मार्कंडेयोथ तं प्राह बकं प्रस्तुतमीप्सितम् । इंद्रद्युम्नं भवान्वेत्ति भूपालं पृथिवीतले
mārkaṃḍeyotha taṃ prāha bakaṃ prastutamīpsitam | iṃdradyumnaṃ bhavānvetti bhūpālaṃ pṛthivītale
तब मार्कण्डेय ने बक से, विषय प्रस्तुत करते हुए कहा— “क्या आप पृथ्वी पर के राजा इन्द्रद्युम्न को जानते हैं?”
Mārkaṇḍeya
Listener: Baka
Scene: Mārkaṇḍeya, composed and authoritative, addresses Baka directly, introducing the key figure—King Indradyumna—setting the narrative in motion.
Seeking truth through qualified witnesses is a dharmic way to resolve doubt and suffering.
No holy site is mentioned in this verse.
None; it is a question initiating the next narrative development.