In plain words
One day, while Pōtana's son was ploughing the land, Śrīnātha came that way in a palanquin. Seeing his son-in-law, “Hey, ploughman! All well?” he hailed him. Is that the way to greet a son-in-law? Even so, the son-in-law did not get angry; he answered with Prema. “Sir! Rather than serve a king, eat the food he gives and ride about in a palanquin, it is better to live with honour, trusting in Mother Earth and Mother Cow. From childhood we have lived by taking refuge in Mother Earth. So we lack nothing,” he said. These days many village people sell their lands and move to the towns out of greed for money. That is why there is a shortage of food today. The villages are the birthplace of the culture of Bhārata. Even today the culture of Bhārata is seen in the villages, not in the towns. Town people do not even know what the culture of Bhārata is. But today the village people, in their craze for the towns, forget Mother Earth and so fall into hardship.
The deliverance of Gajendra
Once in Vaikuṇṭha, Lakṣmī Devī and Viṣṇu were playing chess. Lakṣmī pinned down Viṣṇu's elephant so that it could not move. Women are cleverer than men. Men are clever too, but their minds keep wandering here and there. But women are not like that; they fix their minds on the work they are doing. When Lakṣmī used her cleverness and pinned down Viṣṇu's elephant, Viṣṇu suddenly stood up: “Elephant! Do not be afraid. I will save you,” he said. Thinking he meant he would save the elephant she had pinned down, Lakṣmī said, “It is beyond you.” But Viṣṇu did not listen to her words, got up and began to leave. What for? To save Gajendra.
Until then Gajendra had been proud, looking to the strength of his body and the strength of his mind. He staked all his strength fighting the crocodile, and at last, worn out: “I know none but You; it is right that You show mercy to this helpless one; come, O Lord!