SB 8.4.7

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Eighth Canto - Chapter 4: Gajendra Returns to the Spiritual World

SB 8.4.6 - SB 8.4.8

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 7

sa vai pūrvam abhūd rājā

pāṇḍyo draviḍa-sattamaḥ

indradyumna iti khyāto

viṣṇu-vrata-parāyaṇaḥ

SYNONYMS

saḥ—this elephant (Gajendra); vai—indeed; pūrvam—formerly; abhūt—was; rājā—a king; pāṇḍyaḥ—of the country known as Pāṇḍya; draviḍa-sat-tamaḥ—the best of those born in Draviḍa-deśa, South India; indradyumnaḥ—by the name Mahārāja Indradyumna; iti—thus; khyātaḥ—celebrated; viṣṇu-vrata-parāyaṇaḥ—who was a first-class Vaiṣṇava, always engaged in the service of the Lord.

TRANSLATION

This Gajendra had formerly been a Vaiṣṇava and the king of the country known as Pāṇḍya, which is in the province of Draviḍa [South India]. In his previous life, he was known as Indradyumna Mahārāja.

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