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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 12.9.8-9

తమేవ చిన్తయన్నర్థమృషి: స్వాశ్రమ ఏవ స: । వసన్నగ్‍న్యర్కసోమామ్బుభూవాయువియదాత్మసు ॥ ౮ ॥ ధ్యాయన్ సర్వత్ర చ హరిం భావద్రవ్యైరపూజయత్ । క్‍వచిత్ పూజాం విసస్మార ప్రేమప్రసరసమ్ప్లుత: ॥ ౯ ॥
tam eva cintayann artham
[tam eva chintayann artham]
ṛṣiḥ svāśrama eva saḥ
[rishih svaashrama eva sah]
vasann agny-arka-somāmbu-
[vasann agny-arka-somaambu-]
bhū-vāyu-viyad-ātmasu
[bhoo-vaayu-viyad-aatmasu]
dhyāyan sarvatra ca hariṁ
[dhyaayan sarvatra cha harim]
bhāva-dravyair apūjayat
[bhaava-dravyair apoojayat]
kvacit pūjāṁ visasmāra
[kvachit poojaam visasmaara]
prema-prasara-samplutaḥ
[prema-prasara-samplutah]
Word-for-word
tam — that eva — indeed cintayan — thinking of artham — the goal ṛṣiḥ — the sage Mārkaṇḍeya sva-āśrame — at his own hermitage eva — indeed saḥ — he vasan — remaining agni — in the fire arka — the sun soma — the moon ambu — the water bhū — the earth vāyu — the wind viyat — the lightning ātmasu — and in his own heart dhyāyan — meditating sarvatra — in all circumstances ca — and harim — upon Lord Hari bhāva-dravyaiḥ — with paraphernalia conceived in his mind apūjayat — he offered worship kvacit — sometimes pūjām — the worship visasmāra — he forgot prema — of pure love of God prasara — in the flood samplutaḥ — being drowned.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tam eva cintayann artham
tam
that
eva
indeed
cintayan
thinking of
artham
the goal
ṛṣiḥ svāśrama eva saḥ
ṛṣiḥ
the sage Mārkaṇḍeya
sva-āśrame
at his own hermitage
eva
indeed
saḥ
he
vasann agny-arka-somāmbu-
vasan
remaining
agni
in the fire
arka
the sun
soma
the moon
ambu
the water
bhū-vāyu-viyad-ātmasu
bhū
the earth
vāyu
the wind
viyat
the lightning
ātmasu
and in his own heart
dhyāyan sarvatra ca hariṁ
dhyāyan
meditating
sarvatra
in all circumstances
ca
and
harim
upon Lord Hari
bhāva-dravyair apūjayat
bhāva-dravyaiḥ
with paraphernalia conceived in his mind
apūjayat
he offered worship
kvacit pūjāṁ visasmāra
kvacit
sometimes
pūjām
the worship
visasmāra
he forgot
prema-prasara-samplutaḥ
prema
of pure love of God
prasara
in the flood
samplutaḥ
being drowned.
Thinking always of his desire to see the Lord’s illusory energy, the sage remained in his āśrama, meditating constantly upon the Lord within fire, the sun, the moon, water, the earth, air, lightning and his own heart and worshiping Him with paraphernalia conceived in his mind. But sometimes, overwhelmed by waves of love for the Lord, Mārkaṇḍeya would forget to perform his regular worship.
Purport

It is apparent from these verses that Mārkaṇḍeya Ṛṣi was a great devotee of Lord Kṛṣṇa; therefore he wanted to see the illusory energy of the Lord not to fulfill some material ambition but to learn how His potency is working.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Thinking always of his desire to see the Lord's illusory energy, the sage remained in his āśrama, meditating constantly upon the Lord within fire, the sun, the moon, water, the earth, air, lightning and his own heart, and worshiping him with paraphernalia conceived in his mind. But sometimes, overwhelmed by waves of love for the Lord, Mārkaṇḍeya would forget to perform his regular worship. He thought of seeing māyā (tam artham). Bhāva-dravaiḥ means “with articles produced in the mind.”
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