śrī-śukaḥ uvāca - Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; iti - thus; bruvāṇam - speaking like that; nṛpatim - unto the King; jagat-patiḥ - the master of the entire universe; satyavratam - unto Satyavrata; matsya-vapuḥ - the Lord, who had assumed the form of a fish; yuga-kṣaye - at the end of a yuga; vihartu-kāmaḥ - to enjoy His own pastimes; pralaya-arṇave - in the water of inundation; abravīt - said; cikīrṣuḥ - desiring to do; ekānta-jana-priyaḥ - most beloved by the devotees; priyam - something very beneficial.

Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: When King Satyavrata spoke in this way, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who at the end of the yuga had assumed the form of a fish to benefit His devotee and enjoy His pastimes in the water of inundation, responded as follows.