taá¹ Å›ambarÄya kaivartÄ
upÄjahrur upÄyanam
sÅ«dÄ mahÄnasaá¹ nÄ«tvÄ-
vadyan sudhitinÄdbhutam

 tam - it (the fish); Å›ambarÄya - to Åšambara; kaivartÄḥ - the fishermen; upÄjahruḥ - presented; upÄyanam - the offering; sÅ«dÄḥ - the cooks; mahÄnasam - to the kitchen; nÄ«tvÄ - bringing; avadyan - cut it up; sudhitinÄ - with a butcher knife; adbhutam - amazing.


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The fishermen presented that extraordinary fish to Åšambara, who had his cooks bring it to the kitchen, where they began cutting it up with a butcher knife.

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