Srimad Bhagavatam — Dvadasha Skandha, Shloka 5
Mārkaṇḍeya’s Request to See Māyā and the Vision of the Cosmic Deluge
गृहीत्वाजादयो यस्य श्रीमत्पादाब्जदर्शनम् । मनसा योगपक्वेन स भवान् मेऽक्षिगोचर: ॥ ५ ॥
gṛhītvājādayo yasya śrīmat-pādābja-darśanam manasā yoga-pakvena sa bhavān me ’kṣi-gocaraḥ
إنّ الآلهة كبرهما، وقد نضجت عقولهم باليوغا، نالوا مقاماتهم السامية بمجرد رؤية قدميك اللوتسيتين الميمونتين؛ وها أنت يا ربّي قد تجلّيت الآن أمام عينيّ بنفسك.
Mārkaṇḍeya Ṛṣi points out that exalted demigods like Lord Brahmā achieved their positions simply by glimpsing the Lord’s lotus feet, and yet Mārkaṇḍeya Ṛṣi was now able to see Lord Kṛṣṇa’s entire body. Thus he could not even imagine the extent of his good fortune.
FAQs
This verse states that even exalted beings like Brahmā and others attain spiritual fulfillment by receiving the vision (darśana) of the Lord’s glorious lotus feet—highlighting darśana as transformative and liberating.
Parīkṣit honors Śukadeva as the rare, sanctifying presence whose association grants the highest spiritual benefit; he expresses that his own mind, refined by yoga and devotion, is now able to fully behold and receive the guru’s grace.
Cultivate inner purity through steady practice (hearing, chanting, meditation, self-discipline) so the mind becomes “ripened,” and seek elevating association—especially sincere teachers and saintly devotees—so spiritual truth becomes experientially clear, not merely theoretical.