Canto 8, Chapter 1

The Manus, Administrators of the Universe

Verse 30 (SB 8.1.30)
SB 8.1.30 • मूल श्लोक

तत्रापि जज्ञे भगवान्हरिण्यां हरिमेधस: । हरिरित्याहृतो येन गजेन्द्रो मोचितो ग्रहात् ॥ ३० ॥

Transliteration

tatrāpi jajñe bhagavān hariṇyāṁ harimedhasaḥ harir ity āhṛto yena gajendro mocito grahāt

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

tatrāpi — in that period; jajñe — appeared; bhagavān — the Supreme Personality of Godhead; hariṇyām — in the womb of Hariṇī; harimedhasaḥ — begotten by Harimedhā; hariḥ — Hari; iti — thus; āhṛtaḥ — called; yena — by whom; gaja-indraḥ — the King of the elephants; mocitaḥ — was freed; grahāt — from the mouth of a crocodile.

Translation

“Also in this manvantara, the Supreme Lord, Viṣṇu, took birth from the womb of Hariṇī, the wife of Harimedhā, and He was known as Hari. Hari saved His devotee Gajendra, the King of the elephants, from the mouth of a crocodile.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda