# SB 8.1.31
## 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.**