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{{ToBeEdited}}Gajendra Moksha (Samskrit : गजेन्द्रमोक्षः) refers to the episode of Lord Vishnu granting moksha to Gajendra, the lord of the elephants.

The Bhagavata Purana in Adhyaya 7 of the 2nd Skandha enumerates in brief the incident of Gajendra moksha which is as follows :

The Bhagavata Purana in Adhyaya 7 of the 2nd Skandha enumerates in brief the incident of Gajendra moksha as follows :

Once, the king of Elephants was distressed due to his leg being caught by an extremely powerful crocodile in a lake. He immediately plucked a lotus and held it out in his trunk as an offering and called out to Lord Vishnu. The Lord too, hearing the appeal of his devotee rushed to his aid mounted on Garuda. He then cut asunder the jaw of the crocodile with his weapon, the Sudarshana Chakra and dragged the elephant out by the trunk. This episode of Lord Vishnu’s grace towards his devotee, the lord of the elephants, is referred to as Gajendra moksha. It is said that,<blockquote>अन्तः सरस्युरुबलेन पदे गृहीतो ग्राहेण यूथपतिरम्बुजहस्त आर्तः ।</blockquote><blockquote>आहेदमादिपुरुषाखिललोकनाथ तीर्थश्रवः श्रवणमङ्गलनामधेय ॥ १५ ॥</blockquote><blockquote>श्रुत्वा हरिस्तमरणार्थिनमप्रमेयः चक्रायुधः पतगराजभुजाधिरूढः ।</blockquote><blockquote>चक्रेण नक्रवदनं विनिपाद्य तस्माद् धस्ते प्रगृह्य भगवान् कृपयोज्जहार ॥ १६ ॥<ref>Bhagavata Purana, Skandha 2, [https://sa.wikisource.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A3%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8D/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A7%E0%A4%83_%E0%A5%A8/%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%A7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%83_%E0%A5%AD Adhyaya 7].</ref> </blockquote><blockquote>''antaḥ sarasyurubalena pade gr̥hīto grāheṇa yūthapatirambujahasta ārtaḥ ।''</blockquote><blockquote>''āhedamādipuruṣākhilalokanātha tīrthaśravaḥ śravaṇamaṅgalanāmadheya ॥ 15 ॥''</blockquote><blockquote>''śrutvā haristamaraṇārthinamaprameyaḥ cakrāyudhaḥ patagarājabhujādhirūḍhaḥ ।''</blockquote><blockquote>''cakreṇa nakravadanaṁ vinipādya tasmād dhaste pragr̥hya bhagavān kr̥payojjahāra ॥ 16 ॥''</blockquote>The story is further elaborated in the 2nd Adhyaya of the 8th Skandha as follows:  

Once, the king of Elephants was distressed due to his leg being caught by an extremely powerful crocodile in a lake. He immediately plucked a lotus and held it out in his trunk as an offering and called out to Lord Vishnu. The Lord too, hearing the appeal of his devotee rushed to his aid mounted on Garuda. He then cut asunder the jaw of the crocodile with his weapon, the Sudarshana Chakra and dragged the elephant out by the trunk. This episode of Lord Vishnu’s grace towards his devotee, the lord of the elephants, is referred to as Gajendra moksha.<ref>The Bhagavata Purana ([https://archive.org/stream/BhagavataPuranaMotilalEnglish/Bhagavata%20Purana%20-%20Motilal%20-%20English%20-%20Parts%201%20-%205#page/n194/mode/1up Part 1]), Delhi : Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Private Limited</ref> It is said that,<blockquote>अन्तः सरस्युरुबलेन पदे गृहीतो ग्राहेण यूथपतिरम्बुजहस्त आर्तः ।</blockquote><blockquote>आहेदमादिपुरुषाखिललोकनाथ तीर्थश्रवः श्रवणमङ्गलनामधेय ॥ १५ ॥</blockquote><blockquote>श्रुत्वा हरिस्तमरणार्थिनमप्रमेयः चक्रायुधः पतगराजभुजाधिरूढः ।</blockquote><blockquote>चक्रेण नक्रवदनं विनिपाद्य तस्माद् धस्ते प्रगृह्य भगवान् कृपयोज्जहार ॥ १६ ॥<ref>Bhagavata Purana, Skandha 2, [https://sa.wikisource.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A3%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8D/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A7%E0%A4%83_%E0%A5%A8/%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%A7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%83_%E0%A5%AD Adhyaya 7].</ref> </blockquote><blockquote>''antaḥ sarasyurubalena pade gr̥hīto grāheṇa yūthapatirambujahasta ārtaḥ ।''</blockquote><blockquote>''āhedamādipuruṣākhilalokanātha tīrthaśravaḥ śravaṇamaṅgalanāmadheya ॥ 15 ॥''</blockquote><blockquote>''śrutvā haristamaraṇārthinamaprameyaḥ cakrāyudhaḥ patagarājabhujādhirūḍhaḥ ।''</blockquote><blockquote>''cakreṇa nakravadanaṁ vinipādya tasmād dhaste pragr̥hya bhagavān kr̥payojjahāra ॥ 16 ॥''</blockquote>The story is further elaborated in the 2nd Adhyaya of the 8th Skandha as follows:  

== गजेन्द्रस्य निवासः ॥ Gajendra's abode ==

== गजेन्द्रस्य निवासः ॥ Gajendra's abode ==