Text 57] Matsya, the Lord’s Fish Incarnation 271

TEXT 56
WANA: ARATE |
APTA ANAT MH AA TATA 4811

aSrausid rsibhih sakam
dtma-tattvam asamsayam

navy dsino bhagavata
proktam brahma sandtanam

asrausit—he heard; rsibhih—the great saintly persons; sakam—with;
atma-tattvam—the science of self-realization; asarmsayam—without any
doubt (because it was spoken by the Supreme Lord); navi dsinah—sit-
ting in the boat; bhagavata—by the Supreme Personality of Godhead;
proktam—explained; | brahma—all transcendental _literatures;
sandtanam—eternally existing.

TRANSLATION

While sitting in the boat, King Satyavrata, accompanied by the
great saintly persons, listened to the instructions of the Supreme
Personality of Godhead in regard to self-realization. These in-
structions were all from the eternal Vedic literature [brahmal].

Thus the King and sages had no doubt about the Absolute Truth.

TEXT 57

ada saad a aa |
Saat TAM Aa AeaeTah: iI |

atita-pralayapaya
utthitaya sa vedhase

hatvdsuram hayagrivam
vedan pratydharad dharih

atita—passed; pralaya-apdye—at the end of the inundation;
utthitaya —to bring him to his senses after sleeping; sah—the Supreme
Lord; vedhase—unto Lord Brahma; hatvé—after killing; asuram—the
