Text 41] Matsya, the Lord’s Fish Incarnation 253

ittham—as aforementioned; adisya—instructing; rajanam—the King
(Satyavrata); Aarih—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; antar-
adhiyata—disappeared from that place; sah—he (the King);
anvavaiksata—began to wait for; tam kdlam—that time; yam—which;
hrsika-isah—Lord HrsikeSa, the master of all the senses; ddisat—in-
structed.

TRANSLATION
After thus instructing the King, the Supreme Personality of

Godhead immediately disappeared. Then King Satyavrata began to
wait for that time of which the Lord had instructed.

TEXT 40

area TA ATFLOT TART: TTA! |
frag et: Wat Faeatqacaettr: voll

dstirya darbhan prak-kilan
rdjarsih prag-udan-mukhah
nisasdda hareh pddau

cintayan matsya-riipinah

dstirya—spreading; darbhén—kusa grass; prak-kilan—the upper
portion facing east; rdja-rsih—Satyavrata, the saintly King; prak-udak-
mukhah—looking toward the northeast (i$ana); nisasida—sat down;
hareh—of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; padau—upon the lotus
feet; cintayan—meditating; matsya-riipinah—who had assumed the
form of a fish.

TRANSLATION

After spreading kuéa with its tips pointing east, the saintly King,
himself facing the northeast, sat down on the grass and began to
meditate upon the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Visnu, who
had assumed the form of a fish.

TEXT 41

Ta AUR Tas! aaa: SAI Aely |
TIA «WAIANAE: «| ATTA 1121
