Srimad Bhagavatam — Ashtama Skandha, Shloka 24
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 describes Gajendra as a powerful, majestic elephant-king moving with his herd, enjoying worldly strength and protection—setting the contrast for his later helpless surrender to the Lord.
The scene emphasizes material security—family, followers, strength—yet the coming crisis will show that only devotion to Hari ultimately saves.
Even strong social support and personal power cannot remove life’s unavoidable dangers; cultivate remembrance of God before adversity arrives.