गजेंद्र मोक्ष – 27

हमारे गुरुवर्ग ने हमें निर्देश दिये है कि यदि संभव हो, श्रेष्ठ वैष्णवों के संग में प्रतिदिन श्रीमद्भागवत कथा का श्रवण करें। साधुओं से शास्त्र श्रवण को प्रधानता दी गयी है। दामोदर मास में, श्रीमद् भागवतम् के 8 वे स्कन्द से गजेंद्र मोक्ष लीला का पाठ करना अत्यंत मंगलकारी है। गजेंद्र मोक्ष लीला हमें भगवान में पूर्ण शरणागति की शिक्षा देती है।

थोड़ा गजेन्द्र मोक्ष प्रसंग और एक दफे पाठ करने के लिए
यह बहुत जरुरी है
जो लोग कार्तिक व्रत करते हैं
स्तव का महात्म्य यहाँ पर बोला है
उसको नहीं समझने से भी
उसको सुनने से भी फायदा है
इस प्रकार गजेन्द्र ने भगवान के पास प्रार्थना ज्ञापन की
और भगवान स्वयं
गरुड़ के ऊपर आरोहण करके उसके सामने में आ गए, उसकी पूजा ली, उस पर कृपा की
भगवान तो इच्छा करने से ही उद्धार कर सकते हैं, भगवान को आने की क्या जरुरत है?
लेकिन भक्त को सुख देने के लिए
उन्होंने इस प्रकार अपना स्वरुप दिखाके गरुड़ की पीठ पर आकर
एकदम और गरुड भी इतना
जल्दी नहीं कर रहा है, मैं उसको कितना प्यार करता हूँ
छलांग मार के गिरे
भगवत् भक्त को सुख देने के लिए
वो गजेन्द्र स्तव से भगवान प्रसन्न हो गए
वो स्तव को हम लोग गजेन्द्र के माफिक कर सकेंगे
तब हम लोगों का भी कुछ और हो सकता है लेकिन होता नहीं
वो भाव नहीं आता है और
उसके बारे में भी बोलना चाहिए
लेकिन एकदम समय ही नहीं है, क्या करे?
और नहीं तो ज्यादा देरी करने से सेवक लोग
यह सब गड़बड़ कर रहे हैं, कितने आदमी हैं, सबको खिलाना पड़ेगा
चिंता नहीं करते है और कुछ
नियम सेवा का कीर्तन भी करना पड़ेगा, वो भी करना पड़ेगा
मुश्किल हो जाएगा, जो कुछ है

श्रीगजेन्द्र उवाच
ॐ नमो भगवते तस्मै यत एतच्चिदात्मकम्।
पुरुषायादिबीजाय परेशायाभिधीमहि॥
यस्मिन्निदं यतश्चेदं येनेदं य इदं स्वयम्।
योऽस्मात् परस्माच्च परस्तं प्रपद्ये स्वयम्भुवम्॥
य: स्वात्मनीदं निजमाययार्पितं
क्‍वचिद् विभातं क्‍व च तत् तिरोहितम्।
अविद्धद‍ृक् साक्ष्युभयं तदीक्षते
स आत्ममूलोऽवतु मां परात्पर:॥
कालेन पञ्चत्वमितेषु कृत्स्‍नशो
लोकेषु पालेषु च सर्वहेतुषु।
तमस्तदासीद् गहनं गभीरं
यस्तस्य पारेऽभिविराजते विभु:॥
न यस्य देवा ऋषय: पदं विदुः
जन्तु: पुन: कोऽर्हति गन्तुमीरितुम्।
यथा नटस्याकृतिभिर्विचेष्टतो
दुरत्ययानुक्रमण: स मावतु॥
दिद‍ृक्षवो यस्य पदं सुमङ्गलं
विमुक्तसङ्गा मुनय: सुसाधव:।
चरन्त्यलोकव्रतमव्रणं वने
भूतात्मभूता: सुहृद: स मे गति:॥
न विद्यते यस्य च जन्म कर्म वा
न नामरूपे गुणदोष एव वा।
तथापि लोकाप्ययसम्भवाय य:
स्वमायया तान्यनुकालमृच्छति॥
तस्मै नम: परेशाय ब्रह्मणेऽनन्तशक्तये।
अरूपायोरुरूपाय नम आश्चर्यकर्मणे॥
नम आत्मप्रदीपाय साक्षिणे परमात्मने।
नमो गिरां विदूराय मनसश्चेतसामपि॥
सत्त्वेन प्रतिलभ्याय नैष्कर्म्येण विपश्चिता।
नम: कैवल्यनाथाय निर्वाणसुखसंविदे॥
नम: शान्ताय घोराय गुढ़ाय गुणधर्मिणे।
निर्विशेषाय साम्याय नमो ज्ञानघनाय च॥
क्षेत्रज्ञाय नमस्तुभ्यं सर्वाध्यक्षाय साक्षिणे।
पुरुषायात्ममूलाय मूलप्रकृतये नम:॥
सर्वेन्द्रियगुणद्रष्ट्रे सर्वप्रत्ययहेतवे।
असताच्छाययोक्ताय सदाभासाय ते नम:॥
नमो नमस्तेऽखिलकारणाय
निष्कारणायाद्भ‍ुतकारणाय।
सर्वागमाम्नायमहार्णवाय
नमोऽपवर्गाय परायणाय॥
गुणारणिच्छन्नचिदुष्मपाय
तत्क्षोभविस्फूर्जितमानसाय।
नैष्कर्म्यभावेन विवर्जितागम-
स्वयंप्रकाशाय नमस्करोमि॥
माद‍ृक्प्रपन्नपशुपाशविमोक्षणाय
मुक्ताय भूरिकरुणाय नमोऽलयाय।
स्वांशेन सर्वतनुभृन्मनसि
प्रतीत-प्रत्यग्द‍ृशे भगवते बृहते नमस्ते॥
आत्मात्मजाप्तगृहवित्तजनेषु सक्तैः
दुष्प्रापणाय गुणसङ्गविवर्जिताय।
मुक्तात्मभि: स्वहृदये परिभाविताय
ज्ञानात्मने भगवते नम ईश्वराय॥
यं धर्मकामार्थविमुक्तिकामा
भजन्त इष्टां गतिमाप्नुवन्ति।
किं चाशिषो रात्यपि देहमव्ययं
करोतु मेऽदभ्रदयो विमोक्षणम्॥
एकान्तिनो यस्य न कञ्चनार्थं वाञ्छन्ति ये वै भगवत्प्रपन्ना:।
अत्यद्भ‍ुतं तच्चरितं सुमङ्गलं
गायन्त आनन्दसमुद्रमग्ना:॥
तमक्षरं ब्रह्म परं परेशम्
अव्यक्तमाध्यात्मिकयोगगम्यम्।
अतीन्द्रियं सूक्ष्ममिवातिदूरम् अनन्तमाद्यं परिपूर्णमीडे॥
यस्य ब्रह्मादयो देवा वेदा लोकाश्चराचरा:।
नामरूपविभेदेन फल्ग्व्या च कलया कृता:॥
यथार्चिषोऽग्ने: सवितुर्गभस्तयो निर्यान्ति संयान्त्यसकृत् स्वरोचिष:।
तथा यतोऽयं गुणसम्प्रवाहो
बुद्धिर्मन: खानि शरीरसर्गा:॥
स वै न देवासुरमर्त्यतिर्यङ् न स्त्री न षण्ढो न पुमान् न जन्तु:।
नायं गुण: कर्म न सन्न चासन् निषेधशेषो जयतादशेष:॥
जिजीविषे नाहमिहामुया किम
अन्तर्बहिश्चावृतयेभयोन्या।
इच्छामि कालेन न यस्य विप्लवः
तस्यात्मलोकावरणस्य मोक्षम्॥
सोऽहं विश्वसृजं विश्वमविश्वं विश्ववेदसम्।
विश्वात्मानमजं ब्रह्म प्रणतोऽस्मि परं पदम्॥
योगरन्धितकर्माणो हृदि योगविभाविते।
योगिनो यं प्रपश्यन्ति योगेशं तं नतोऽस्म्यहम्॥
नमो नमस्तुभ्यमसह्यवेग-
शक्तित्रयायाखिलधीगुणाय।
प्रपन्नपालाय दुरन्तशक्तये
कदिन्द्रियाणामनवाप्यवर्त्मने॥
नायं वेद स्वमात्मानं यच्छक्त्याहंधिया हतम्।
तं दुरत्ययमाहात्म्यं भगवन्तमितोऽस्म्यहम्॥

आखिर में स्तव किया
लेकिन भीतर में दीनता है
जो आपके भक्त हैं
आपके महात्म्य कीर्तन में वो, आनन्द में निमग्न रहते हैं
और शरणागति सम्पति जिनकी है, ओर कुछ नहीं है
लेकिन मैं तो पशु हूँ, जानवर हूँ
मेरा तो अधिकार नहीं है
आप सब कुछ दे सकते हैं—धर्म, अर्थ, काम, मोक्ष
ऐसा की अप्राकृत देह दे सकते हैं
भगवत् धाम, प्रेम भक्ति सब दे सकते हैं
लेकिन मेरा तो अधिकार नहीं है
मैं क्या कहूँ? सिर्फ ग्राह से मुझे मुक्त कर दीजिए
मैं अब क्या कहूँ?
लेकिन भीतर में यह सब प्रार्थना की,
भीतर में इच्छा है
भगवत् धाम, प्रेम भक्ति लेकिन
अंदर में डर है मैं तो योग्य भी नहीं हूँ
सब कुछ वर्णन किया
लेकिन भीतर में दीनता है
इसलिए बोला इतनी तो मैं आशा नहीं कर सकता
ये ग्राह से पहले बोला
लेकिन भगवान भाव ग्राही, आखिर में बोला
यह जो संसार, माया
यह माया, गुणत्रयशाली
असह्य वेग, त्रिगुणात्मिक माया
यह माया ने हमको ग्रास कर दिया
इसलिए आपको भूल के संसार में आबद्ध हो गया
मेरी ये प्रार्थना नहीं है
कि फिर हस्ती देह प्राप्त करते हुए संसार में आनंद लूँ
स्त्री के साथ और बच्चों के साथ रहेंगे, नहीं ऐसा नहीं है, ऐसा मैं नहीं चाहता हूँ
वही जो अज्ञान से हम ये सब
शरीर में मैं बुद्धि, शरीर सम्बंधित वस्तु में मेरी बुद्धि की
वही अज्ञान से आप मुक्त कर दीजिए
अर्थात् ग्राह का मतलब संसार
लेकिन भीतर में कहा
टीकाकार ने लिखा है
आप सब कुछ दे सकते हैं मतलब
सर्वोत्तम है जो कृष्ण का महात्म्य, भगवान का महात्म्य कीर्तन करके
शरणागत व्यक्ति और कुछ भी नहीं चाहते हैं
इसी प्रकार अवस्था हम चाहते हैं
लेकिन प्रार्थना में कह नहीं सकता
आखिर में बोला मैं तो कदिन्द्रिय…
सारा जीवन बिताया, इन्द्रिय भोग में
मैं कैसे आशा कर सकता हूँ?
मेरे माफिक व्यक्ति के लिए प्राप्ति संभव नहीं है
लेकिन मैं यही प्रार्थना करता हूँ
वही संसार असह्य वेग गुणत्रय संसार
इसको पार होना बहुत मुश्किल है
अपनी चेष्टा से कोई पार नहीं हो सकता है

दैवी ह्येषा गुणमयी मम माया दुरत्यया।
मामेव ये प्रपद्यन्ते मायामेतां तरन्ति ते॥
(गीता 7.14)

मैं तो पशु हूँ, मुझे स्तव करना आता नहीं है
अभी मेरी मृत्यु सामने में आ गई है
मेरी जिनती अक्कल है बोला
मारबि राखबि जो इच्छा तोहारा। नित्यदास प्रति तुया अधिकारा॥
नित्य दास को मार भी सकते हैं
रख भी सकते हैं, जो ख़ुशी कर सकते हैं
यह नित्य दास के ऊपर आपका अधिकार है, बोलके अपने को समर्पण किया
सब देवता लोग उनको,
सबको फल्गु ऐसा बोल दिया, वो लोग आए नहीं
वो लोग कहते हैं, भगवान की प्राप्ति इतनी सहज नहीं है
यह गजेन्द्र मरेगा
लेकिन भगवान उनकी
दीनता उनकी भक्ति से आकृष्ट होकर उनके सामने में ही प्रकट हो गए
mounting on the Garuda
Supreme Lord if He desires, He can rescue
why He has to appear?
because to satisfy
because he was previously
Idradyumna Maharaj who was cursed by Agatsya rishi
after fighting for one thousand years
accidentally the previous, he was
submitting his prayers to the Supreme Lord that came to his mind
in that very precarious condition
and with all difficulties and painful space in the body,
being attacked by the crocodile,
he was saying prayers because his ātmā is manifested
we cannot do this, when there is difficulty in the body, we forget everything
tremendous difficulty
but when ātmā is manifested, it is ahaitukī apratihatā
he was submitting his prayers
with great humbleness
and god satisfied, came, I have come
in the right hand with the raised
Sudarśana-cakra, disc
and jumped from the Garuda
Garuda is also not very…
Garuda is more speed than Sputnik
but Supreme Lord is showing..
with great difficulties that
Airavata, that leader of the elephant
threw a lotus with great difficulties
to the lotus feet of Narayan, Narayan got satisfied
powerful both
and split the jaw of that crocodile
before other demigods
who were indifferent to him before that, like that
so we have to go through this in kartik-vrata
there is efficasy of going through this, you can do it
by taking Bhagavat, read
this stava, hymns of Gajendra
and God will be satisfied, at least try to do this
we are doing
dām bandhan very difficult, it takes much time
only
I do not know whether I shall get time tomorrow
यह सब ब्रज गोपी
यशोदा माता के पास आकर शिकायत की
तुम्हारे बच्चे को सम्भालो
क्या? हमारा बच्चा तो बहुत अच्छा है
नहीं, उसके साथ में और दुष्ट बहुत ग्वाल बाल हैं
जब हम रात को सोके रहते हैं
हम लोग, चोर घुस सकता है इसलिए हम दीप जला के रखते हैं
लेकिन
वो जो तुम्हारा बच्चा है, कन्हैया बहुत दुष्ट है
नींद में रहते हैं वो जाकर फू देकर एकदम
उसको दीप को बुझा देता है
और जितना माखन है और दही है सब कुछ…
यह कोई अच्छा है? हर रोज ऐसा कर रहा है
यशोदा देवी तो चिंतित हो गई
कृष्ण के पास आई, तुमने ऐसा किया?
कृष्ण कहते हैं यह लोग झूठ बोल रहे है
तब घबरा गया
कृष्ण को देखने से तो मालुम नहीं होता है इतना दुष्ट
यह लोग क्या बोल रहे हैं?
और ब्रज गोपी सब
ब्रज गोपी तो बोलीं यशोदा माता के पास, गोप जितने हैं सब नन्द महाराज के पास जाके बोलें
कि आपके बच्चे को संभालिए
क्या बोलते हैं!
यह रात को आते हैं, मध्य रात्री में जब हम लोग सोके रहते हैं
दीप को बुझा के चला जाता है, ये तो ठीक नहीं है
अभी यशोदा माता नन्दबाबा बहुत चिंता हो गई, बात क्या है?
जब नन्दबाबा पूछते हैं कृष्ण को, “तुमने ऐसा किया?”
“यह लोग झूठ बोल रहे हैं”
तब बहुत चिंता हो गई, बात क्या है?
यह लोग झूठ बोल रहे हैं
और फिर कृष्ण को देखने से मालुम नहीं है
ये कुछ झूठ बोल सकता है
असल में
वो जो गोप-गोपी जो कुछ तैयार करते हैं वो कृष्ण के लिए करते हैं
कृष्ण को खिलाने के लिए
लेकिन जब नन्द महाराज के पास जाते हैं
कि आपके लड़के को हमारे घर में भेज दीजिए, हम लोग खिलाएंगे
नंद महाराज कहते हैं – हमारी दस हजार गायें हैं
हमारा लड़का दूसरे स्थान पर खाएगा नहीं
हमारा कोई अभाव है?
तब क्या करें? यशोदा देवी भी बोलीं – नहीं खाएगा
हमारा लड़का दूसरे स्थान पर खाएगा नहीं
तब क्या करें? अभी, जब यशोदा माता ने मना कर दिया
नन्दबाबा भी मना कर दिया
फिर क्या करे? अभी,
देखा यह लोगों के मन में बहुत दुःख है
गोप-गोपी के मन में
स्वयं वो लोग गए
लेकिन उनको
ऐसा बोल दिया, फिर कृष्ण खुद जाकर
निवेदन किया
जब कृष्ण खुद जाके निवेदन किया
तुम्हे लालच हो गई?
दूसरों के यहाँ खाने के लिए
वही गोपियों की इच्छा पूर्ति करने के लिए
ये जो है थोड़ा वहाँ जाऊँ, खाके आऊँ
तब और गाली दिया – ‘हैं…’
तब क्या करेंगे?
वही गोप-गोपियों की इच्छा पूर्ति करने के लिए चोर होकर जाएगा
वो लोग झूठ बोल रहे हैं, यह हमारे लिए ही किया
मैं उनकी इच्छा पूर्ति करने के लिए बाध्य होकर चोर होकर चोरी कर रहा हूँ
यह चोर बोल रहे हैं, वो चोर नहीं है
वास्तव में यह घटना है
अभी वो तो बाहर में नहीं जानते हैं
एक दिन, यशोदा माता ने स्वयं देख लिया
but it is difficult
to narrate both, can I speak in English for a short time
you have already heard this
all the
milkman and milkwoman
they complained, launched complaint to
Yashoda Mata and Nanda Maharaj
that your son is very naughty
-my son is very good -no, naughty -why?
with other cowherd boys, when we are,
in the night, when we are sleeping at that time
and we put lamps there
for if any thief enters then we can catch hold of him
and your son with those cowherds at mid-night
they come and they
by puffing
from the mouth air,
they extinguish the lamp
and they steal all the yogurt and butter etc. What is this?
if He wants,
He can pray to us, we can give. Is it good?
and Nanda Maharaj and Yashoda Devi
they are very much perplexed, what is this?
when they asked Krishna
-have you done this? -no, they are all telling lies
then perturbed, what is this?
my son is good, everybody thinks
all parents think their son is good
but an outside person knows what sort of son
because they [parents] have affection
and one day Yashoda Mata herself saw this when
she was doing churning of the yogurt
in the big earthen pot
but because there were no maidservants and servants
in the house, then who will take out butter for Krishna?
for that reason, Yashoda Mata herself was churning
in a very big pot, earthen pot
churning and singing the glories of Krishna about the
about Putana-vadha, about the killing of Putana and others, other demons etc.
at that time Krishna was hungry
Krishna came to
Mother, you stop churning
I am hungry, suckle Me
no, because there are no servants, maidservants
who will take out butter?
do not disturb me, keep silence
but
Krishna is disturbed, no I’m hungry
you stop this
and ultimately when Yashoda Devi
did not like to do this then
Krishna with a small hand
caught hold of the hand
of the mother with the stick
she was doing churning, STOP IT…
and with very beautiful eyes,
by seeing that Mother Yashoda
is very much attracted, Oh! Too much disturbance, alright
then taking the child
on the lap and
suckling Him
in the meantime, she has kept one pot
metal pot or clay pot, some pot on the oven
to cook milk
to prepare some food from the milk
and that, after five minutes
and that will be swelled and the milk is falling down
then Krishna says to
Krishna… Yashoda Mata says to Krishna – Hey You… You go down
everything will be spoiled go down -No
I am hungry; I will not go down
I shall not go down
go… then forcefully keeping the child on the earth
mother went to
keep that pot on the earth from the oven
otherwise, everything will be spoiled, for that reason
When Mother went there to do this
Krishna was very much angry
I am hungry, Mother has gone
to keep the pot from the oven to the earth
I shall destroy everything
I shall break this earthen pot
but if the mother sees then she will punish
that fear is also there
Krishna brought one stone
by that stone, so that there cannot be any sound
by pressing, the earthen pot will break
and all the yogurt came out
and Krishna saw churning so many earthen pots
Yashoda Mata kept
butter, yogurt, and other things
and Krishna was so much angry, He is spoiling everything
and after that Krishna saw
that everything singing and hanging
Mother has got some sort of….
perhaps, this son may do something when he says so
hanging some earthen pots
Krishna saw that Ohh! I shall destroy these
but I cannot touch
in whose stomach
the whole brahmanda can
can remain and He cannot touch, what is this?
and He climbed upon the mortar
when mortar is still short
with the help of a stick, all these, all these
earthen pots, He broke and taking
yogurt and everything Himself and all the monkeys came
and they are also having feast.. they are doing all these things
actually, Krishna is tasting all the
preparations because of the preparations of different cows
to fulfill that
but outside person says He is spoiling
Yashoda Mata when she returned
she saw what is this? Nobody is here
this earthen pot is broken
Oh…!!
all these gopa-gopis they complain to me
of this
This Krishna has become so much naughty
I shall have to punish, where is He?
then she saw that mounting on the mortar
doing all these things, nuisance
doing all these things, nuisance
Oh! I have now seen
I shall now punish saying one cane to beat Supreme Lord
otherwise, the future of the son will be bad, if I do not punish
restrain, with the stick
slowly-slowly going so that Krishna cannot see
for that reason but
Krishna was always looking whether Mother is coming or not
and Mother almost
caught hold of Him
at that time Krishna saw and made great leap…
and run, today I shall not…
now I have seen, I shall beat
mother is running and that
small boy Krishna is also running
Krishna is simply running
and Mother is fatty
Mother is in so much difficulty
but she has taken this
decision that I shall catch hold of Him I shall punish Him
otherwise, his future will be bad
their son’s future will be bad
Supreme Lord, son’s future will be bad!
but could not catch hold of Him
and was tired, perspiring
fatty body, body is very fat for that reason
by the
attracked by the pure affection of Mother
Krishna thought nobody can catch Him
but Mother wants to catch Him
catch Him
and He is going, becoming very slow
and mother caught Him
and with the stick
I shall beat, what you will do?
You are going to others’ house to steal
and You have done this nuisance?
by seeing that stick
Krishna loudly, He is crying
and tears are rolling down from eyes by seeing this….
whom by got up [eye-brows], they are afraid
all the demigods Brahma
and Mahadeva and all these
they are afraid of coming to near Krishna
by seeing the stick of Yashoda Mata
Krishna is crying
tremendously great shouting
with the great voice
by seeing that
you will find in this
Satyavrata Muni, telling in a different way
when the He jumped
then by running running running, Yashoda Mata
struck the back side of the son

you are going through this Damodar-stava
but here you will find in Bhagavat
that ultimately, Krishna accepted
Then Yashoda Mata thought
If this my child who is my most beloved
out of fear flees from this place then I shall die
this child has got no sense
child has got no sense, Krishna has got no sense
small child, He has got no
knowledge, nothing He is ignorant, a small child
by beating the child what benefit I shall get?
so she threw that cane
and took the child..
and tried to pacify the child
and afterward thought I shall have to
fasten the child otherwise no other way
and she tried to fasten the child
by taking the measurement of the stomach
but every time two fingers
two fingers less, two fingers less what is this?
joining the rope to make
one mile more than that but she could not
fasten, all other gopis they are laughing
and Yashoda Mata, “What is the matter? I could not understand,
ultimately by seeing the tiredness
and the affection of
tremendous affection of Mother
Krishna thought – no body can fasten Me
Krishna accepts fasten
from the first rope, Krishna was fastened
two finger is less, one finger is the grace of Krisha
another finger to attract the grace of Krishna,
sincere effort of service
Yashoda Mata did not stop his service, ultimately
‘hari se laga raho re bhai teri banat banat ban jay’
Supreme Lord examines
Yashoda Mata did not stop
ultimately Krishna was subdued by her devotion
and in this way…
without the grace of Krishna, you can not get
but to get the grace, you have to
have the serving mood so that Krishna or Gurudev
will grace us, we can get grace
they will grace easily, they are all merciful, they are all gracing
but you have to attract the grace
by sincere affort

 

It is advised by our Guruvargas to hear Srimad Bhagavatam, daily in the association of exalted Vaisnavas, if possible. Preference should be given in favor of hearing the scriptures from sadhus. During Damodar month, it is most beneficial to recite and read Gajendra Moksha Lila-stava from the 8th canto of Srimad Bhagavatam, which teaches complete surrender to the Supreme Lord.

Remembering Gajendra Moksha narration is most beneficial for all who are performing Kartik-vrata. It is written here in the importance of Gajendra Moksha narration that listening to these prayers will benefit the votary even if he is not able to understand the meaning. Listening to the prayers of Gajendra, the Lord Himself came in person and rescued him. Actually, the Lord does not require to come in person to rescue anyone but to give satisfaction to Gajendra He comes in person being seated on Garuda. The Supreme Lord wants to reach His devotee so rapidly that even the speed of Garuda, He felt less and He dismounted Himself from Garuda and rushed to Gajendra.

The Lord got satisfied by the prayers of Gajendra. If we can recite these prayers with the same earnestness and feelings as Gajendra then we should also get the grace of Supreme Lord. But we are unable to do so.

śrī-gajendra uvāca
oṁ namo bhagavate tasmai
yata etac cid-ātmakam
puruṣāyādi-bījāya
pareśāyābhidhīmahi

yasminn idaṁ yataś cedaṁ
yenedaṁ ya idaṁ svayam
yo ’smāt parasmāc ca paras
taṁ prapadye svayambhuvam

yaḥ svātmanīdaṁ nija-māyayārpitaṁ
kvacid vibhātaṁ kva ca tat tirohitam
aviddha-dṛk sākṣy ubhayaṁ tad īkṣate
sa ātma-mūlo ’vatu māṁ parāt-paraḥ

kālena paṣcatvam iteṣu kṛtsnaśo
lokeṣu pāleṣu ca sarva-hetuṣu
tamas tadāsīd gahanaṁ gabhīraṁ
yas tasya pāre ’bhivirājate vibhuḥ

na yasya devā ṛṣayaḥ padaṁ vidur
jantuḥ punaḥ ko ’rhati gantum īritum
yathā naṭasyākṛtibhir viceṣṭato
duratyayānukramaṇaḥ sa māvatu

didṛkṣavo yasya padaṁ sumaṅgalaṁ
vimukta-saṅgā munayaḥ susādhavaḥ
caranty aloka-vratam avraṇaṁ vane
bhūtātma-bhūtāḥ suhṛdaḥ sa me gatiḥ

na vidyate yasya ca janma karma vā
na nāma-rūpe guṇa-doṣa eva vā
tathāpi lokāpyaya-sambhavāya yaḥ
sva-māyayā tāny anukālam ṛcchati

tasmai namaḥ pareśāya
brahmaṇe ’nanta-śaktaye
arūpāyoru-rūpāya
nama āścarya-karmaṇe

nama ātma-pradīpāya
sākṣiṇe paramātmane
namo girāṁ vidūrāya
manasaś cetasām api

sattvena pratilabhyāya
naiṣkarmyeṇa vipaścitā
namaḥ kaivalya-nāthāya
nirvāṇa-sukha-saṁvide

namaḥ śāntāya ghorāya
ghūḍhāya guṇa-dharmiṇe
nirviśeṣāya sāmyāya
namo jñāna-ghanāya ca

kṣetra-jñāya namas tubhyaṁ
sarvādhyakṣāya sākṣiṇe
puruṣāyātma-mūlāya
mūla-prakṛtaye namaḥ

sarvendriya-guṇa-draṣṭre
sarva-pratyaya-hetave
asatā cchāyayoktāya
sad-ābhāsāya te namaḥ

namo namas te ’khila-kāraṇāya
niṣkāraṇāyādbhuta-kāraṇāya
sarvāgamāmnāya-mahārṇavāya
namo ’pavargāya parāyaṇāya

guṇāraṇi-cchanna-cid-uṣmapāya
tat-kṣobha-visphūrjita-mānasāya
naiṣkarmya-bhāvena vivarjitāgama-
svayaṁ-prakāśāya namas karomi

mādṛk prapanna-paśu-pāśa-vimokṣaṇāya
muktāya bhūri-karuṇāya namo ’layāya
svāṁśena sarva-tanu-bhṛn-manasi pratīta-
pratyag-dṛśe bhagavate bṛhate namas te

ātmātma-jāpta-gṛha-vitta-janeṣu saktair
duṣprāpaṇāya guṇa-saṅga-vivarjitāya
muktātmabhiḥ sva-hṛdaye paribhāvitāya
jñānātmane bhagavate nama īśvarāya

yaṁ dharma-kāmārtha-vimukti-kāmā
bhajanta iṣṭāṁ gatim āpnuvanti
kiṁ cāśiṣo rāty api deham avyayaṁ
karotu me ’dabhra-dayo vimokṣaṇam

ekāntino yasya na kañcanārthaṁ
vāñchanti ye vai bhagavat-prapannāḥ
aty-adbhutaṁ tac-caritaṁ sumaṅgalaṁ
gāyanta ānanda-samudra-magnāḥ

tam akṣaraṁ brahma paraṁ pareśam
avyaktam ādhyātmika-yoga-gamyam
atīndriyaṁ sūkṣmam ivātidūram
anantam ādyaṁ paripūrṇam īḍe

yasya brahmādayo deva
vedā lokāś carācarāḥ
nāma-rūpa-vibhedena
phalgvyā ca kalayā kṛtāḥ

yathārciṣo ’gneḥ savitur gabhastayo
niryānti saṁyānty asakṛt sva-rociṣaḥ
tathā yato ’yaṁ guṇa-sampravāho
buddhir manaḥ khāni śarīra-sargāḥ

sa vai na devāsura-martya-tiryaṅ
na strī na ṣaṇḍho na pumān na jantuḥ
nāyaṁ guṇaḥ karma na san na cāsan
niṣedha-śeṣo jayatād aśeṣaḥ

jijīviṣe nāham ihāmuyā kim
antar bahiś cāvṛtayebha-yonyā
icchāmi kālena na yasya viplavas
tasyātma-lokāvaraṇasya mokṣam

so ’haṁ viśva-sṛjaṁ viśvam
aviśvaṁ viśva-vedasam
viśvātmānam ajaṁ brahma
praṇato ’smi paraṁ padam

yoga-randhita-karmāṇo
hṛdi yoga-vibhāvite
yogino yaṁ prapaśyanti
yogeśaṁ taṁ nato ’smy aham

namo namas tubhyam asahya-vega-
śakti-trayāyākhila-dhī-guṇāya
prapanna-pālāya duranta-śaktaye
kad-indriyāṇām anavāpya-vartmane

nāyaṁ veda svam ātmānaṁ
yac-chaktyāhaṁ-dhiyā hatam
taṁ duratyaya-māhātmyaṁ
bhagavantam ito ’smy aham
(Srimad Bhagavatam 8.3.2-29)

Gajedra is praying with humility, “Your devotees are always immersed in bliss derived from singing Your glories. One who has the wealth of surrendered unto You never asks for anything else. But being an animal I do not have such eligibility. You can give everything—dharma (piety); artha (wealth); kama (fulfillment of desires); moksa (salvation). You can award transcendental body. You can also award Your abode and loving devotion unto You. I do not have eligibility for all these. What should I do? You please rescue me from the clutches of crocodile.”

Though externally he is praying this but from within he is desirous of getting Lord’s abode and loving devotion but he feels himself ineligible to ask for those attainments. He has humility in his heart because of which he said that he is not hoping to get those attainments and praying for the deliverance from the clutches of the crocodile.