ŚB 8.1.31
Devanagari
श्रीराजोवाच
बादरायण एतत् ते श्रोतुमिच्छामहे वयम् ।
हरिर्यथा गजपतिं ग्राहग्रस्तममूमुचत् ॥ ३१ ॥
बादरायण एतत् ते श्रोतुमिच्छामहे वयम् ।
हरिर्यथा गजपतिं ग्राहग्रस्तममूमुचत् ॥ ३१ ॥
Verse text
śrī-rājovāca
bādarāyaṇa etat te
śrotum icchāmahe vayam
harir yathā gaja-patiṁ
grāha-grastam amūmucat
bādarāyaṇa etat te
śrotum icchāmahe vayam
harir yathā gaja-patiṁ
grāha-grastam amūmucat
Synonyms
śrī-rājā uvāca — King Parīkṣit said; bādarāyaṇe — O son of Bādarāyaṇa (Vyāsadeva); etat — this; te — from you; śrotum icchāmahe — desire to hear; vayam — we; hariḥ — the Lord Hari; yathā — the manner in which; gaja-patim — the King of the elephants; grāha-grastam — when attacked by the crocodile; amūmucat — delivered.
Translation
King Parīkṣit said: My lord, Bādarāyaṇi, we wish to hear from you in detail how the King of the elephants, when attacked by a crocodile, was delivered by Hari.