Bhagavatapurana 8.2.27

8.2.27

taṃ tatra kaścin nṛpa daivacodito grāho balīyāṃścaraṇe ruṣāgrahīt /
yadṛcchayaivaṃ vyasanaṃ gato gajo yathābalaṃ so 'tibalo vicakrame //

27. There, O king, a very powerful alligator prompted by Providence revengefully seized him by the foot. Having thus come to distress through the will of the Lord, the powerful elephant exerted himself according to his strength (to shake off the hold).