Canto 12: The Age of DeteriorationChapter 8: Mārkaṇḍeya's Prayers to Nara-Nārāyaṇa Ṛṣi

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 12.8.36

sa tat-sandarśanānanda-

nirvṛtātmendriyāśayaḥ

hṛṣṭa-romāśru-pūrṇākṣo

na sehe tāv udīkṣitum

SYNONYMS

saḥhe, Mārkaṇḍeya; tat — of Them; sandarśana — because of seeing; ānanda — by the ecstasy; nirvṛta — pleased; ātma — whose body; indriya — senses; āśayaḥ — and mind; hṛṣṭa — standing on end; romā — his bodily hairs; aśru — with tears; pūrṇa — filled; akṣaḥ — his eyes; na sehehe was unable; tau — upon them; udīkṣitumto glance.

TRANSLATION

The ecstasy of seeing Them completely satisfied Mārkaṇḍeya's body, mind and senses and caused the hairs on his body to stand on end and his eyes to fill with tears. Overwhelmed, Mārkaṇḍeya found it difficult to look at Them.

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