SB 8.24.21

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Eighth Canto - Chapter 24: Matsya, the Lord's Fish Incarnation

SB 8.24.20 - SB 8.24.22

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 21

tata ādāya sā rājñā

kṣiptā rājan sarovare

tad āvṛtyātmanā so 'yaṁ

mahā-mīno 'nvavardhata

SYNONYMS

tataḥ—from there; ādāya—taking away; sā—the fish; rājñā—by the King; kṣiptā—being thrown; rājan—O King (Mahārāja Parīkṣit); sarovare—in a lake; tat—that; āvṛtya—covering; ātmanā—by the body; saḥ—the fish; ayam—this; mahā-mīnaḥ—gigantic fish; anvavardhata—immediately 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.

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