244. Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 8, Ch. 24
sarve lilavatards te
bhitanam bhiti-hetavah
jfidtum icchamy ado riipam
yad-artham bhavata dhrtam
sarve—everything; lilé—pastimes; avataérdh—incarnations; te—of
Your Lordship; bhitanam—of all living entities; bhiti—of a flourishing
condition; hetavah—the causes; jidtum—to know; icchami—I wish;
adah—this; ripam—form; yat-artham—for what purpose; bhavata—
by Your Lordship; dhrtam—assumed.
TRANSLATION
All Your pastimes and incarnations certainly appear for the
welfare of all living entities. Therefore, my Lord, I wish to know
the purpose for which You have assumed this form of a fish.
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a asefieata  eetoetui
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AN Wad AeaeleraKas: |
qa Tae = aaT-
wate TE aE fe A: Roll
na te ’ravindaksa padopasarpanarn
mrs@ bhavet sarva-suhrt-priyatmanah
yathetaresdm prthag-dtmanam satam
adidrso yad vapur adbhutam hi nah
na—never; te—of Your Lordship; aravinda-aksa—My Lord, whose
eyes are like the petals of a lotus; pada-upasarpanam—worship of the
lotus feet; mrsa—useless; bhavet—can become; sarva-suhrt—the friend
of everyone; priya—dear to everyone; dtmanah—the Supersoul of
everyone; yathd—as; itaresam—of others (the demigods); prthak-
dtmandm—living entities who have material bodies different from the
soul; satam—of those who are spiritually fixed; adidrsah—You have
manifested; yat—that; vapuh—body; adbhutam—wonderful; hi—in-
deed; nah—unto us.
