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यदर्थमदधाद्रूपं मात्स्यं लोकजुगुप्सितम् ।
तमःप्रकृतिदुर्मर्षं कर्मग्रस्त इवेश्वरः ।
एतन्नो भगवन्सर्वं यथावद्वक्तुमर्हसि ।
उत्तमश्लोकचरितं सर्वलोकसुखावहम् ॥ ३ ॥
 
yad-artham adadhad rupam
matsyam loka-jugupsitam
tamah-prakrti-durmarsam
karma-grasta ivesvarah
etan no bhagavan sarvam
yathavad vaktum arhasi
uttamasloka-caritam
sarva-loka-sukhavaham
yat-artham-for what purpose; adadhat-accepted; rupam-form; matsyam-of a fish; loka-jugupsitam-which is certainly not very favorable in this world; tamah-in the mode of ignorance; prakrti-such behavior; durmarsam-which is certainly very painful and condemned; karma-grastah-one who is under the laws of karma; iva-like; isvarah-the Supreme Personality of Godhead; etat-all these facts; nah-unto us; bhagavan-O most powerful sage; sarvam-everything; yathavat-properly; vaktum arhasi-kindly describe; uttamasloka-caritam-the pastimes of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; sarva-loka-sukha-avaham-by hearing of which everyone becomes happy.