एकदा कृतमालायां कुर्वतो जलतर्पणम् ।
तस्याञ्जल्युदके काचिच् छफर्येकाभ्यपद्यत ॥ १२ ॥
ekada-one day; krtamalayam-on the bank of the Krtamala River; kurvatah-executing; jala-tarpanam-the offering of oblations of water; tasya-his; anjali-palmful; udake-in the water; kacit-some; saphari-a small fish; eka-one; abhyapadyata-was generated.
One day while King Satyavrata was performing austerities by offering water on the bank of the River Krtamala, a small fish appeared in the water in his palms.