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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 12.9.1

सूत उवाच संस्तुतो भगवानित्थं मार्कण्डेयेन धीमता । नारायणो नरसख: प्रीत आह भृगूद्वहम् ॥ १ ॥
sūta uvāca
[soota uvaacha]
saṁstuto bhagavān itthaṁ
[samstuto bhagavaan ittham]
mārkaṇḍeyena dhīmatā
[maarkandeyena dheemataa]
nārāyaṇo nara-sakhaḥ
[naaraayano nara-sakhah]
prīta āha bhṛgūdvaham
[preeta aaha bhrigoodvaham]
Word-for-word
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.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
sūta uvāca
sūtaḥ uvāca
Sūta Gosvāmī said
saṁstuto bhagavān itthaṁ
saṁstutaḥ
properly glorified
bhagavān
the Supreme Lord
ittham
in this way
mārkaṇḍeyena dhīmatā
mārkaṇḍeyena
by Mārkaṇḍeya
dhī-matā
the intelligent sage
nārāyaṇo nara-sakhaḥ
nārāyaṇaḥ
Lord Nārāyaṇa
nara-sakhaḥ
the friend of Nara
prīta āha bhṛgūdvaham
prītaḥ
satisfied
āha
spoke
bhṛgu-udvaham
to the most eminent descendant of Bhṛgu.
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.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Sūta Gosvāmī said: The Supreme Lord Nārāyaṇa, the friend of Nara, was satisfied by the glorification offered by the intelligent sage Mārkaṇḍeya, the excellent descendant of Bhṛgu. The Ninth Chapter describes how Mārkaṇḍeya, saddened by seeing māyā, enters within the abdomen of a child lying on a banyan leaf, comes out again and then falls into the ocean of devastation.
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Personal Guidance
The Lord, satisfied with Markandeya's prayers, is ready to grant his wish. Sincere praise opens the channel; the Lord, ever responsive, replies. Our prayers are not lost into vacuum.
Reflection Questions
  • Do I expect my prayer to be heard, or does pessimism muffle it?
  • What would faithful, attentive prayer look like today?
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