SB 8.24.20 • मूल श्लोक

न म एतदलं राजन् सुखं वस्तुमुदञ्चनम् । पृथु देहि पदं मह्यं यत् त्वाहं शरणं गता ॥ २० ॥

Transliteration

na ma etad alaṁ rājan sukhaṁ vastum udañcanam pṛthu dehi padaṁ mahyaṁ yat tvāhaṁ śaraṇaṁ gatā

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

na — not; me — unto Me; etat — this; alam — fit; rājan — O King; sukham — in happiness; vastum — to live; udañcanam — reservoir of water; pṛthu — very great; dehi — give; padam — a place; mahyam — unto Me; yat — which; tvā — unto you; aham — I; śaraṇam — shelter; gatā — have taken.

Translation

“The fish then said: My dear King, this reservoir of water is not fit for My happy residence. Please give Me a more extensive pool of water, for I have taken shelter of you.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda