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SB 12.10.1

Devanāgarī

सूत उवाच स एवमनुभूयेदं नारायणविनिर्मितम् । वैभवं योगमायायास्तमेव शरणं ययौ ॥ १ ॥

Text

sūta uvāca sa evam anubhūyedaṁ nārāyaṇa-vinirmitam vaibhavaṁ yoga-māyāyās tam eva śaraṇaṁ yayau

Synonyms

sūtaḥuvāca—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.

Chapter 10SB 12.10.2