SB 8.24.44

SB 8.24.44

Devanagari

सोऽनुध्यातस्ततो राज्ञा प्रादुरासीन्महार्णवे ।
एकश‍ृङ्गधरो मत्स्यो हैमो नियुतयोजन: ॥ ४४ ॥

Verse text

so ’nudhyātas tato rājñā
prādurāsīn mahārṇave
eka-śṛṅga-dharo matsyo
haimo niyuta-yojanaḥ

Synonyms

saḥ — the Lord ; anudhyātaḥ — being meditated upon ; tataḥ — thereafter (hearing the words of the saintly brāhmaṇas) ; rājṣā — by the King ; prādurāsīt — appeared (before him) ; mahā-arṇave — in the great ocean of inundation ; eka-śṛṅga-dharaḥ — with one horn ; matsyaḥ — a big fish ; haimaḥ — made of gold ; niyuta-yojanaḥ — eight million miles long.

Translation

Then, while the King constantly meditated upon the Supreme Personality of Godhead, a large golden fish appeared in the ocean of inundation. The fish had one horn and was eight million miles long.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

Then, while the King constantly meditated upon the Lord, a large golden fish appeared in the ocean of inundation. The fish had one horn and was eight million miles long.