# SB 8.24.12 > एकदा कृतमालायां कुर्वतो जलतर्पणम > तस्याञ्जल्युदके काचिच्छफर्येकाभ्यपद्यत ॥१२॥ ## Text > ekadā kṛtamālāyāṁ > kurvato jala-tarpaṇam > tasyāñjaly-udake kācic > chaphary ekābhyapadyata ## Synonyms *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. ## Translation **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.**