Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 2

Sanskrit:

रङ्गद्वारं समासाद्य तस्मिन् नागमवस्थितम् । अपश्यत्कुवलयापीडं कृष्णोऽम्बष्ठप्रचोदितम् ॥ २ ॥

ITRANS:

raṅga-dvāraṁ samāsādyatasmin nāgam avasthitamapaśyat kuvalayāpīḍaṁkṛṣṇo ’mbaṣṭha-pracoditam

Translation:

When Lord Kṛṣṇa reached the entrance to the arena, He saw the elephant Kuvalayāpīḍa blocking His way at the urging of his keeper.

Purport:

The elephant-keeper revealed his malicious intent by blocking Lord Kṛṣṇa’s entrance into the arena.