द्रष्टारो देवसड्घानामृषीणां च महात्मनाम् | प्रत्यक्षा: सर्वधधर्माणां दान्ता विगतमत्सरा:,देवताओं तथा महात्मा ऋषियोंके समुदायका उन्हें प्रत्यक्ष दर्शन होता था। वे सभी धर्मोको प्रत्यक्ष करनेवाले, जितेन्द्रिय तथा ईष्यासि रहित होते थे
draṣṭāro devasaṅghānām ṛṣīṇāṃ ca mahātmanām | pratyakṣāḥ sarvadharmāṇāṃ dāntā vigatamatsarāḥ ||
Mereka adalah para pelihat yang menyaksikan langsung perhimpunan para dewa dan para resi agung. Segala dharma tampak nyata di hadapan mereka; mereka mengekang indria dan bebas dari iri hati.
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
True spiritual authority is marked by direct discernment of dharma, mastery over the senses, and the absence of envy; only a mind free from rivalry can perceive and uphold righteousness clearly.
Mārkaṇḍeya describes a class of exalted persons—disciplined and non-envious—who are granted direct vision of divine hosts and great sages, emphasizing their moral and spiritual qualification.