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  Gajendra-Mokṣa - Gajendra-Stuti Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 8.3.1 TEXT 1 śrī-bādarāyaṇir uvāca evaṁ vyavasito buddhyā samādhāya mano hṛdi jajāpa paramaṁ jāpyaṁ prāg-janmany anuśikṣitam Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: Thereafter, the King of the elephants, Gajendra, fixed his mind in his heart with perfect intelligence and chanted a mantra which he had learned in his previous birth as Indradyumna and which he remembered by the grace of Kṛṣṇa. TEXT 2 śrī-gajendra uvāca oṁ namo bhagavate tasmai yata etac cid-ātmakam puruṣāyādi-bījāya pareśāyābhidhīmahi The King of the elephants, Gajendra, said: I offer my respectful obeisances unto the Supreme Person, Vāsudeva [oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya]. Because of Him this material body acts due to the presence of spirit, and He is therefore the root cause of everyone. He is worshipable for such exalted persons as Brahmā and Śiva, and He has entered the heart of every living being. Let me meditate upon Him. TEXT 3 yasminn idaṁ yataś cedaṁ yenedaṁ ya idaṁ...

Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura in his Sri Caitanya Siksamrita describes the demons Krishna killed in His Vrndavana pastimes and the anarthas (unwanted things) with which they may be associated. Putana (the witch) – the pseudo guru. Sakatasura (the cart demon) – carrying the burden of a cart-load of old and new bad habits, lethargy and vanity. Trinavarta (the whirlwind demon) – false pride which comes from material scholarship, which leads to bogus philosophies. Deliverance of Nalakuvara and Manigriva (breaking the twin arjuna trees) – Arrogant pride which comes from puffed-up prestige, which is rooted in a madness for wealth. Vatsasura (the calf demon) – a childish type of mentality which gives rise to a type of greediness which results in a wicked type of mischievousness. Bakasura (stork demon) – Cunning duplicity, deceptiveness and false types of behavior. Aghasura (the snake demon) – Cruelty and violence. Brahma-vimohana Pastime (Lord Brahma steals the cowherd boys and calves) –...

  "When Sri Krsna was only three months old and was just trying to turn backside up, before He even attempted to crawl, mother Yasoda wanted to observe a ritualistic ceremony with her friends for the good fortune of the child. Such a ritualistic ceremony is generally performed with ladies who also have small children. When mother Yasoda saw that Krsna was falling asleep, because of other engagements she put the child underneath a household cart, called sakata, and while the child was sleeping, she engaged herself in other business pertaining to the auspicious ritualistic ceremony. Underneath the cart was a cradle, and mother Yasoda placed the child in that cradle. The child was sleeping, but suddenly He awakened and, as usual for a child, began to kick His small legs. This kicking shook the cart, which collapsed with a great sound, breaking completely and spilling all its contents. Children who were playing nearby immediately informed mother Yasoda that the cart had broken, and th...

  When  Nanda   Mahārāja , following the instructions of  Vasudeva , was returning home, he saw a great demoniac woman lying on the road, and then he heard about her death. While  Nanda   Mahārāja , the King of  Vraja , was thinking about Vasudeva’s words concerning disturbances in  Gokula , he was a little afraid and sought shelter at the lotus feet of Śrī  Hari . Meanwhile,  Kaṁsa  sent to the village of  Gokula  a  Rākṣasī  named  Pūtanā , who was wandering here and there killing small babies. Of course, wherever there is no  Kṛṣṇa  consciousness, there is the danger of such Rākṣasīs, but since the Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself was in  Gokula ,  Pūtanā  could accept nothing there but her own death. One day,  Pūtanā  arrived from outer space in  Gokula , the home of  Nanda   Mahārāja , and by displaying her mystic power, she assumed the disguise of...