Srimad Bhagavatam — Dvadasha Skandha, Shloka 9

Mārkaṇḍeya’s Request to See Māyā and the Vision of the Cosmic Deluge

Devanagari script

तमेव चिन्तयन्नर्थमृषि: स्वाश्रम एव स: । वसन्नग्‍न्यर्कसोमाम्बुभूवायुवियदात्मसु ॥ ८ ॥ ध्यायन् सर्वत्र च हरिं भावद्रव्यैरपूजयत् । क्‍वचित् पूजां विसस्मार प्रेमप्रसरसम्प्लुत: ॥ ९ ॥

Transliteration

tam eva cintayann artham ṛṣiḥ svāśrama eva saḥ vasann agny-arka-somāmbu- bhū-vāyu-viyad-ātmasu

Translation

ପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କ ମାୟାଶକ୍ତିକୁ ଦେଖିବା ଇଚ୍ଛାକୁ ନିରନ୍ତର ଚିନ୍ତା କରି ସେ ଋଷି ନିଜ ଆଶ୍ରମରେ ହିଁ ରହିଲେ। ଅଗ୍ନି, ସୂର୍ଯ୍ୟ, ଚନ୍ଦ୍ର, ଜଳ, ପୃଥିବୀ, ବାୟୁ, ବିଦ୍ୟୁତ୍, ଆକାଶ ଓ ନିଜ ହୃଦୟରେ ସର୍ବତ୍ର ହରିଙ୍କୁ ଧ୍ୟାନ କରି, ମନରେ କଳ୍ପିତ ସାମଗ୍ରୀଦ୍ୱାରା ତାଙ୍କୁ ପୂଜା କରୁଥିଲେ; କିନ୍ତୁ କେବେ କେବେ ପ୍ରେମର ତରଙ୍ଗରେ ଭାସି ନିଜ ନିତ୍ୟ ପୂଜାକୁ ମଧ୍ୟ ଭୁଲିଯାଉଥିଲେ।

Synonyms

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक; सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण

• cintayan: thinking
• cintayan: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: cint (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; शतृ, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• artham: the matter
• artham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ṛṣiḥ: the sage
• ṛṣiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• svāśrame: in his own hermitage
• svāśrame: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक) + āśrama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक; सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• vasan: dwelling
• vasan: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vas (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; शतृ, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• agni-arka-soma-ambu-bhū-vāyu-viyat-ātmasu: in fire, sun, moon, water, earth, wind, sky, and self
• agni-arka-soma-ambu-bhū-vāyu-viyat-ātmasu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: agni (प्रातिपदिक) + arka (प्रातिपदिक) + soma (प्रातिपदिक) + ambu (प्रातिपदिक) + bhū (प्रातिपदिक) + vāyu (प्रातिपदिक) + viyat (प्रातिपदिक) + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व

• dhyāyan: meditating
• dhyāyan: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dhyai (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; शतृ, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• sarvatra: everywhere
• sarvatra: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sarvatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• harim: Hari
• harim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• bhāva-dravyaiḥ: with devotional offerings
• bhāva-dravyaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāva (प्रातिपदिक) + dravya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष

• apūjayat: worshipped
• apūjayat: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pūj (धातु)
• Form: लङ्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• kvacit: sometimes
• kvacit: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kvacit (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (sometimes)

• pūjām: worship
• pūjām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūjā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• visasmāra: forgot
• visasmāra: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: smṛ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; वि-उपसर्ग

• prema-prasara-samplutaḥ: flooded by love’s outpouring
• prema-prasara-samplutaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prema (प्रातिपदिक) + prasara (प्रातिपदिक) + sampluta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष

Purport

It is apparent from these verses that Mārkaṇḍeya Ṛṣi was a great devotee of Lord Kṛṣṇa; therefore he wanted to see the illusory energy of the Lord not to fulfill some material ambition but to learn how His potency is working.

Characters & Entities

• Hari

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about seeing God everywhere?

This verse describes a sage who perceives Hari’s presence in all elements—fire, sun, moon, water, earth, air, and sky—and even within the self, showing the Bhagavatam’s teaching of the Lord as all-pervading (Antaryāmī).

Why does a devotee sometimes forget formal worship in Bhagavatam?

Because overwhelming prema (pure love of God) can flood the heart so completely that external ritual steps are forgotten, while inner remembrance and devotion remain continuous.

How can I apply 'worship with bhāva' (inner offerings) in modern life?

Keep steady remembrance of Hari during daily activities, offer your work and intentions inwardly to God, and let devotion—not mere formality—be the main substance of your worship.