Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 7
Sanskrit:
सङ्क्रुद्धस्तमचक्षाणो घ्राणदृष्टि: स केशवम् । परामृशत् पुष्करेण स प्रसह्य विनिर्गत: ॥ ७ ॥
ITRANS:
saṅkruddhas tam acakṣāṇoghrāṇa-dṛṣṭiḥ sa keśavamparāmṛśat puṣkareṇasa prasahya vinirgataḥ
Translation:
Infuriated at being unable to see Lord Keśava, the elephant sought Him out with his sense of smell. Once again Kuvalayāpīḍa seized the Lord with the end of his trunk, only to have the Lord forcefully free Himself.
Purport:
Lord Kṛṣṇa allowed the elephant to seize Him so that the beast would be encouraged to keep fighting. Once Kuvalayāpīḍa had thus become proud, Lord Kṛṣṇa again thwarted him with His superior potency.