tanayaḥ sa vivasvataḥ
tanayaḥ sa vivasvataḥ
śrāddhadeva iti khyāto
manutve hariṇārpitaḥ
In this particular day of Brahmā, King Satyavrata later became the son of Vivasvān, the king of the sun planet, and was known as Śrāddhadeva. By the mercy of the Supreme Lord, he was given the post of Manu.
Though this is not a mahā-kalpa (lifetime of Brahmā), but a day of Brahmā, it is called a mahā-kalpa (great period of time) out of respect for Satyavrata. This is the explanation of the Sandarbha. Others explain this as “during the life time of Brahmā (mahā-kalpa) during this day of Brahmā and not another Brahmā’s lifetime, the son of Vivasvān became the Manu.”
|| 8.24.12 ||
ekadā kṛtamālāyāṁ
kurvato jala-tarpaṇam
tasyāñjaly-udake kācic
chaphary ekābhyapadyata
One day while King Satyavrata was offering tarpaṇa in the River Kṛtamālā, a small fish appeared in the water he held in his palms.
|| 8.24.13 ||
satyavrato 'ñjali-gatāṁ
saha toyena bhārata
utsasarja nadī-toye
śapharīṁ draviḍeśvaraḥ
O King! Satyavrata, the King of Draviḍadeśa, threw the fish within his hands into the river water.
|| 8.24.14 ||
tam āha sātikaruṇaṁ
mahā-kāruṇikaṁ nṛpam
yādobhyo jñāti-ghātibhyo
dīnāṁ māṁ dīna-vatsala
kathaṁ visṛjase rājan
bhītām asmin sarij-jale
With an appealing voice, the poor small fish said to merciful King Satyavrata: O King! Protector of the poor! Why are you throwing me in the water of the river, where I fear other aquatics which can kill me?
|| 8.24.15 ||
tam ātmano 'nugrahārthaṁ
prītyā matsya-vapur-dharam
ajānan rakṣaṇārthāya
śapharyāḥ sa mano dadhe
King Satyavrata, not knowing that the fish was the Supreme Lord, out of affection decided to give the fish protection, in order to show it his mercy.
He did not know that this fish was his worshippable Lord Viṣṇu.
|| 8.24.16 ||
tasyā dīnataraṁ vākyam
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