श्रीशुक उवाच राजन्नुदितमेतत् ते हरे: कर्माघनाशनम् । गजेन्द्रमोक्षणं पुण्यं रैवतं त्वन्तरं शृणु ॥ १ ॥
sri-suka uvaca rajann uditam etat te hareh karmagha-nasanam gajendra-moksanam punyam raivatam tv antaram srnu
- sri-sukah uvaca
- Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said
- rajan
- O King
- uditam
- already described
- etat
- this
- te
- unto you
- hareh
- of the Lord
- karma
- activity
- agha-nasanam
- by hearing which one can be freed from all misfortune
- gajendra-moksanam
- deliverance of Gajendra, the King of the elephants
- punyam
- very pious to hear and describe
- raivatam
- about Raivata Manu
- tu
- but
- antaram
- in this millennium
- srnu
- kindly hear from me
Sukadeva Gosvami continued: O King, I have described to you the pastime of Gajendra-moksana, which is most pious to hear. By hearing of such activities of the Lord, one can be freed from all sinful reactions. Now please listen as I describe Raivata Manu.