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Gajendra Moksha or Gaja Mukthi
The Liberation of Gajendra the elephant king is a mythical legend stated in the 8th chapter of the Bhagavata Puraṇa. This story was narrated by Sri Suka to Emperor Parikshit In this episode, Gajaendra the elephant comes to quench his thirst along with its herd to a lake, where it gets trapped by the crocodile living in the waters, however it tried in vain Gajendhra was unable to free himself from the clutches prays to Lord Vishnu with a lotus from the pond as an offering, moved by the cries Lord descends down to earth and kills the crocodile and protect Gajendra and helps him achieve moksha, or salvation..
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