238 Srimad -Bhagavatam [Canto 8, Ch. 24

like; kalpaya—just consider; okah—residential place; su-vipulam—
more expanded; yatra—wherein; aham—I; nivase—can live;
sukham—in pleasure.

TRANSLATION

O My dear King, I do not like living in this waterpot with such
great difficulty. Therefore, please find some better reservoir of
water where I can live comfortably.

TEXT 19

Atal ad AA -peteaaey |
aa fam geda | cepa 12211

sa endm tata adaya
nyadhdéd audafcanodake

tatra ksipta muhirtena
hasta-trayam avardhata

sah—the King; endm—unto the fish; tatah—thereafter; addaya—
taking out; nyadhét—placed; audaficana-udake—in a well of water;
tatra—therein; ksipta—being thrown; muhirtena—within a moment;
hasta-trayam—three cubits; avardhata—immediately developed.

TRANSLATION

Then, taking the fish out of the waterpot, the King threw Him in
a large well. But within a moment the fish developed to the length
of three cubits.

TEXT 20

AA CIES We Fa TTA |
og afe og ae aq TE AH TAT MNRoll

na ma etad alam rajan
sukham vastum udaficanam

prthu dehi padar mahyam
yat tuaham saranam gata
