Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 8.24.45

nibadhya nāvaḿ tac-chṛńge

yathokto hariṇā purā

varatreṇāhinā tuṣṭas

tuṣṭāva madhusūdanam

SYNONYMS

nibadhya — anchoring; nāvam — the boat; tat-śṛńge — onto the horn of the big fish; yathā-uktaḥ — as advised; hariṇā — by the Supreme Personality of Godhead; purā — before; varatreṇa — used as a rope; ahinā — by the great serpent (of the name Vāsuki); tuṣṭaḥ — being pleased; tuṣṭāva — he satisfied; madhusūdanam — the Supreme Lord, the killer of Madhu.

TRANSLATION

Following the instructions formerly given by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the King anchored the boat to the fish's horn, using the serpent Vāsuki as a rope. Thus being satisfied, he began offering prayers to the Lord.

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