TEXT 40
astirya darbhan prak-kulan
rajarsih prag-udan-mukhah
nisasada hareh padau
cintayan matsya-rupinah
SYNONYMS
astiryaspreading; darbhankusa grass; prak-kulanthe upper portion facing east; raja-rsihSatyavrata, the saintly King; prak-udak-mukhahlooking toward the northeast (isana); nisasadasat down; harehof the Supreme Personality of Godhead; padauupon the lotus feet; cintayanmeditating; matsya-rupinahwho had assumed the form of a fish.
TRANSLATION
After spreading kusa with its tips pointing east, the saintly King, himself facing the northeast, sat down on the grass and began to meditate upon the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Visnu, who had assumed the form of a fish.

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