# SB 8.1.31 > श्रीराजोवाच > बादरायण एतत्ते श्रोतुमिच्छामहे वयम > हरिर्यथा गजपतिं ग्राहग्रस्तममूमुचत ॥३१॥ ## 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.**