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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 2.7.12
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 12
- matsyo yugānta-samaye manunopalabdhaḥ
- kṣoṇīmayo nikhila-jīva-nikāya-ketaḥ
- visraṁsitān uru-bhaye salile mukhān me
- ādāya tatra vijahāra ha veda-mārgān
matsyaḥincarnation of the fish — incarnation of the fish; yugaat the end of the millennium-antaat the end of the millennium — at the end of the millennium; samayeat the time of — at the time of; manunāthe would-be Vaivasvata Manu — the would-be Vaivasvata Manu; upalabdhaḥseen — seen; kṣoṇīmayaḥup to the earthly planets — up to the earthly planets; nikhilaall — all; jīvaliving entities — living entities; nikāyashelter for-ketaḥshelter for — shelter for; visraṁsitānemanating from — emanating from; urugreat — great; bhayeout of fear — out of fear; salilein the water — in the water; mukhātfrom the mouth — from the mouth; memine — mine; ādāyahaving taken to — having taken to; tatrathere — there; vijahāraenjoyed — enjoyed; hacertainly — certainly; vedaall the Vedas-mārgānall the Vedas — all the Vedas.
At the end of the millennium, the would-be Vaivasvata Manu, of the name Satyavrata, would see that the Lord in the fish incarnation is the shelter of all kinds of living entities, up to those in the earthly planets. Because of my fear of the vast water at the end of the millennium, the Vedas come out of my [Brahmā's] mouth, and the Lord enjoys those vast waters and protects the Vedas.
During one day of Brahmā there are fourteen Manus, and at the end of each Manu there is devastation up to the earthly planets, and the vast water is fearful even to Brahmā. So in the beginning of the would-be Vaivasvata Manu, such devastation would be seen by him. There would be many other incidents also, such as the killing of the famous Śaṅkhāsura. This foretelling is by the past experience of Brahmājī, who knew that in that fearful devastating scene, the Vedas would come out of his mouth, but the Lord in His fish incarnation not only would save all living entities, namely the demigods, animals, men and great sages, but would also save the Vedas.