Srimad Bhagavatam. Canto 12: The Age of Deterioration

Chapter 9: Markandeya Rishi Sees the Illusory Potency of the Lord. Text 1

sÅ«ta uvÄca
saá¹stuto bhagavÄn itthaá¹
mÄrkaṇá¸eyena dhÄ«matÄ
nÄrÄyaṇo nara-sakhaḥ
prÄ«ta Äha bhá¹›gÅ«dvaham

 sÅ«taḥ uvÄca - SÅ«ta GosvÄmÄ« said; saá¹stutaḥ - properly glorified; bhagavÄn - the Supreme Lord; ittham - in this way; mÄrkaṇá¸eyena - by MÄrkaṇá¸eya; dhÄ«-matÄ - the intelligent sage; nÄrÄyaṇaḥ - Lord NÄrÄyaṇa; nara-sakhaḥ - the friend of Nara; prÄ«taḥ - satisfied; Äha - spoke; bhá¹›gu-udvaham - to the most eminent descendant of Bhá¹›gu.


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SÅ«ta GosvÄmÄ« said: The Supreme Lord NÄrÄyaṇa, the friend of Nara, was satisfied by the proper glorification offered by the intelligent sage MÄrkaṇá¸eya. Thus the Lord addressed that excellent descendant of Bhá¹›gu.

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