cikīrṣur ekānta-jana-priyaḥ priyam

sri-sukah uvaca-Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said; iti-thus; bruvanam-speaking like that; nrpatim-unto the King; jagat-patih-the master of the entire universe; satyavratam-unto Satyavrata; matsya-vapuh-the Lord, who had assumed the form of a fish; yuga-ksaye-at the end of a yuga; vihartu-kamah-to enjoy His own pastimes; pralaya-arnave-in the water of inundation; abravit-said; cikirsuh-desiring to do; ekanta-jana-priyah-most beloved by the devotees; priyam-something very beneficial.