attuṁ vāñchati vāhanaṁ gaṇapater ākhuṁ kṣudhārttaḥ phaṇī
attuṁ vāñchati vāhanaṁ gaṇapater ākhuṁ kṣudhārttaḥ phaṇī
tañ ca krauñcharipoś śikhī ca girijā-siṁho’pi nāgānanam |
gaurī jahnu-sutām asūyati kalānāthaṁ lalāṭānalo
nirviṇṇaḥ sa papau kuṭumba-kalahād īśo’pi hālāhalam ||
(Unknown source)
“His snake, stricken with hunger, tries to eat Gaṇapati’s [i.e., Gaṇeśa’s] mouse.
Krauñcharipu [i.e., Kārtikeya’s] peacock tries to eat the snake, and Girijā’s [i.e., Pārvatī’s] lion tries to eat Nāgānana [i.e., Gaṇeśa, lit., “he of elephant head”] himself.
Gaurī envies the daughter of Jahnu [i.e., Gaṅgā, who dwells on his head].
And the fire on his forehead envies the moon [on his crown].
Disturbed by household quarrel, Īśa [i.e., Śiva] drank poison!”