Dharma-pratyabhijñāna and Vara-pradāna (धर्मप्रत्यभिज्ञानम्—वरप्रदानम्)
संवत्सर: किंचिदूनो न निष्क्रान्ताहमाश्रमात् । वन॑ कुसुमितं द्रष्ट॑ परं कौतूहलं हि मे
saṃvatsaraḥ kiṃcidūno na niṣkrāntāham āśramāt | vanaṃ kusumitaṃ draṣṭuṃ paraṃ kautūhalaṃ hi me ||
Mārkaṇḍeya said: “For almost a full year—only a little short of it—I have not gone out from my hermitage. Indeed, I am seized with great curiosity to go and see the forest in bloom.”
मार्कण्डेय उवाच