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Chapter 24: Matsya, the Lord's Fish Incarnation

Verse 21 of 59
SB 8.24.21

तत आदाय सा राज्ञा क्षिप्ता राजन्सरोवरे तदावृत्यात्मना सो ऽयं महामीनो ऽन्ववर्धत

tata ādāya sā rājñā kṣiptā rājan sarovare tad āvṛtyātmanā so 'yaṁ mahā-mīno 'nvavardhata

Synonyms

tataḥfrom there; ādāyataking away; the fish; rājñāby the King; kṣiptābeing thrown; rājanO King (Mahārāja Parīkṣit); sarovarein a lake; tatthat; āvṛtyacovering; ātmanāby the body; saḥthe fish; ayamthis; mahā-mīnaḥgigantic fish; anvavardhataimmediately developed..

Translation

O Mahārāja Parīkṣit, the King took the fish from the well and threw Him in a lake, but the fish then assumed a gigantic form exceeding the extent of the water.

Verse 21 of 59
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