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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 5.8.12

కుశకుసుమసమిత్పలాశఫలమూలోదకాన్యాహరిష్యమాణో వృకసాలావృకాదిభ్యో భయమాశంసమానో యదా సహ హరిణకుణకేన వనం సమావిశతి ॥ ౧౨ ॥
kuśa-kusuma-samit-palāśa-phala-mūlodakāny āhariṣyamāṇo vṛkasālā-vṛkādibhyo bhayam āśaṁsamāno yadā saha hariṇa-kuṇakena vanaṁ samāviśati.
[kusha-kusuma-samit-palaasha-phala-moolodakaany aaharishyamaano vrikasaalaa-vrikaadibhyo bhayam aashamsamaano yadaa saha harina-kunakena vanam samaavishati.]
Word-for-word
kuśa — a kind of grass required for ritualistic ceremonies kusuma — flowers samit — firewood palāśa — leaves phala-mūla — fruits and roots udakāni — and water āhariṣyamāṇaḥ — desiring to collect vṛkasālā-vṛka — from wolves and dogs ādibhyaḥ — and other animals, such as tigers bhayam — fear āśaṁsamānaḥ — doubting yadā — when saha — with hariṇa-kuṇakena — the deer calf vanam — the forest samāviśati — enters.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
kuśa-kusuma-samit-palāśa-phala-mūlodakāny āhariṣyamāṇo vṛkasālā-vṛkādibhyo bhayam āśaṁsamāno yadā saha hariṇa-kuṇakena vanaṁ samāviśati.
kuśa
a kind of grass required for ritualistic ceremonies
kusuma
flowers
samit
firewood
palāśa
leaves
phala-mūla
fruits and roots
udakāni
and water
āhariṣyamāṇaḥ
desiring to collect
vṛkasālā-vṛka
from wolves and dogs
ādibhyaḥ
and other animals, such as tigers
bhayam
fear
āśaṁsamānaḥ
doubting
yadā
when
saha
with
hariṇa-kuṇakena
the deer calf
vanam
the forest
samāviśati
enters.
When Mahārāja Bharata wanted to enter the forest to collect kuśa grass, flowers, wood, leaves, fruits, roots and water, he would fear that dogs, jackals, tigers and other ferocious animals might kill the deer. He would therefore always take the deer with him when entering the forest.
Purport

How Mahārāja Bharata increased his affection for the deer is described herein. Even such an exalted personality as Bharata Mahārāja, who had attained loving affection for the Supreme Personality of Godhead, fell down from his position due to his affection for some animal. Consequently, as will be seen, he had to accept the body of a deer in his next life. Since this was the case with Bharata Mahārāja, what can we say of those who are not advanced in spiritual life but who become attached to cats and dogs? Due to their affection for their cats and dogs, they have to take the same bodily forms in the next life unless they clearly increase their affection and love for the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Unless we increase our faith in the Supreme Lord, we shall be attracted to many other things. That is the cause of our material bondage.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
When he went to collect kuśa grass, flowers, wood, leaves, fruits, roots and water, fearing danger from monkeys, jackals and wild dogs, he would enter the forest with the young deer. This verse describes his affection. Śālāvṛka means a jackal. He feared the monkeys, jackals and dogs.
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