sūtaḥ uvāca — Sūta Gosvāmī said tam — him, Mārkaṇḍeya Ṛṣi evam — thus nibhṛta-ātmānam — his mind completely absorbed in trance vṛṣeṇa — on his bull divi — in the sky paryaṭan — traveling rudrāṇyā — accompanied by his consort, Rudrāṇī (Umā) bhagavān — the powerful lord rudraḥ — Śiva dadarśa — saw sva-gaṇaiḥ — by his entourage vṛtaḥ — surrounded.