SB 8.24.4 · Srimad Bhagavatam

Devanagari

श्रीसूत उवाच इत्युक्तो विष्णुरातेन भगवान् बादरायणि: । उवाच चरितं विष्णोर्मत्स्यरूपेण यत् कृतम् ॥ ४ ॥

Verse text

śrī-sūta uvāca ity ukto viṣṇu-rātena bhagavān bādarāyaṇiḥ uvāca caritaṁ viṣṇor matsya-rūpeṇa yat kṛtam

Synonyms

śrī — sūtaḥ uvāca — Śrī Sūta Gosvāmī said ; iti uktaḥ — thus being questioned ; viṣṇu — rātena — by Mahārāja Parīkṣit, known as Viṣṇurāta ; bhagavān — the most powerful ; bādarāyaṇiḥ — the son of Vyāsadeva, Śukadeva Gosvāmī ; uvāca — said ; caritam — the pastimes ; viṣṇoḥ — of Lord Viṣṇu ; matsya — rūpeṇa — by Him in the form of a fish ; yat — whatever ; kṛtam — was done .

Translation

Sūta Gosvāmī said: When Parīkṣit Mahārāja thus inquired from Śukadeva Gosvāmī, that most powerful saintly person began describing the pastimes of the Lord’s incarnation as a fish.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

Sūta Gosvāmī said: When Parīkṣit Mahārāja inquired from Śukadeva Gosvāmī, that most powerful saintly person began describing the pastimes performed by Matsya.