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SB 8.24.12

Devanāgarī

एकदा कृतमालायां कुर्वतो जलतर्पणम् । तस्याञ्जल्युदके काचिच्छफर्येकाभ्यपद्यत ॥ १२ ॥

Text

ekadā kṛtamālāyāṁ kurvato jala-tarpaṇam tasyāñjaly-udake kācic chaphary ekābhyapadyata

Synonyms

ekadā—one day;kṛtamālāyām—on the bank of the Kṛtamālā River;kurvataḥ—executing;jala-tarpaṇam—the offering of oblations of water;tasya—his;añjali—palmful;udake—in the water;kācit—some;śapharī—a small fish;ekā—one;abhyapadyata—was generated.

Translation

One day while King Satyavrata was performing austerities by offering water on the bank of the river Kṛtamālā, a small fish appeared in the water in his palms.

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