Srimad Bhagavatam — Dvadasha Skandha, Shloka 20
Mārkaṇḍeya’s Request to See Māyā and the Vision of the Cosmic Deluge
स कदाचिद् भ्रमंस्तस्मिन् पृथिव्या: ककुदि द्विज: । न्याग्रोधपोतं ददृशे फलपल्लवशोभितम् ॥ २० ॥
sa kadācid bhramaṁs tasmin pṛthivyāḥ kakudi dvijaḥ nyāgrodha-potaṁ dadṛśe phala-pallava-śobhitam
တစ်ခါတုန်းက ရေထဲတွင် လှည့်လည်နေစဉ် ဗြာဟ္မဏ မာရကဏ္ဍေယသည် မြေပြင်ပေါ်ရှိ ကျွန်းငယ်တစ်ခုကို တွေ့မြင်ခဲ့ပြီး ထိုနေရာတွင် ပန်းနှင့် အသီးများဖြင့် လှပသော ဗန်ယန်ပင်ငယ်တစ်ပင် ရပ်တည်နေ하였다။
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This verse describes Mārkaṇḍeya’s mystical vision where, while wandering in an extraordinary realm, he beholds a beautiful young banyan tree—an important signpost in the unfolding revelation of the Lord’s inconceivable potency.
Śukadeva narrates the scene to guide Parīkṣit through Mārkaṇḍeya’s vision step-by-step, showing how the Lord arranges meaningful signs in extraordinary experiences to lead the devotee toward deeper realization.
When life feels unreal, disorienting, or beyond control, this verse reminds a seeker to look for the Lord’s guiding signs and remain steady—beauty and meaning can appear even in bewildering circumstances.