यदर्थमदधाद् रूपं मात्स्यं लोकजुगुप्सितम् । तम:प्रकृति दुर्मर्षं कर्मग्रस्त इवेश्वर: ॥ २ ॥ एतन्नो भगवन् सर्वं यथावद् वक्तुमर्हसि । उत्तमश्लोकचरितं सर्वलोकसुखावहम् ॥ ३ ॥
yad-artham adadhad rupam matsyam loka-jugupsitam tamah-prakrti-durmarsam karma-grasta ivesvarah etan no bhagavan sarvam yathavad vaktum arhasi uttamasloka-caritam sarva-loka-sukhavaham
- yat-artham
- for what purpose
- adadhat
- accepted
- rupam
- form
- matsyam
- of a fish
- loka-jugupsitam
- which is certainly not very favorable in this world
- tamah
- in the mode of ignorance
- prakrti
- such behavior
- durmarsam
- which is certainly very painful and condemned
- karma-grastah
- one who is under the laws of karma
- iva
- like
- isvarah
- the Supreme Personality of Godhead
- etat
- all these facts
- nah
- unto us
- bhagavan
- O most powerful sage
- sarvam
- everything
- yathavat
- properly
- vaktum arhasi
- kindly describe
- uttamasloka-caritam
- the pastimes of the Supreme Personality of Godhead
- sarva-loka-sukha-avaham
- by hearing of which everyone becomes happy
What was the purpose for which the Supreme Personality of Godhead accepted the abominable form of a fish, exactly as an ordinary living being accepts different forms under the laws of karma? The form of a fish is certainly condemned and full of terrible pain. O my lord, what was the purpose of this incarnation? Kindly explain this to us, for hearing about the pastimes of the Lord is auspicious for everyone.