# SB 8.24.21 > तत आदाय सा राज्ञआ क्षिप्ता राजन्सरोवरे > तदावृत्यात्मना सोऽयं महामीनोऽन्ववर्धत ॥२१॥ ## Text > tata ādāya sā rājñā > kṣiptā rājan sarovare > tad āvṛtyātmanā so 'yaṁ > mahā-mīno 'nvavardhata ## Synonyms *tataḥ*—from there; *ādāya*—taking away; *sā*—the fish; *rājñā*—by the King; *kṣiptā*—being thrown; *rājan*—O King (Mahārāja Parīkṣit); *sarovare*—in a lake; *tat*—that; *āvṛtya*—covering; *ātmanā*—by the body; *saḥ*—the fish; *ayam*—this; *mahā-mīnaḥ*—gigantic fish; *anvavardhata*—immediately developed. ## Translation **O Mahārāja Parīkṣit, the King took the fish from the well and threw Him in a lake, but the fish then assumed a gigantic form exceeding the extent of the water.**