SB 8.24.29
Devanāgarī
सर्वे लीलावतारास्ते भूतानां भूतिहेतव: । ज्ञातुमिच्छाम्यदो रूपं यदर्थं भवता धृतम् ॥ २९ ॥
Text
sarve līlāvatārās te bhūtānāṁ bhūti-hetavaḥ jñātum icchāmy ado rūpaṁ yad-arthaṁ bhavatā dhṛtam
Synonyms
sarve—everything;līlā—pastimes;avatārāḥ—incarnations;te—of Your Lordship;bhūtānām—of all living entities;bhūti—of a flourishing condition;hetavaḥ—the causes;jñātum—to know;icchāmi—I wish;adaḥ—this;rūpam—form;yat-artham—for what purpose;bhavatā—by Your Lordship;dhṛtam—assumed.
Translation
All Your pastimes and incarnations certainly appear for the welfare of all living entities. Therefore, my Lord, I wish to know the purpose for which You have assumed this form of a fish.