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itthaṁ gajendraḥ sa yadāpa saṅkaṭaṁ | :itthaṁ gajendraḥ sa yadāpa saṅkaṭaṁ | ||
prāṇasya dehī vivaśo yadṛcchayā | :prāṇasya dehī vivaśo yadṛcchayā | ||
apārayann ātma-vimokṣaṇe ciraṁ | :apārayann ātma-vimokṣaṇe ciraṁ | ||
dadhyāv imāṁ buddhim athābhyapadyata | :dadhyāv imāṁ buddhim athābhyapadyata | ||
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''ittham''—in this way; ''gaja-indraḥ''—the King of the elephants; ''saḥ''—he; ''yadā''—when; ''āpa''—obtained; ''saṅkaṭam''—such a dangerous position; ''prāṇasya''—of life; ''dehī''—who is embodied; ''vivaśaḥ''—circumstantially helpless; ''yadṛcchayā''—by the will of providence; ''apārayan''—being unable; ''ātma-vimokṣaṇe''—to save himself; ''ciram''—for a long time; ''dadhyau''—began to think seriously; ''imām''—this; ''buddhim''—decision; ''atha''—thereupon; ''abhyapadyata''—reached. | |||
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When the King of the elephants saw that he was under the clutches of the crocodile by the will of providence and, being embodied and circumstantially helpless, could not save himself from danger, he was extremely afraid of being killed. He consequently thought for a long time and finally reached the following decision. | When the King of the elephants saw that he was under the clutches of the crocodile by the will of providence and, being embodied and circumstantially helpless, could not save himself from danger, he was extremely afraid of being killed. He consequently thought for a long time and finally reached the following decision. | ||
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Everyone in the material world is engaged in a struggle for existence. Everyone tries to save himself from danger, but when one is unable to save himself, if he is pious, he then takes shelter of the lotus feet of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. This is confirmed in Bhagavad-gītā ([[BG 7.16]]): | Everyone in the material world is engaged in a struggle for existence. Everyone tries to save himself from danger, but when one is unable to save himself, if he is pious, he then takes shelter of the lotus feet of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. This is confirmed in ''Bhagavad-gītā'' ([[BG 7.16 (1972)|BG 7.16]]): | ||
:catur-vidhā bhajante māṁ | :''catur-vidhā bhajante māṁ'' | ||
:janāḥ sukṛtino 'rjuna | :''janāḥ sukṛtino 'rjuna'' | ||
:ārto jijñāsur arthārthī | :''ārto jijñāsur arthārthī'' | ||
:jñānī ca bharatarṣabha | :''jñānī ca bharatarṣabha'' | ||
Four kinds of pious men—namely, one who is in danger, one who is in need of money, one who is searching for knowledge and one who is inquisitive—begin to take shelter of the Supreme Personality of Godhead in order to be saved or to advance. The King of the elephants, in his condition of danger, decided to seek shelter of the lotus feet of the Lord. After considerable thought, he intelligently arrived at this correct decision. Such a decision is not reached by a sinful man. Therefore in Bhagavad-gītā it is said that those who are pious (sukṛtī) can decide that in a dangerous or awkward condition one should seek shelter of the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa. | Four kinds of pious men—namely, one who is in danger, one who is in need of money, one who is searching for knowledge and one who is inquisitive—begin to take shelter of the Supreme Personality of Godhead in order to be saved or to advance. The King of the elephants, in his condition of danger, decided to seek shelter of the lotus feet of the Lord. After considerable thought, he intelligently arrived at this correct decision. Such a decision is not reached by a sinful man. Therefore in ''Bhagavad-gītā'' it is said that those who are pious (''sukṛtī'') can decide that in a dangerous or awkward condition one should seek shelter of the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa. | ||
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Revision as of 17:36, 7 June 2021
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 31
- itthaṁ gajendraḥ sa yadāpa saṅkaṭaṁ
- prāṇasya dehī vivaśo yadṛcchayā
- apārayann ātma-vimokṣaṇe ciraṁ
- dadhyāv imāṁ buddhim athābhyapadyata
SYNONYMS
ittham—in this way; gaja-indraḥ—the King of the elephants; saḥ—he; yadā—when; āpa—obtained; saṅkaṭam—such a dangerous position; prāṇasya—of life; dehī—who is embodied; vivaśaḥ—circumstantially helpless; yadṛcchayā—by the will of providence; apārayan—being unable; ātma-vimokṣaṇe—to save himself; ciram—for a long time; dadhyau—began to think seriously; imām—this; buddhim—decision; atha—thereupon; abhyapadyata—reached.
TRANSLATION
When the King of the elephants saw that he was under the clutches of the crocodile by the will of providence and, being embodied and circumstantially helpless, could not save himself from danger, he was extremely afraid of being killed. He consequently thought for a long time and finally reached the following decision.
PURPORT
Everyone in the material world is engaged in a struggle for existence. Everyone tries to save himself from danger, but when one is unable to save himself, if he is pious, he then takes shelter of the lotus feet of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. This is confirmed in Bhagavad-gītā (BG 7.16):
- catur-vidhā bhajante māṁ
- janāḥ sukṛtino 'rjuna
- ārto jijñāsur arthārthī
- jñānī ca bharatarṣabha
Four kinds of pious men—namely, one who is in danger, one who is in need of money, one who is searching for knowledge and one who is inquisitive—begin to take shelter of the Supreme Personality of Godhead in order to be saved or to advance. The King of the elephants, in his condition of danger, decided to seek shelter of the lotus feet of the Lord. After considerable thought, he intelligently arrived at this correct decision. Such a decision is not reached by a sinful man. Therefore in Bhagavad-gītā it is said that those who are pious (sukṛtī) can decide that in a dangerous or awkward condition one should seek shelter of the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa.