मार्कंडेयं सुखासीनं महामुनिनिषेवितम् । तरुणादित्यसंकाशं सर्वशास्त्रविशारदम्
mārkaṃḍeyaṃ sukhāsīnaṃ mahāmuniniṣevitam | taruṇādityasaṃkāśaṃ sarvaśāstraviśāradam
மகாமுனிகள் சூழ்ந்து பணிந்திருக்க, சுகமாக அமர்ந்திருந்த மார்கண்டேயரை அவர்கள் கண்டனர்—உதய சூரியனைப் போல ஒளிவீசும், எல்லா சாஸ்திரங்களிலும் தேர்ந்தவர்।
Sūta (narrating)
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya (ṛṣi-āśrama tīrtha-bhāva)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Naimiṣāraṇya sages
Scene: A circle of great sages approaches and beholds Mārkaṇḍeya seated comfortably; his body glows like the young sun, with manuscripts and ritual implements nearby, conveying mastery of śāstras.
True authority in tīrtha-māhātmya is anchored in realized sages—serene, radiant, and grounded in śāstra.
The Dharmāraṇya context is being set; the tīrtha discussion centers on Sarasvatī’s presence there.
None; this verse describes the sage Mārkaṇḍeya as the authoritative narrator/knower.