तस्या दीनतरं वाक्यमाश्रुत्य स महीपतिः ।
कलशाप्सु निधायैनां दयालुर्निन्य आश्रमम् ॥१६॥

tasyā dīnataraṁ vākyam
āśrutya sa mahīpatiḥ
kalaśāpsu nidhāyaināṁ
dayālur ninya āśramam

 tasyāḥ - of the fish; dīna-taram - pitiable; vākyam - words; āśrutya - hearing; saḥ - that; mahī-patiḥ - the King; kalaśa-apsu - in the water contained in the water jug; nidhāya - taking; enām - the fish; dayāluḥ - merciful; ninye - brought; āśramam - to his residence.


Text

The merciful King, being moved by the pitiable words of the fish, placed the fish in a water jug and brought Him to his own residence.

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