श्रीराजोवाच भगवञ्छ्रोतुमिच्छामि हरेरद्भुतकर्मण: । अवतारकथामाद्यां मायामत्स्यविडम्बनम् ॥ १ ॥
sri-rajovaca bhagavan chrotum icchami harer adbhuta-karmanah avatara-katham adyam maya-matsya-vidambanam
- sri-raja uvaca
- King Pariksit said
- bhagavan
- O most powerful
- srotum
- to hear
- icchami
- I desire
- hareh
- of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Hari
- adbhuta-karmanah
- whose activities are wonderful
- avatara-katham
- pastimes of the incarnation
- adyam
- first
- maya-matsya-vidambanam
- which is simply an imitation of a fish.
Maharaja Pariksit said: The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Hari, is eternally situated in His transcendental position, yet He descends to this material world and manifests Himself in various incarnations. His first incarnation was that of a great fish. O most powerful Sukadeva Gosvami, I wish to hear from you the pastimes of that fish incarnation.