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OF CULTURE
 
R GOVERNMENT OF
 
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मंत्रा
 
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HOM
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भारत सरकार
 
SRIMAD BHAGAVATA
 
cried
 
The pitiable female-elephants
aloud for their herd-chief, who was being
dragged forcibly by the strong (crocodile)
in that manner; the other elephants held
(their chief) at the back but were not able
to save it.
 
SL
 
अपारयन्नात्मविमोक्षणे चिरं
ध्याविमां बुद्धिमथाभ्यपद्यत ॥
 
Unable to free itself, it thought for
long and then came to this resolve:
 
'न मामिमे ज्ञातय आतुरं गजा:
 
कुतः करिण्यः प्रभवन्ति मोचितुम् ।
प्राहेण पाशेन विधातुरावृतोऽ-
प्यहं च तं यामि परं परायणम् ॥
 
" These kinsmen of mine, the elephants,
are unable to rescue me who am in
trouble; how can the female-elephants be
able to? Nor am I also able to free
myself, caught as I am in the fatal noose
of this crocodile. I shall turn to that
Supreme Being, the greatest refuge.