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SB 8.24.21

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada



TEXT 21

tata ādāya sā rājñā
kṣiptā rājan sarovare
tad āvṛtyātmanā so 'yaṁ
mahā-mīno 'nvavardhata


SYNONYMS

tataḥ — from there; ādāya — taking away; sā — the fish; rājñā — by the King; kṣiptā — being thrown; rājan — O King (Mahārāja Parīkṣit); sarovare — in a lake; tat — that; āvṛtya — covering; ātmanā — by the body; saḥ — the fish; ayam — this; mahā-mīnaḥ — gigantic fish; anvavardhata — immediately developed.


TRANSLATION

O Mahārāja Parīkṣit, the King took the fish from the well and threw Him in a lake, but the fish then assumed a gigantic form exceeding the extent of the water.