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Matsya, the Lord's Fish Incarnation
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TEXT 24
क्षिप्यमाणस्तमाहेदमिह मां मकरादयः । अदन्त्यतिबला वीर मां नेहोत्स्रष्टुमर्हसि ॥२४॥
kṣipyamāṇas tam āhedam iha māṁ makarādayaḥ adanty atibalā vīra māṁ nehotsraṣṭum arhasi
kṣipyamāṇaḥ—being thrown in the ocean; tam—unto the King; āha—the fish said; idam—this; iha—in this place; mām—Me; makarādayaḥ—dangerous aquatics like sharks; adanti—will eat; ati-balāḥ—because of being too powerful; vīra—O heroic King; mām—Me; na—not; iha—in this water; utsraṣṭum—to throw; arhasi—you deserve.
TRANSLATION
While being thrown in the ocean, the fish said to King Satyavrata: O hero, in this water there are very powerful and dangerous sharks that will eat Me. Therefore you should not throw Me in this place.
TEXT 25
एवं विमोहितस्तेन वदता वल्गुभारतीम् । तमाह को भवानसान् मत्स्यरूपेण मोहयन् ॥२५॥
evaṁ vimohitas tena vadatā valgu-bhāratīm tam āha ko bhavān asmān matsya-rūpeṇa mohayan
evam—thus; vimohitaḥ—bewildered; tena—by the fish; vadatā—speaking; valgu-bhāratīm—sweet words; tam—unto him; āha—said; kaḥ—who; bhavān—You; asmān—us; matsya-rūpeṇa—in the form of a fish; mohayan—bewildering.