Srimad Bhagavatam — Dvadasha Skandha, Shloka 26
Mārkaṇḍeya’s Request to See Māyā and the Vision of the Cosmic Deluge
तद्दर्शनाद् वीतपरिश्रमो मुदा प्रोत्फुल्लहृत्पद्मविलोचनाम्बुज: । प्रहृष्टरोमाद्भुतभावशङ्कित: प्रष्टुं पुरस्तं प्रससार बालकम् ॥ २६ ॥
tad-darśanād vīta-pariśramo mudā protphulla-hṛt-padma-vilocanāmbujaḥ prahṛṣṭa-romādbhuta-bhāva-śaṅkitaḥ praṣṭuṁ puras taṁ prasasāra bālakam
À la vue de l’enfant, toute la fatigue de Mārkaṇḍeya s’évanouit. Sa joie fut telle que le lotus de son cœur et le lotus de ses yeux s’épanouirent pleinement, et les poils de son corps se dressèrent. Troublé quant à l’identité de ce nourrisson prodigieux, le sage s’avança vers Lui pour l’interroger.
Mārkaṇḍeya wanted to ask the child about His identity and therefore approached Him.
FAQs
This verse says that on seeing the Lord, exhaustion disappears and devotional ecstasies arise—joy, a blossoming heart, wide lotus-like eyes, and hairs standing on end—along with awe that impels the devotee to approach and inquire.
Because the Lord’s presence awakened intense wonder and devotion in him; his inner fatigue and hesitation fell away, and he naturally hastened forward to seek understanding directly from the divine person before him.
Seek “darśana” through steady hearing and remembrance—especially Śrīmad Bhāgavatam śravaṇam—so the heart becomes softened and energized; then approach spiritual life with sincere inquiry (praśna) rather than doubt or distraction.