Srimad Bhagavatam — Dvadasha Skandha, Shloka 39
Mārkaṇḍeya Ṛṣi Meets Lord Śiva: Devotee as Living Tīrtha and the Lord’s Māyā
सोऽप्यवाप्तमहायोगमहिमा भार्गवोत्तम: । विचरत्यधुनाप्यद्धा हरावेकान्ततां गत: ॥ ३९ ॥
so ’py avāpta-mahā-yoga- mahimā bhārgavottamaḥ vicaraty adhunāpy addhā harāv ekāntatāṁ gataḥ
មារកណ្ឌេយៈឫសី ជាអ្នកប្រសើរបំផុតក្នុងវង្សភ្រឹគុ មានកិត្តិយសដោយសមិទ្ធិផលនៃមហាយោគៈ។ សូម្បីតែសព្វថ្ងៃ គាត់នៅតែធ្វើដំណើរទៅមកក្នុងលោកនេះ ដោយលង់លៀមទាំងស្រុងក្នុងភក្តីបរិសុទ្ធចំពោះព្រះស្រីហរិ ព្រះបុគ្គលិកលក្ខណៈកំពូល។
FAQs
This verse states that even an extraordinarily perfected being like Paraśurāma ultimately abides in one-pointed, exclusive shelter of Hari—showing bhakti as the highest orientation beyond mere yogic prowess.
Śukadeva highlights Paraśurāma as a living example of a perfected, detached devotee—someone who, despite immense yogic glory, remains absorbed in Hari and moves through the world without material entanglement.
Pursue spiritual disciplines, but make devotion and exclusive reliance on God your center—reduce distractions, cultivate steady remembrance of Hari, and let achievements remain secondary to surrender.