मार्कंडेयं सुखासीनं महामुनिनिषेवितम् । तरुणादित्यसंकाशं सर्वशास्त्रविशारदम्
mārkaṃḍeyaṃ sukhāsīnaṃ mahāmuniniṣevitam | taruṇādityasaṃkāśaṃ sarvaśāstraviśāradam
انہوں نے مارکنڈےیہ کو آرام سے آسن پر بیٹھا دیکھا، بڑے بڑے مُنیوں کی خدمت میں؛ طلوع ہوتے سورج کی مانند درخشاں، اور تمام شاستروں میں کامل مہارت رکھنے والا۔
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.