Shloka 8
Mārkaṇḍeya’s Request to See Māyā and the Vision of the Cosmic Deluge
तमेव चिन्तयन्नर्थमृषि: स्वाश्रम एव स: । वसन्नग्न्यर्कसोमाम्बुभूवायुवियदात्मसु ॥ ८ ॥ ध्यायन् सर्वत्र च हरिं भावद्रव्यैरपूजयत् । क्वचित् पूजां विसस्मार प्रेमप्रसरसम्प्लुत: ॥ ९ ॥
tam eva cintayann artham ṛṣiḥ svāśrama eva saḥ vasann agny-arka-somāmbu- bhū-vāyu-viyad-ātmasu
तदर्थमेव चिन्तयन् स ऋषिः स्वाश्रम एवावसत्; अग्न्यर्कसोमाम्बुभूवायुवियदात्मसु सर्वत्र हरिं ध्यायन्, भावद्रव्यैर्मानसैः समपूजयत्; क्वचित् प्रेमप्रसरसम्प्लुतः स्वनित्यपूजां विसस्मार॥
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.
FAQs
This verse teaches that the sage contemplated Hari as present in fire, sun, moon, water, earth, air, ether, and the self—training the mind to see the Lord everywhere (antaryāmi-darśana).
Śukadeva Gosvāmī narrates the sage’s absorbed remembrance to King Parīkṣit, illustrating unwavering God-consciousness.
Practice daily remembrance by consciously linking ordinary experiences—sunlight, water, breath, space, and inner awareness—to the presence of Hari, turning routine perception into devotion.