Devanagari
श्रीराजोवाच
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
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.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
King Parīkṣit said: O Śukadeva! I wish to hear from you how the king of the elephants, when attacked by a crocodile, was delivered by Hari.