SB 8.24.16 • मूल श्लोक

तस्या दीनतरं वाक्यमाश्रुत्य स महीपति: । कलशाप्सु निधायैनां दयालुर्निन्य आश्रमम् ॥ १६ ॥

Transliteration

tasyā dīnataraṁ vākyam āśrutya sa mahīpatiḥ kalaśāpsu nidhāyaināṁ dayālur ninya āśramam

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

tasyāḥ — of the fish; dīna-taram — pitiable; vākyam — words; āśrutya — hearing; saḥ — that; mahī-patiḥ — the King; kalaśa-apsu — in the water contained in the water jug; nidhāya — taking; enām — the fish; dayāluḥ — merciful; ninye — brought; āśramam — to his residence.

Translation

“The merciful King, being moved by the pitiable words of the fish, placed the fish in a water jug and brought Him to his own residence.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda