A figure in the Gajendramoksha episode of Hindu mythology, Gajendra was an elephant who was caught and bitten by a makara (a crocodilian aquatic creature) and prayed to the god Vishnu to rescue him. Answering his prayers, Vishnu descended on earth, slaying the makara and releasing Gajendra from the circle of life, death and rebirth.
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