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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (Bhāgavata Purāṇa)
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Canto 8: Withdrawal of the Cosmic Creations
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SB 8.24: Matsya, the Lord’s Fish Incarnation
SB 8.24.19
sa enāṁ tata ādāya
nyadhād audañcanodake
tatra kṣiptā muhūrtena
hasta-trayam avardhata
Word for word:
saḥ
— the King;
enām
— unto the fish;
tataḥ
— thereafter;
ādāya
— taking out;
nyadhāt
— placed;
audañcana
-
udake
— in a well of water;
tatra
— therein;
kṣiptā
— being thrown;
muhūrtena
— within a moment;
hasta
-
trayam
— three cubits;
avardhata
— immediately developed.
Translation:
Then, taking the fish out of the waterpot, the King threw Him in a large well. But within a moment the fish developed to the length of three cubits.
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