SB 12.8.32
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TEXT 32
- tasyaivaṁ yuñjataś cittaṁ
- tapaḥ-svādhyāya-saṁyamaiḥ
- anugrahāyāvirāsīn
- nara-nārāyaṇo hariḥ
SYNONYMS
tasya — while he, Mārkaṇḍeya; evam — in this way; yuñjataḥ — was fixing; cittam — his mind; tapaḥ — by austerity; svādhyāya — study of the Vedas; saṁyamaiḥ — and regulative principles; anugrahāya — for showing mercy; āvirāsīt — made Himself manifest; nara-nārāyaṇaḥ — exhibiting the forms of Nara and Nārāyaṇa; hariḥ — the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TRANSLATION
Desiring to bestow His mercy upon the saintly Mārkaṇḍeya, who had perfectly fixed his mind in self-realization through penance, Vedic study and observance of regulative principles, the Supreme Personality of Godhead personally appeared before the sage in the forms of Nara and Nārāyaṇa.