When the King of the elephants saw that he was under the clutches of the crocodile by the will of providence and, being embodied and circumstantially helpless, could not save himself from danger, he was extremely afraid of being killed. He consequently thought for a long time and finally reached the following decision.
Srimad Bhagavata Purana
श्रीमद्भागवतमहापुराणम्
मूल श्लोकः
इत्थं गजेन्द्रः स यदाऽऽप सङ्कटं प्राणस्य देही विवशो यदृच्छया । अपारयन्नात्मविमोक्षणे चिरं दध्याविमां बुद्धिमथाभ्यपद्यत
itthaṃ gajendraḥ sa yadā''pa saṅkaṭaṃ prāṇasya dehī vivaśo yadṛcchayā | apārayannātmavimokṣaṇe ciraṃ dadhyāvimāṃ buddhimathābhyapadyata
SB 8.2.31