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	~~prāpta—having~~ received; dvi-~~jāti—of~~ second birth; ~~saṁskāraḥ—the~~ purificatory rituals; ~~mārkaṇḍeyaḥ—Mārkaṇḍeya~~; ~~pituḥ—from~~ his father; ~~kramāt—bv~~ proper sequence; ~~chandāṁsi—the~~ Vedic hymns; ~~adhītya—studying~~; ~~dharmeṇa—along~~ with regulative principles; ~~tapaḥ—in~~ austerities; ~~svādhyāya—and~~ study; ~~saṁyutaḥ—full~~; bṛhat-~~vrata—the~~ great vow of lifelong celibacy; ~~dharaḥ—maintaining~~; ~~śāntaḥ—peaceful~~; ~~jaṭilaḥ—with~~ matted hair; valkala-~~ambaraḥ—wearing~~ bark as his clothing; ~~bibhrat—carrying~~; ~~kamaṇḍalum—a~~ waterpot; ~~daṇḍam—a~~ mendicant's staff; ~~upavītam—the~~ sacred thread; sa-~~mekhalam—along~~ with the ritual belt of a ''brahmacārī''; kṛṣṇa-~~ajinam—the~~ skin of a black deer; sa-akṣa-~~sūtram—and~~ prayer beads made of lotus seeds; ~~kuśān—~~''kuśa'' grass; ~~ca—also~~; niyama-~~ṛddhaye—to~~ facilitate his spiritual progress; ~~agni—in~~ the form of fire; ~~arka—the~~ sun; ~~guru—the~~ spiritual master; ~~vipra—the~~ ''brāhmaṇas''; ~~ātmasu—and~~ the Supersoul; ~~arcayan—worshiping~~; ~~sandhyayoḥ—at~~ the beginning and the end of the day; ~~harim—the~~ Supreme Personality of Godhead; ~~sāyam—in~~ the evening; ~~prātaḥ—in~~ the early morning; ~~saḥ—he~~; ~~gurave—unto~~ his spiritual master; ~~bhaikṣyam—alms~~ obtained by begging; ~~āhṛtya—bringing~~; vāk-~~yataḥ—with~~ controlled speech; ~~bubhuje—he~~ partook; guru-~~anujñātaḥ—invited~~ by his spiritual master; ~~sakṛt—once~~; ~~na—not~~ (invited); ~~u—indeed~~; ~~cet—if~~; ~~upoṣitaḥ—fasting~~; ~~evam—in~~ this way; tapaḥ-svādhyāya-~~paraḥ—dedicated~~ to austerities and studies of the Vedic literature; ~~varṣāṇām—years~~; ayuta-~~ayutam—ten~~ thousand times ten thousand; ~~ārādhayan—worshiping~~; hṛṣīka-~~īśam—the~~ supreme master of the senses, Lord Viṣṇu; ~~jigye—he~~ conquered; ~~mṛtyum—death~~; su-~~durjayam—impossible~~ to conquer.		''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=prāpta&tab=syno_o&ds=1 prāpta]'' — having received; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=dvi&tab=syno_o&ds=1 dvi]-[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=jāti&tab=syno_o&ds=1 jāti]'' — of second birth; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=saṁskāraḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1 saṁskāraḥ]'' — the purificatory rituals; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=mārkaṇḍeyaḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1 mārkaṇḍeyaḥ]'' — Mārkaṇḍeya; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=pituḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1 pituḥ]'' — from his father; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=kramāt&tab=syno_o&ds=1 kramāt]'' — bv proper sequence; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=chandāṁsi&tab=syno_o&ds=1 chandāṁsi]'' — the Vedic hymns; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=adhītya&tab=syno_o&ds=1 adhītya]'' — studying; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=dharmeṇa&tab=syno_o&ds=1 dharmeṇa]'' — along with regulative principles; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=tapaḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1 tapaḥ]'' — in austerities; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=svādhyāya&tab=syno_o&ds=1 svādhyāya]'' — and study; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=saṁyutaḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1 saṁyutaḥ]'' — full; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=bṛhat&tab=syno_o&ds=1 bṛhat]-[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=vrata&tab=syno_o&ds=1 vrata]'' — the great vow of lifelong celibacy; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=dharaḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1 dharaḥ]'' — maintaining; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=śāntaḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1 śāntaḥ]'' — peaceful; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=jaṭilaḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1 jaṭilaḥ]'' — with matted hair; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=valkala&tab=syno_o&ds=1 valkala]-[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=ambaraḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1 ambaraḥ]'' — wearing bark as his clothing; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=bibhrat&tab=syno_o&ds=1 bibhrat]'' — carrying; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=kamaṇḍalum&tab=syno_o&ds=1 kamaṇḍalum]'' — a waterpot; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=daṇḍam&tab=syno_o&ds=1 daṇḍam]'' — a mendicant's staff; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=upavītam&tab=syno_o&ds=1 upavītam]'' — the sacred thread; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=sa&tab=syno_o&ds=1 sa]-[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=mekhalam&tab=syno_o&ds=1 mekhalam]'' — along with the ritual belt of a ''brahmacārī''; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=kṛṣṇa&tab=syno_o&ds=1 kṛṣṇa]-[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=ajinam&tab=syno_o&ds=1 ajinam]'' — the skin of a black deer; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=sa&tab=syno_o&ds=1 sa]-[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=akṣa&tab=syno_o&ds=1 akṣa]-[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=sūtram&tab=syno_o&ds=1 sūtram]'' — and prayer beads made of lotus seeds; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=kuśān&tab=syno_o&ds=1 kuśān]'' — ''kuśa'' grass; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=ca&tab=syno_o&ds=1 ca]'' — also; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=niyama&tab=syno_o&ds=1 niyama]-[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=ṛddhaye&tab=syno_o&ds=1 ṛddhaye]'' — to facilitate his spiritual progress; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=agni&tab=syno_o&ds=1 agni]'' — in the form of fire; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=arka&tab=syno_o&ds=1 arka]'' — the sun; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=guru&tab=syno_o&ds=1 guru]'' — the spiritual master; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=vipra&tab=syno_o&ds=1 vipra]'' — the ''brāhmaṇas''; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=ātmasu&tab=syno_o&ds=1 ātmasu]'' — and the Supersoul; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=arcayan&tab=syno_o&ds=1 arcayan]'' — worshiping; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=sandhyayoḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1 sandhyayoḥ]'' — at the beginning and the end of the day; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=harim&tab=syno_o&ds=1 harim]'' — the Supreme Personality of Godhead; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=sāyam&tab=syno_o&ds=1 sāyam]'' — in the evening; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=prātaḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1 prātaḥ]'' — in the early morning; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=saḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1 saḥ]'' — he; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=gurave&tab=syno_o&ds=1 gurave]'' — unto his spiritual master; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=bhaikṣyam&tab=syno_o&ds=1 bhaikṣyam]'' — alms obtained by begging; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=āhṛtya&tab=syno_o&ds=1 āhṛtya]'' — bringing; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=vāk&tab=syno_o&ds=1 vāk]-[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=yataḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1 yataḥ]'' — with controlled speech; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=bubhuje&tab=syno_o&ds=1 bubhuje]'' — he partook; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=guru&tab=syno_o&ds=1 guru]-[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=anujñātaḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1 anujñātaḥ]'' — invited by his spiritual master; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=sakṛt&tab=syno_o&ds=1 sakṛt]'' — once; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=na&tab=syno_o&ds=1 na]'' — not (invited); ''u'' — indeed; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=cet&tab=syno_o&ds=1 cet]'' — if; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=upoṣitaḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1 upoṣitaḥ]'' — fasting; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=evam&tab=syno_o&ds=1 evam]'' — in this way; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=tapaḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1 tapaḥ]-[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=svādhyāya&tab=syno_o&ds=1 svādhyāya]-[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=paraḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1 paraḥ]'' — dedicated to austerities and studies of the Vedic literature; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=varṣāṇām&tab=syno_o&ds=1 varṣāṇām]'' — years; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=ayuta&tab=syno_o&ds=1 ayuta]-[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=ayutam&tab=syno_o&ds=1 ayutam]'' — ten thousand times ten thousand; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=ārādhayan&tab=syno_o&ds=1 ārādhayan]'' — worshiping; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=hṛṣīka&tab=syno_o&ds=1 hṛṣīka]-[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=īśam&tab=syno_o&ds=1 īśam]'' — the supreme master of the senses, Lord Viṣṇu; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=jigye&tab=syno_o&ds=1 jigye]'' — he conquered; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=mṛtyum&tab=syno_o&ds=1 mṛtyum]'' — death; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=su&tab=syno_o&ds=1 su]-[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=durjayam&tab=syno_o&ds=1 durjayam]'' — impossible to conquer.
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	prāpta-dvijāti-saṁskāro~~<br>~~		:prāpta-dvijāti-saṁskāro
	mārkaṇḍeyaḥ pituḥ kramāt~~<br>~~		:mārkaṇḍeyaḥ pituḥ kramāt
	chandāṁsy adhītya dharmeṇa~~<br>~~		:chandāṁsy adhītya dharmeṇa
	tapaḥ-svādhyāya-saṁyutaḥ~~<br>~~		:tapaḥ-svādhyāya-saṁyutaḥ
	bṛhad-vrata-dharaḥ śānto~~<br>~~
	jaṭilo valkalāmbaraḥ~~<br>~~		:bṛhad-vrata-dharaḥ śānto
	bibhrat kamaṇḍaluṁ daṇḍam~~<br>~~		:jaṭilo valkalāmbaraḥ
	upavītaṁ sa-mekhalam~~<br>~~		:bibhrat kamaṇḍaluṁ daṇḍam
	kṛṣṇājinaṁ sākṣa-sūtraṁ~~<br>~~		:upavītaṁ sa-mekhalam
	kuśāṁś ca niyamarddhaye~~<br>~~
	agny-arka-guru-viprātmasv~~<br>~~		:kṛṣṇājinaṁ sākṣa-sūtraṁ
	arcayan sandhyayor harim~~<br>~~		:kuśāṁś ca niyamarddhaye
	sāyaṁ prātaḥ sa gurave~~<br>~~		:agny-arka-guru-viprātmasv
	bhaikṣyam āhṛtya vāg-yataḥ~~<br>~~		:arcayan sandhyayor harim
	bubhuje gurv-anujñātaḥ~~<br>~~
	sakṛn no ced upoṣitaḥ~~<br>~~		:sāyaṁ prātaḥ sa gurave
	evaṁ tapaḥ-svādhyāya-paro~~<br>~~		:bhaikṣyam āhṛtya vāg-yataḥ
	varṣāṇām ayutāyutam~~<br>~~		:bubhuje gurv-anujñātaḥ
	ārādhayan hṛṣīkeśaṁ~~<br>~~		:sakṛn no ced upoṣitaḥ
	jigye mṛtyuṁ su-durjayam~~<br>~~
			:evaṁ tapaḥ-svādhyāya-paro
			:varṣāṇām ayutāyutam
			:ārādhayan hṛṣīkeśaṁ
			:jigye mṛtyuṁ su-durjayam
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	prāpta—having received; dvi-jāti—of second birth; saṁskāraḥ—the purificatory rituals; mārkaṇḍeyaḥ—Mārkaṇḍeya; pituḥ—from his father; kramāt—bv proper sequence; chandāṁsi—the Vedic hymns; adhītya—studying; dharmeṇa—along with regulative principles; tapaḥ—in austerities; svādhyāya—and study; saṁyutaḥ—full; bṛhat-vrata—the great vow of lifelong celibacy; dharaḥ—maintaining; śāntaḥ—peaceful; jaṭilaḥ—with matted hair; valkala-ambaraḥ—wearing bark as his clothing; bibhrat—carrying; kamaṇḍalum—a waterpot; daṇḍam—a mendicant's staff; upavītam—the sacred thread; sa-mekhalam—along with the ritual belt of a brahmacārī; kṛṣṇa-ajinam—the skin of a black deer; sa-akṣa-sūtram—and prayer beads made of lotus seeds; ~~kuśān—kuśa~~ grass; ca—also; niyama-ṛddhaye—to facilitate his spiritual progress; agni—in the form of fire; arka—the sun; guru—the spiritual master; vipra—the brāhmaṇas; ātmasu—and the Supersoul; arcayan—worshiping; sandhyayoḥ—at the beginning and the end of the day; harim—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; sāyam—in the evening; prātaḥ—in the early morning; saḥ—he; gurave—unto his spiritual master; bhaikṣyam—alms obtained by begging; āhṛtya—bringing; vāk-yataḥ—with controlled speech; bubhuje—he partook; guru-anujñātaḥ—invited by his spiritual master; sakṛt—once; na—not (invited); u—indeed; cet—if; upoṣitaḥ—fasting; evam—in this way; tapaḥ-svādhyāya-paraḥ—dedicated to austerities and studies of the Vedic literature; varṣāṇām—years; ayuta-ayutam—ten thousand times ten thousand; ārādhayan—worshiping; hṛṣīka-īśam—the supreme master of the senses, Lord Viṣṇu; jigye—he conquered; mṛtyum—death; su-durjayam—impossible to conquer.		prāpta—having received; dvi-jāti—of second birth; saṁskāraḥ—the purificatory rituals; mārkaṇḍeyaḥ—Mārkaṇḍeya; pituḥ—from his father; kramāt—bv proper sequence; chandāṁsi—the Vedic hymns; adhītya—studying; dharmeṇa—along with regulative principles; tapaḥ—in austerities; svādhyāya—and study; saṁyutaḥ—full; bṛhat-vrata—the great vow of lifelong celibacy; dharaḥ—maintaining; śāntaḥ—peaceful; jaṭilaḥ—with matted hair; valkala-ambaraḥ—wearing bark as his clothing; bibhrat—carrying; kamaṇḍalum—a waterpot; daṇḍam—a mendicant's staff; upavītam—the sacred thread; sa-mekhalam—along with the ritual belt of a ''brahmacārī''; kṛṣṇa-ajinam—the skin of a black deer; sa-akṣa-sūtram—and prayer beads made of lotus seeds; kuśān—''kuśa'' grass; ca—also; niyama-ṛddhaye—to facilitate his spiritual progress; agni—in the form of fire; arka—the sun; guru—the spiritual master; vipra—the ''brāhmaṇas''; ātmasu—and the Supersoul; arcayan—worshiping; sandhyayoḥ—at the beginning and the end of the day; harim—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; sāyam—in the evening; prātaḥ—in the early morning; saḥ—he; gurave—unto his spiritual master; bhaikṣyam—alms obtained by begging; āhṛtya—bringing; vāk-yataḥ—with controlled speech; bubhuje—he partook; guru-anujñātaḥ—invited by his spiritual master; sakṛt—once; na—not (invited); u—indeed; cet—if; upoṣitaḥ—fasting; evam—in this way; tapaḥ-svādhyāya-paraḥ—dedicated to austerities and studies of the Vedic literature; varṣāṇām—years; ayuta-ayutam—ten thousand times ten thousand; ārādhayan—worshiping; hṛṣīka-īśam—the supreme master of the senses, Lord Viṣṇu; jigye—he conquered; mṛtyum—death; su-durjayam—impossible to conquer.
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	After being purified by his father's performance of the prescribed rituals leading to Mārkaṇḍeya's brahminical initiation, Mārkaṇḍeya studied the Vedic hymns and strictly observed the regulative principles. He became advanced in austerity and Vedic knowledge and remained a lifelong celibate. Appearing most peaceful with his matted hair and his clothing made of bark, he furthered his spiritual progress by carrying the mendicant's waterpot, staff, sacred thread, brahmacārī belt, black deerskin, lotus-seed prayer beads and bundles of kuśa grass. At the sacred junctures of the day he regularly worshiped the Supreme Personality of Godhead in five forms—the sacrificial fire, the sun, his spiritual master, the brāhmaṇas and the Supersoul within his heart. Morning and evening he would go out begging, and upon returning he would present all the food he had collected to his spiritual master. Only when his spiritual master invited him would he silently take his one meal of the day; otherwise he would fast. Thus devoted to austerity and Vedic study, Mārkaṇḍeya Ṛṣi worshiped the supreme master of the senses, the Personality of Godhead, for countless millions of years, and in this way he conquered unconquerable death.		After being purified by his father's performance of the prescribed rituals leading to Mārkaṇḍeya's brahminical initiation, Mārkaṇḍeya studied the Vedic hymns and strictly observed the regulative principles. He became advanced in austerity and Vedic knowledge and remained a lifelong celibate. Appearing most peaceful with his matted hair and his clothing made of bark, he furthered his spiritual progress by carrying the mendicant's waterpot, staff, sacred thread, brahmacārī belt, black deerskin, lotus-seed prayer beads and bundles of kuśa grass. At the sacred junctures of the day he regularly worshiped the Supreme Personality of Godhead in five forms—the sacrificial fire, the sun, his spiritual master, the brāhmaṇas and the Supersoul within his heart. Morning and evening he would go out begging, and upon returning he would present all the food he had collected to his spiritual master. Only when his spiritual master invited him would he silently take his one meal of the day; otherwise he would fast. Thus devoted to austerity and Vedic study, Mārkaṇḍeya Ṛṣi worshiped the supreme master of the senses, the Personality of Godhead, for countless millions of years, and in this way he conquered unconquerable death.
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prāpta-dvijāti-saṁskāro<br>
mārkaṇḍeyaḥ pituḥ kramāt<br>
chandāṁsy adhītya dharmeṇa<br>
tapaḥ-svādhyāya-saṁyutaḥ<br>
bṛhad-vrata-dharaḥ śānto<br>
jaṭilo valkalāmbaraḥ<br>
bibhrat kamaṇḍaluṁ daṇḍam<br>
upavītaṁ sa-mekhalam<br>
kṛṣṇājinaṁ sākṣa-sūtraṁ<br>
kuśāṁś ca niyamarddhaye<br>
agny-arka-guru-viprātmasv<br>
arcayan sandhyayor harim<br>
sāyaṁ prātaḥ sa gurave<br>
bhaikṣyam āhṛtya vāg-yataḥ<br>
bubhuje gurv-anujñātaḥ<br>
sakṛn no ced upoṣitaḥ<br>
evaṁ tapaḥ-svādhyāya-paro<br>
varṣāṇām ayutāyutam<br>
ārādhayan hṛṣīkeśaṁ<br>
jigye mṛtyuṁ su-durjayam<br>
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==== SYNONYMS ====

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prāpta—having received; dvi-jāti—of second birth; saṁskāraḥ—the purificatory rituals; mārkaṇḍeyaḥ—Mārkaṇḍeya; pituḥ—from his father; kramāt—bv proper sequence; chandāṁsi—the Vedic hymns; adhītya—studying; dharmeṇa—along with regulative principles; tapaḥ—in austerities; svādhyāya—and study; saṁyutaḥ—full; bṛhat-vrata—the great vow of lifelong celibacy; dharaḥ—maintaining; śāntaḥ—peaceful; jaṭilaḥ—with matted hair; valkala-ambaraḥ—wearing bark as his clothing; bibhrat—carrying; kamaṇḍalum—a waterpot; daṇḍam—a mendicant's staff; upavītam—the sacred thread; sa-mekhalam—along with the ritual belt of a brahmacārī; kṛṣṇa-ajinam—the skin of a black deer; sa-akṣa-sūtram—and prayer beads made of lotus seeds; kuśān—kuśa grass; ca—also; niyama-ṛddhaye—to facilitate his spiritual progress; agni—in the form of fire; arka—the sun; guru—the spiritual master; vipra—the brāhmaṇas; ātmasu—and the Supersoul; arcayan—worshiping; sandhyayoḥ—at the beginning and the end of the day; harim—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; sāyam—in the evening; prātaḥ—in the early morning; saḥ—he; gurave—unto his spiritual master; bhaikṣyam—alms obtained by begging; āhṛtya—bringing; vāk-yataḥ—with controlled speech; bubhuje—he partook; guru-anujñātaḥ—invited by his spiritual master; sakṛt—once; na—not (invited); u—indeed; cet—if; upoṣitaḥ—fasting; evam—in this way; tapaḥ-svādhyāya-paraḥ—dedicated to austerities and studies of the Vedic literature; varṣāṇām—years; ayuta-ayutam—ten thousand times ten thousand; ārādhayan—worshiping; hṛṣīka-īśam—the supreme master of the senses, Lord Viṣṇu; jigye—he conquered; mṛtyum—death; su-durjayam—impossible to conquer.
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==== TRANSLATION ====

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After being purified by his father's performance of the prescribed rituals leading to Mārkaṇḍeya's brahminical initiation, Mārkaṇḍeya studied the Vedic hymns and strictly observed the regulative principles. He became advanced in austerity and Vedic knowledge and remained a lifelong celibate. Appearing most peaceful with his matted hair and his clothing made of bark, he furthered his spiritual progress by carrying the mendicant's waterpot, staff, sacred thread, brahmacārī belt, black deerskin, lotus-seed prayer beads and bundles of kuśa grass. At the sacred junctures of the day he regularly worshiped the Supreme Personality of Godhead in five forms—the sacrificial fire, the sun, his spiritual master, the brāhmaṇas and the Supersoul within his heart. Morning and evening he would go out begging, and upon returning he would present all the food he had collected to his spiritual master. Only when his spiritual master invited him would he silently take his one meal of the day; otherwise he would fast. Thus devoted to austerity and Vedic study, Mārkaṇḍeya Ṛṣi worshiped the supreme master of the senses, the Personality of Godhead, for countless millions of years, and in this way he conquered unconquerable death.
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