SB 8.24.12

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

SB 8.24.11

SB 8.24.13

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 12

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

SYNONYMS

ekadā—one day; kṛtamālāyām—on the bank of the Kṛtamālā River; kurvataḥ—executing; jala-tarpaṇam—the offering of oblations of water; tasya—his; añjali—palmful; udake—in the water; kācit—some; śapharī—a small fish; ekā—one; abhyapadyata—was 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.