Having heard these words of the fish, the Vaivasvata Manu was filled with pity and took out the fish from the water with his own hands.
स मत्स्यवचनं श्रुत्वा कृपयाभिपरिप्लुतः। मनुर्वैवस्वतोऽगृहणात् तं मत्स्य पाणिना स्वयम्।।१०।