Canto 8: Withdrawal of the Cosmic Creations | Chapter 24: Matsya, the Lord's Fish Incarnation |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 8.24.18
nāhaḿ kamaṇḍalāv asmin
kṛcchraḿ vastum ihotsahe
kalpayaukaḥ suvipulaḿ
yatrāhaḿ nivase sukham
SYNONYMS
na — not; aham — I; kamaṇḍalau — in this waterpot; asmin — in this; kṛcchram — with great difficulty; vastum — to live; iha — here; utsahe — like; kalpaya — just consider; okaḥ — residential place; su-vipulam — more expanded; yatra — wherein; aham — I; nivase — can live; sukham — in pleasure.
TRANSLATION
O My dear King, I do not like living in this waterpot with such great difficulty. Therefore, please find some better reservoir of water where I can live comfortably.
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