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.