Shloka 28
पञ्चमहाभूतगुण-इन्द्रियनिग्रह-उपदेशः | Teaching on the Qualities of the Five Elements and Sense-Control
यदि मे भगवन् प्रीत: पुण्डरीकनिभेक्षण,“भगवन्! कमलनयन! यदि आप मुझपर प्रसन्न हैं तो मेरी बुद्धि सदा धर्म, सत्य और इन्द्रियनिग्रहमें लगी रहे। मेरे स्वामी! आपके भजनका मेरा अभ्यास सदा बना रहे"
yadi me bhagavan prītaḥ puṇḍarīka-nibhekṣaṇa, bhagavan! kamala-nayana! yadi āpa mujhpar prasanna haiṃ to merī buddhi sadā dharma, satya aura indriya-nigraham̐ meṃ lagī rahe. he mama svāmin! āpake bhajana-kā merā abhyāsa sadā banā rahe.
Mārkaṇḍeya said: “O Blessed Lord, lotus-eyed One—if You are pleased with me, then let my understanding remain ever devoted to dharma and truth, and to the restraint of the senses. O my Master, let my practice of worship and remembrance of You never cease.”
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames divine favor not as a request for power or pleasure, but as a request for inner virtues: steadfast commitment to dharma and truth, mastery over the senses, and uninterrupted devotional practice. It presents ethical self-governance and sustained worship as the highest boons.
Mārkaṇḍeya addresses the Lord with reverent epithets (“lotus-eyed”) and offers a prayer. He asks that his intellect remain anchored in righteousness and truth, that he maintain control over the senses, and that his devotion and practice of worship continue without interruption.