SB 8.24.14

TEXT 14

TEXT

तमाह सातिकरुणं महाकारुणिकं नृपम् ।
यादोभ्यो ज्ञातिघातिभ्यो दीनां मां दीनवत्सल ।
कथं विसृजसे राजन् भीतामस्मिन्सरिज्जले ॥ १४ ॥

tam aha satikarunam

maha-karunikam nrpam

yadobhyo jnati-ghatibhyo

dinam mam dina-vatsala

katham visrjase rajan

bhitam asmin sarij-jale

tam-unto him (Satyavrata); aha-said; sa-that small fish; ati-karunam-extremely compassionate; maha-karunikam-extremely merciful; nrpam-unto King Satyavrata; yadobhyah-to the aquatics; jnati-ghatibhyah-who are always eager to kill the smaller fish; dinam-very poor; mam-me; dina-vatsala-O protector of the poor; katham-why; visrjase-you are throwing; rajan-O King; bhitam-very much afraid; asmin-within this; sarit-jale-in the water of the river.

TRANSLATION

With an appealing voice, the poor small fish said to King Satyavrata, who was very merciful: My dear King, protector of the poor, why are you throwing Me in the water of the river, where there are other aquatics who can kill Me? I am very much afraid of them.

PURPORT

In the Matsya Purana it is said:

ananta-saktir bhagavan
matsya-rupi janardanah
kridartham yacayam asa
svayam satyavratam nrpam

"The Supreme Personality of Godhead possesses unlimited potency. Nonetheless, in His pastime in the form of a fish He begged protection from King Satyavrata."

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