The fish began to grow even there for a long period of time, till at last though the tank was (wo yojanas in length and one yojana in breadth. O lotus eyed son of Kunti, O ruler of men, he had no room (even) there to play about. Manu saw that the fish again spoke to him thus,
तत्र तं प्राक्षिपच्चापि मनुः परपुरंजय। अथावर्धत मत्स्यः स पुनर्वर्षगणान् बहून्॥ द्वियोजनायता वापी विस्तृता चापि योजनम्। तस्यां नासौ समभवन्मत्स्यो राजीवलोचन॥ विचेष्टितुं च कौन्तेय मत्स्यो वाप्यां विशाम्पते। मनु मत्स्यस्ततो दृष्ट्वा पुनरेवाभ्यभाषत॥