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Matsya, the Lord's Fish Incarnation
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na —not;  me —unto Me;  etat —this;  alam —fit;  rājan —O King;  sukham —in happiness;  vastum —to live;  udañcanam —reservoir of water;  pṛthu —very great;  dehi —give;  padam —a place;  mahyam —unto Me;  yat —which;  tvā —unto you;  aham —I;  śaraṇam —shelter;  gatā —have taken.
TRANSLATION
The fish then said: My dear King, this reservoir of water is not fit for My happy residence. Please give Me a more extensive pool of water, for I have taken shelter of you.
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तत आदाय सा राज्ञा क्षिप्ता राजन् सरोवरे । तदावृत्यात्मना सोऽयं महामीनोऽन्ववर्धत ॥२१॥
tata ādāya sā rājñā   kṣiptā rājan sarovare   tad āvṛtyātmanā so 'yaṁ   mahā-mīno 'nvavardhata
tataḥ —from there;  ādāya —taking away;  sā —the fish;  rājñā —by the King;  kṣiptā —being thrown;  rājan —O King (Mahārāja Parikṣit);  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 Parikṣit, 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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नैतन्मे स्वस्तये राजन्नुदकं सलिलौकसः । निधेहि रक्षायोगेन हूदे मामविदासिनि ॥२२॥