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SB 12.9.1

Devanāgarī

सूत उवाच संस्तुतो भगवानित्थं मार्कण्डेयेन धीमता । नारायणो नरसख: प्रीत आह भृगूद्वहम् ॥ १ ॥

Text

sūta uvāca saṁstuto bhagavān itthaṁ mārkaṇḍeyena dhīmatā nārāyaṇo nara-sakhaḥ prīta āha bhṛgūdvaham

Synonyms

sūtaḥuvāca—Sūta Gosvāmī said;saṁstutaḥ—properly glorified;bhagavān—the Supreme Lord;ittham—in this way;mārkaṇḍeyena—by Mārkaṇḍeya;dhī-matā—the intelligent sage;nārāyaṇaḥ—Lord Nārāyaṇa;nara-sakhaḥ—the friend of Nara;prītaḥ—satisfied;āha—spoke;bhṛgu-udvaham—to the most eminent descendant of Bhṛgu.

Translation

Sūta Gosvāmī said: The Supreme Lord Nārāyaṇa, the friend of Nara, was satisfied by the proper glorification offered by the intelligent sage Mārkaṇḍeya. Thus the Lord addressed that excellent descendant of Bhṛgu.

Chapter 9SB 12.9.2