SB 8.4.7
Devanāgarī
स वै पूर्वमभूद् राजा पाण्ड्यो द्रविडसत्तम: । इन्द्रद्युम्न इति ख्यातो विष्णुव्रतपरायण: ॥ 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.