Devanagari
सूत उवाच
स एवमनुभूयेदं नारायणविनिर्मितम् ।
वैभवं योगमायायास्तमेव शरणं ययौ ॥ १ ॥
Verse text
sūta uvāca
sa evam anubhūyedaṁ
nārāyaṇa-vinirmitam
vaibhavaṁ yoga-māyāyās
tam eva śaraṇaṁ yayau
Synonyms
sūtaḥ uvāca
—
Sūta Gosvāmī said
;
saḥ
—
he, Mārkaṇḍeya
;
evam
—
in this way
;
anubhūya
—
experiencing
;
idam
—
this
;
nārāyaṇa
—
vinirmitam — manufactured by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Nārāyaṇa
;
vaibhavam
—
the opulent exhibition
;
yoga
—
māyāyāḥ — of His internal mystic energy
;
tam
—
to Him
;
eva
—
indeed
;
śaraṇam
—
for shelter
;
yayau
—
he went .
Translation
Sūta Gosvāmī said: The Supreme Lord Nārāyaṇa had arranged this opulent display of His bewildering potency. Mārkaṇḍeya Ṛṣi, having experienced it, took shelter of the Lord.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
Sūta Gosvāmī said: Mārkaṇḍeya, having experienced a powerful display of yoga-māyā arranged by the Lord, took shelter of him.
The Tenth Chapter describes Mārkaṇḍeya meeting with Śiva and Umā, his prayers to them, their pleasure at his prayers and their bestowal of boons to him.