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Matsya, the Lord's Fish Incarnation
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the Personality of Godhead;  avyayaḥ —inexhaustible;  anugrahāya —to show mercy;  bhūtānām —to all living entities;  dhatse —You have assumed;  rūpam —a form;  jala-okasām —like an aquatic.
TRANSLATION
My Lord, You are certainly the inexhaustible Supreme Personality of Godhead, Nārāyaṇa, Śri Hari. It is to show Your mercy to the living entities that You have now assumed the form of an aquatic.
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नमस्ते पुरुषश्रेष्ठ स्थित्युत्पत्त्यप्ययेश्वर । भक्तानां नः प्रपन्नानां मुख्यो ह्यात्मगतिर्विभो॥२८॥
namas te puruṣa-śreṣtha sthity-utpatty-apyayeśvara bhaktānām naḥ prapannānām mukhyo hy ātma-gatir vibho
namaḥ —I offer my respectful obeisances;  te —unto You;  puruṣa-śreṣtha —the best of all living entities, the best of all enjoyers;  sthiti —of maintenance;  utpatti —creation;  apyaya —and destruction;  īśvara —the Supreme Lord;  bhaktānām —of Your devotees;  naḥ —like us;  prapannānām —those who are surrendered;  mukhyaḥ —the supreme;  hi —indeed;  ātma-gatiḥ —the supreme destination;  vibho —Lord Viṣṇu.
TRANSLATION
O my Lord, master of creation, maintenance and annihilation, O best of enjoyers, Lord Viṣṇu, You are the leader and destination of surrendered devotees like us. Therefore let me offer my respectful obeisances unto You.
TEXT 29
सर्वे लीलावतारस्ते भूतानां भूतिहेतवः । ज्ञातुमिच्छाम्यदो रूपं यदर्थं भवता धृतम् ॥२९॥