Srimad Bhagavatam 8.24.20-21

[makarand]

TEXT 20

na ma etad alaṁ rājan

sukhaṁ vastum udañcanam

pṛthu dehi padaṁ mahyaṁ

yat tvāhaṁ śaraṇaṁ gatā

SYNONYMS

na—not; me—unto Me; etat—this; alam—fit; rājan—O King; sukham—in happiness; vastum—to live; udañcanam—reservoir of water; pṛthu—very great; dehi—give; padam—a place; mahyam—unto Me; yat—which; tvā—unto you; aham—I; śaraṇam—shelter; gatā—have taken.

TRANSLATION

The fish then said: My dear King, this reservoir of water is not fit for My happy residence. Please give Me a more extensive pool of water, for I have taken shelter of you.

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.