Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu .1.285
mārkaṇḍeyādayaḥ proktāḥ sādhanaiḥ prāpta-siddhayaḥ ||285||
[maarkandeyaadayah proktaah saadhanaih praapta-siddhayah ||285||]
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
mārkaṇḍeyādayaḥ proktāḥ sādhanaiḥ prāpta-siddhayaḥ ||285||
It is said that Mārkaṇḍeya and other sages attained perfection by sādhana.
Purport
Learned sages like Mārkaṇḍeya Ṛṣi attained perfection in devotional service simply by executing such regulative principles of service.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
My note
Source: vedabase.io