SB 12.9.1

Srimad-Bhagavatam, Twelfth Canto, Chapter 9: Mārkaṇḍeya Ṛṣi Sees the Illusory Potency of the Lord

SB 12.9.2

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 1

sūta uvāca
saṁstuto bhagavān itthaṁ
mārkaṇḍeyena dhīmatā
nārāyaṇo nara-sakhaḥ
prīta āha bhṛgūdvaham

SYNONYMS

sūtaḥ uvāca—Sūta Gosvāmī said; saṁstutaḥ—properly glorified; bhagavān—the Supreme Lord; ittham—in this way; mārkaṇḍeyena—by Mārkaṇḍeya; dhī-matā—the intelligent sage; nārāyaṇaḥ—Lord Nārāyaṇa; nara-sakhaḥ—the friend of Nara; prītaḥ—satisfied; āha—spoke; bhṛgu-udvaham—to the most eminent descendant of Bhṛgu.

TRANSLATION

Sūta Gosvāmī said: The Supreme Lord Nārāyaṇa, the friend of Nara, was satisfied by the proper glorification offered by the intelligent sage Mārkaṇḍeya. Thus the Lord addressed that excellent descendant of Bhṛgu.

SB 12.9.2