sri-sukah uvacaSri Sukadeva Gosvami said; itithus; bruvanamspeaking like that; nrpatimunto the King; jagat-patihthe master of the entire universe; satyavratamunto Satyavrata; matsya-vapuhthe Lord, who had assumed the form of a fish; yuga-ksayeat the end of a yuga; vihartu-kamahto enjoy His own pastimes; pralaya-arnavein the water of inundation; abravitsaid; cikirsuhdesiring to do; ekanta-jana-priyahmost beloved by the devotees; priyamsomething very beneficial.