Gajendra Moksha message

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Constant hail and rain at the borders leading to a tunnel (6)

Rice came running for dessert (3,5)

Function outside college? Be sure really (9)

Tired judge and lawyer retiring to bed discarding first brief (5) Clash in college union (5)

One very clueless, lacking line and class to pinch a type of figure

(9)

Immature, green and soulless, partying behind university (8) Indulge with commanding officer, guards and stranger (6)

Indian cricketers, say, use lobby in trouble (4,2,4)

Aruna belligerently strangled the first victim (4)

Leaders from Tamil Nadu irritated regarding antagonism, devolution, equality leading to outburst (6)

Withdraw illmade decree (6)

Tamil Nadu's basic problem is saving north Adyar inlet, one getting

huge waves (7)

Irritate Kamala Harris, say, on retirement before start of election

(5)

Tool found at bridge near corner road (7)

Scrap metal one pushed forward (6)

Drunk with wines essentially, Brian & Ted are footloose (9)

Lift given by new valet behind the last gate on East (7)

Small weaknesses lead to pains masking problem by scoundrels

(8,5)

There's no answer to son of Cesar converting to a Catholic, say (9) Rugby term coined by league in Spain revealed (43)

Release on screen (7)

Once, say Centre often picked interpreter of scriptural text (7) Be bold enough to capture North, some damage can be repaired

(6)

Fish found on coast (5)

Solution to previous puzzle

Solution to yesterday’s Sudoku

Huhu, a Gandharva (celestial musician), was once sporting in a lake. Sage Devla too entered for a bath at that time. The haughty Gandharva pulled the sage by the leg underwater and played a prank. The sage cursed Huhu to be born as an alligator.

Gajendra, the king of elephants, was known by the name of Indradyumna in his previous birth. When Agasthya visited the kingdom, the king had shown scant respect and humiliated the sage. As the king was gripped by infatuation like an elephant, the sage cursed him to be born so.

Smt. Subhadhraji said in a discourse that the lives of both the Gandharva and the king are the best examples not to incur the disrespect or wrath of true devotees of God (Bhagavatha Apachara).

The alligator indignantly seized the elephant by the foot in the lake when it came to drink water. For pulling the legs of the sage Devla and playing a prank, the alligator was destined to cling to the foot of Gajendra.

A sincere prayer by Gajendra prompted Lord Vishnu to transcend down and rescue the elephant.

Reciting Gajendra Sthuthi gives a person the power to face any problem in life and come out of difficult situations.