SB 12.9.27
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 27
tāvac chiśor vai śvasitena bhārgavaḥ
so 'ntaḥ śarīraṁ maśako yathāviśat
tatrāpy ado nyastam acaṣṭa kṛtsnaśo
yathā purāmuhyad atīva vismitaḥ
SYNONYMS
tāvat—at that very moment; śiśoḥ—of the infant; vai—indeed; śvasitena—with the breathing; bhārgavaḥ—the descendant of Bhṛgu; saḥ—he; antaḥ śarīram—within the body; maśakaḥ—a mosquito; yathā—just like; aviśat—entered; tatra—therein; api—indeed; adaḥ—this universe; nyastam—placed; acaṣṭa—he saw; kṛtsnaśaḥ—entire; yathā—as; purā—previously; amuhyat—he became bewildered; atīva—extremely; vismitaḥ—surprised.
TRANSLATION
Just then the child inhaled, drawing Mārkaṇḍeya within His body like a mosquito. There the sage found the entire universe arrayed as it had been before its dissolution. Seeing this, Mārkaṇḍeya was most astonished and perplexed.