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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.21.44

तथैव हरिणै: क्रोडै: श्‍वाविद्गवयकुञ्जरै: । गोपुच्छैर्हरिभिर्मर्कैर्नकुलैर्नाभिभिर्वृतम् ॥ ४४ ॥
tathaiva hariṇaiḥ kroḍaiḥ
[tathaiva harinaih krodaih]
śvāvid-gavaya-kuñjaraiḥ
[shvaavid-gavaya-kunjaraih]
gopucchair haribhir markair
[gopuchchair haribhir markair]
nakulair nābhibhir vṛtam
[nakulair naabhibhir vritam]
tathā eva — likewise hariṇaiḥ — by deer kroḍaiḥ — by boars śvāvit — porcupines gavaya — a wild animal closely resembling the cow kuñjaraiḥ — by elephants gopucchaiḥ — by baboons haribhiḥ — by lions markaiḥ — by monkeys nakulaiḥ — by mongooses nābhibhiḥ — by musk deer vṛtam — surrounded.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tathaiva hariṇaiḥ kroḍaiḥ
tathā eva
likewise
hariṇaiḥ
by deer
kroḍaiḥ
by boars
śvāvid-gavaya-kuñjaraiḥ
śvāvit
porcupines
gavaya
a wild animal closely resembling the cow
kuñjaraiḥ
by elephants
gopucchair haribhir markair
gopucchaiḥ
by baboons
haribhiḥ
by lions
markaiḥ
by monkeys
nakulair nābhibhir vṛtam
nakulaiḥ
by mongooses
nābhibhiḥ
by musk deer
vṛtam
surrounded.
Its shores abounded with deer, boars, porcupines, gavayas, elephants, baboons, lions, monkeys, mongooses and musk deer.

Musk deer are not found in every forest, but only in places like Bindu-sarovara. They are always intoxicated by the aroma of musk secreted from their navels. Gavayas, the species of cow mentioned herein, bear a bunch of hair at the end of their tails. This bunch of hair is used in temple worship to fan the Deities. Gavayas are sometimes called camarīs, and they are considered very sacred. In India there are still gypsies or forest mercantile people who flourish by trading kastūrī, or musk, and the bunches of hair from the camarīs. These are always in great demand for the higher classes of Hindu population, and such business still goes on in large cities and villages in India.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
It was filled with deer, boars, porcupines, gavaya, elephants, monkeys, lions, apes, mongoose, musk deer and other animals. The animals are here described. Kroḍa means boar. Śvāvit is a porcupine. Marka is a monkey. Gopuccha is another type of monkey. Hari is a lion. Nābhi is a musk deer.
Prayer here is not performance — it is the soul speaking honestly to the Lord. The verse models a posture of dependence that strips away pretense.
Reflection Questions
  • Where in your prayer life have polished phrases replaced honest ones?
  • Whom could you teach to pray honestly, even briefly, this week?
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