाशनै: ॥ २३ ॥ सरोऽनिलं पङ्कजरेणुरूषितं जिघ्रन्विदूरान्मदविह्वलेक्षण: । वृत: स्वयूथेन तृषार्दितेन तत् सरोवराभ्यासमथागमद्द्रुतम् ॥ २४ ॥
sa gharma-taptaḥ karibhiḥ kareṇubhir vṛto madacyut-karabhair anudrutaḥ giriṁ garimṇā paritaḥ prakampayan niṣevyamāṇo ’likulair madāśanaiḥ
象群之主被暑热所炙，雄象雌象环绕，幼象随行，口中醉液滴落；他以沉重之躯使特里库塔山四面震颤。嗜蜜的蜂群前来“侍奉”，吮饮其醉液。又从远处嗅到微风自湖上带来的莲花花粉之香；他目光因醉而迷离，携同口渴难耐的族群，迅速来到湖岸。
FAQs
It portrays Gajendra as a powerful leader among elephants, moving with a retinue, yet still subject to material conditions like heat and fatigue—setting the stage for his later surrender to the Lord.
Śukadeva Gosvāmī narrates these details to Mahārāja Parīkṣit as part of the Gajendra-mokṣa episode.
Even strength, status, and followers cannot remove life’s discomforts; recognizing material limitation prepares the heart to seek shelter in Bhagavān.