Ashtama Skandha Adhyaya 24 Shloka 17 - Srimad Bhagavatam | Malayalam | Vedapath

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Shloka 17

Matsya-avatāra: The Lord as Fish Saves the Vedas and Guides Satyavrata

Devanagari script

सा तु तत्रैकरात्रेण वर्धमाना कमण्डलौ । अलब्ध्वात्मावकाशं वा इदमाह महीपतिम् ॥ १७ ॥

Transliteration

sā tu tatraika-rātreṇa vardhamānā kamaṇḍalau alabdhvātmāvakāśaṁ vā idam āha mahīpatim

Translation

എന്നാൽ അവിടെ ഒരു രാത്രിക്കുള്ളിൽ തന്നെ ആ മത്സ്യം വളർന്ന് കമണ്ഡലുവിലെ വെള്ളത്തിൽ ശരീരത്തിന് ഇടം കിട്ടാതെ വന്നു. പിന്നെ അത് രാജാവിനോട് ഇങ്ങനെ പറഞ്ഞു।

Synonyms

साshe

तुbut

तत्रthere

एक-रात्रेणwithin one night

वर्धमानाgrowing

कमण्डलौin the water-pot (kamaṇḍalu)

अलब्ध्वाnot finding

आत्म-अवकाशम्space for herself

वाor

इदम्this

आहsaid

महीपतिम्to the king

Characters & Entities

Satyavrata (King Manu)

Matsya (the fish incarnation, in concealed form)

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about Matsya Avatara growing rapidly in the kamaṇḍalu?

This verse states that within a single night the fish grew so large in the water-pot that it could not find space, prompting it to address the king—signaling a divine, extraordinary presence.

Why did the fish speak to King Satyavrata (Manu) in this episode?

Because the fish had outgrown the limited container and, as part of the Lord’s leela, it began guiding the king step-by-step toward the coming revelation and protection during the great inundation.

Practical application of this shloka’s lesson in modern life?

Limits of our “containers” (plans, comfort zones) can reveal a higher direction—when circumstances outgrow our control, it can be a cue to seek divine guidance and expand one’s faith and responsibility.