Shloka 33
Yugapramāṇa–Kaliyuga-lakṣaṇa–Pralaya-kathā
Markandeya’s Account of Yugas, Kali Signs, and Dissolution
यस्मात् पूर्व मनुष्येषु ज्यायांसं मामिहाब्रवी: । सर्वदेवैश्व विप्रर्षे सम्मितं श्रेष्ठमेव च
yasmāt pūrvaṁ manuṣyeṣu jyāyāṁsaṁ mām ihābravīḥ | sarvadevaiś ca viprarṣe samitaṁ śreṣṭham eva ca ||
マールカṇḍेयは言った。「なぜなら以前、人々の中で、あなたはここで私を（年齢と智慧において）勝る者として呼んだからだ。さらに、ああ婆羅門の聖仙よ、あなたは私が諸神に認められ、まことに最上であるとも宣言した。」
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharmic speech: honoring a sage as elder and superior, and grounding praise in recognized authority (even divine approval). It underscores that respect and truthful acknowledgment of merit are ethical virtues.
Mārkaṇḍeya addresses a brahmin-seer, recalling that the interlocutor previously praised him as superior among men and as esteemed by all the gods, thereby justifying Mārkaṇḍeya’s standing in the ongoing discourse.