ekadā - one day; kṛtamālāyām - on the bank of the Kṛtamālā River; kurvataḥ - executing; jala-tarpaṇam - the offering of oblations of water; tasya - his; añjali - palmful; udake - in the water; kācit - some; śapharī - a small fish; ekā - one; abhyapadyata - was generated.

One day while King Satyavrata was performing austerities by offering water on the bank of the river Kṛtamālā, a small fish appeared in the water in his palms.