By the arrangement of providence, O King, a strong crocodile was angry at the elephant and attacked the elephant’s leg in the water. The elephant was certainly strong, and he tried his best to get free from this danger sent by providence.
Srimad Bhagavata Purana
श्रीमद्भागवतमहापुराणम्
मूल श्लोकः
तं तत्र कश्चिन्नृप दैवचोदितो ग्राहो बलीयांश्चरणे रुषाग्रहीत् । यदृच्छयैवं व्यसनं गतो गजो यथाबलं सोऽतिबलो विचक्रमे
taṃ tatra kaścinnṛpa daivacodito grāho balīyāṃścaraṇe ruṣāgrahīt | yadṛcchayaivaṃ vyasanaṃ gato gajo yathābalaṃ so'tibalo vicakrame
SB 8.2.27