गन्धर्वैः किन्नरैर्यक्षैः सिद्धचारणपन्नगैः
By Gandharvas, Kinnaras, Yakshas, Siddhas, Charanas, and Nagas.
वृकद्वीपिगजेन्द्रश्च वृगात्रो विराजते
With wolves, wild beasts, and lordly elephants, his form shines.
चूतनीपकदम्बैश्च चन्दनागुरुचम्पकैः
With mango, nipa, kadamba, sandalwood, aloe, and champaka trees.
तथान्यैर्विविधैर्वृक्षैः सर्वतः समलङ्कृतः
And with other various trees, adorned on all sides.
शोभितो रुचिरप्रख्यैस्त्रिभिर्विस्तीर्णसानुभिः
Beautiful, renowned, with three broad ridges.
जीवञ्जीवकसंघुष्टैश्चकोरशिखिनादितैः
Filled with flocks of living creatures, resounding with chakoras and peacocks.
नानापुष्पसमाकीर्णं नानागन्धाधिवासितम्
Covered with many flowers, imbued with various fragrances.
पाण्डुराम्बुदसंकाशं तुषारचयसंनिभम्
Resembling pale clouds, like a mass of snow.
तृतीयं ब्रह्मसदनं प्रकृष्टं शृङ्गमुत्तमम्
The third, the excellent summit, is Brahma's abode, supreme.
नातप्ततपसो लोके ये च पापकृतो जनाः
Those in the world who have not performed severe austerities, and those who commit sin.
कारण्डवसमाकीर्णं राजहंसोपशोभितम्
Filled with kāraṇḍava ducks and adorned by royal swans,
कमलैः शतपत्रैश्च काञ्चनैः समलङ्कृतम्
Embellished with golden lotuses and hundred-petaled lilies,
गुल्मैः कीचकवेणूनां समन्तात् परिवेष्टितम्
Encircled on all sides by clusters of bamboo and reeds,
आसीद् ग्राहो गजेन्द्राणां रिपुराकेकरेक्षमः
There dwelled a crocodile, the fierce enemy of elephants, ever watchful for prey.
मदस्रावी जलाकाङ्क्षी पादचारीव पर्वतः
Dripping with rut, longing for water, he moved slowly like a mountain on foot.
गजो ह्यञ्जनसंकाशो मदाच्चलितलोचनः
The elephant, dark as collyrium, his eyes unsteady from intoxication,
सलीलः पङ्कजवने यूथमध्यगतश्चरन्
Wandered in the lotus-filled marsh, moving amidst his herd.
पश्यन्तीनां करेणूनां क्रोशन्तीनां च दारुणम्
While the she-elephants watched and cried out in distress,
वारुणैः संयतः पाशैर्निष्प्रयत्नगतिः कृतः
He was bound by the snares of the water-dwellers, rendered helpless in his movement.
विस्फूर्य च यथाशक्ति विक्रोसंश्च महारवान्
He struggled with all his might, trumpeting loudly and fiercely.
परमापदमापन्नो मनसाचिन्तयद्धरिम्
Having reached the utmost danger, he contemplated Hari in his mind.
तमेव शरणं देवं गतः सर्वात्मना तदा
Then, with his whole being, he sought refuge in that very Lord.
जन्मजन्मान्तराभ्यासात् भक्तिमान् गरुडध्वजे
Through practice over countless births, devoted to the bearer of Garuḍa's banner,
मथितामृतफेनाभं शङ्खचक्रगदाधरम्
He beheld Him, bearing conch, discus, and mace, shining like the foam of churned nectar.
आपद्विमोक्षमन्विच्छन् गजः स्तोत्रमुदीरयत्
Desiring deliverance from peril, the elephant began to recite a hymn.
अनाश्रिताय देवाय निःस्पृहाय नमो ऽस्तु ते
Homage to You, O God, who takes no refuge, who is free from desire.
अन्तराय चैकाय अव्यक्ताय नमो नमः
Homage, again and again, to the One within, the sole, the unmanifest.
अप्रर्क्याप्रमेयाय अतुलाय नमो नमः
Homage, again and again, to the immeasurable, the unfathomable, the incomparable.
सनातनाय पूर्वाय पुराणाय नमो नमः
Salutations again and again to the eternal, the ancient, the primeval one.
नमो जगत्प्रतिष्ठाय गोविन्दाय नमो नमः
Salutations again and again to Govinda, the foundation of the universe.