# SB 8.4.7 > स वै पूर्वमभूद्राजा पाण्ड्यो द्रविडसत्तमः > इन्द्रद्युम्न इति ख्यातो विष्णुव्रतपरायणः ॥७॥ ## Text > sa vai pūrvam abhūd rājā > pāṇḍyo draviḍa-sattamaḥ > indradyumna iti khyāto > viṣṇu-vrata-parāyaṇaḥ ## Synonyms *saḥ*—this elephant (Gajendra); *vai*—indeed; *pūrvam*—formerly; *abhūt*—was; *rājā*—a king; *pāṇḍyaḥ*—of the country known as Pāṇḍya; *draviḍa-sat-tamaḥ*—the best of those born in Draviḍa-deśa, South India; *indradyumnaḥ*—by the name Mahārāja Indradyumna; *iti*—thus; *khyātaḥ*—celebrated; *viṣṇu-vrata-parāyaṇaḥ*—who was a first-class Vaiṣṇava, always engaged in the service of the Lord. ## Translation **This Gajendra had formerly been a Vaiṣṇava and the king of the country known as Pāṇḍya, which is in the province of Draviḍa [South India]. In his previous life, he was known as Indradyumna Mahārāja.**