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Chapter 24: Matsya, the Lord's Fish Incarnation

Verse 12 of 59
SB 8.24.12

एकदा कृतमालायां कुर्वतो जलतर्पणम् तस्यांजल्युदके काचिच्छफर्येकाभ्यपद्यत

ekadā kṛtamālāyāṁ kurvato jala-tarpaṇam tasyāñjaly-udake kācic chaphary ekābhyapadyata

Synonyms

ekadāone day; kṛtamālāyāmon the bank of the Kṛtamālā River; kurvataḥexecuting; jala-tarpaṇamthe offering of oblations of water; tasyahis; añjalipalmful; udakein the water; kācitsome; śapharīa small fish; ekāone; abhyapadyatawas generated..

Translation

One day while King Satyavrata was performing austerities by offering water on the bank of the River Kṛtamālā, a small fish appeared in the water in his palms.

Verse 12 of 59
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