SB 12.8.13
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 13
itthaṁ bṛhad-vrata-dharas
tapaḥ-svādhyāya-saṁyamaiḥ
dadhyāv adhokṣajaṁ yogī
dhvasta-kleśāntarātmanā
SYNONYMS
ittham—in this manner; bṛhat-vrata-dharaḥ—maintaining the vow of celibacy, brahmacarya; tapaḥ-svādhyāya-saṁyamaiḥ-by his austerities, studies of the Vedas and regulative principles; dadhyau—he meditated; adhokṣajam—upon the transcendental Lord; yogī—the yogī; dhvasta—destroyed; kleśa—all troubles; antaḥ-ātmana—with his introspective mind.
TRANSLATION
In this way the devotional mystic Mārkaṇḍeya maintained rigid celibacy through penance, study of the Vedas and self-discipline. With his mind thus free of all disturbances, he turned it inward and meditated on the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who lies beyond the material senses.