Srimad Bhagavatam — Dvadasha Skandha, Shloka 12
Mārkaṇḍeya Ṛṣi Tested by Indra and Blessed by Nara-Nārāyaṇa
ब्रह्मा भृगुर्भवो दक्षो ब्रह्मपुत्राश्च येऽपरे । नृदेवपितृभूतानि तेनासन्नतिविस्मिता: ॥ १२ ॥
brahmā bhṛgur bhavo dakṣo brahma-putrāś ca ye ’pare nṛ-deva-pitṛ-bhūtāni tenāsann ati-vismitāḥ
Herr Brahmā, Bhṛgu Muni, Herr Śiva, Prajāpati Dakṣa, die großen Söhne Brahmās und viele andere unter Menschen, Devas, Ahnen und feinstofflichen Wesen — alle waren über die Leistung des Ṛṣi Mārkaṇḍeya zutiefst erstaunt.
FAQs
This verse states that Brahmā, great sages like Bhṛgu, Śiva, Dakṣa, and many others—along with kings, devas, Pitṛs, and various beings—become deeply astonished when such extraordinary events unfold.
To show that the event being described is so extraordinary that it affects all levels of cosmic administration—creators, destroyers, sages, ancestors, and even earthly rulers—highlighting its universal significance.
It reminds one that God’s arrangement and time (kāla) can overturn ordinary expectations; therefore, a devotee should cultivate steadiness, humility, and reliance on Bhagavān rather than confidence in worldly stability.