ŚB 12.9.2
Devanagari
श्रीभगवानुवाच
भो भो ब्रह्मर्षिवर्योऽसि सिद्ध आत्मसमाधिना ।
मयि भक्त्यानपायिन्या तप:स्वाध्यायसंयमै: ॥ २ ॥
भो भो ब्रह्मर्षिवर्योऽसि सिद्ध आत्मसमाधिना ।
मयि भक्त्यानपायिन्या तप:स्वाध्यायसंयमै: ॥ २ ॥
Verse text
śrī-bhagavān uvāca
bho bho brahmarṣi-varyo ’si
siddha ātma-samādhinā
mayi bhaktyānapāyinyā
tapaḥ-svādhyāya-saṁyamaiḥ
bho bho brahmarṣi-varyo ’si
siddha ātma-samādhinā
mayi bhaktyānapāyinyā
tapaḥ-svādhyāya-saṁyamaiḥ
Synonyms
śrī-bhagavān uvāca — the Supreme Personality of Godhead said; bhoḥ bhoḥ — dear sage; brahma-ṛṣi — of all learned brāhmaṇas; varyaḥ — the best; asi — you are; siddhaḥ — perfect; ātma-samādhinā — by fixed meditation upon the Self; mayi — directed toward Me; bhaktyā — by devotional service; anapāyinyā — undeviating; tapaḥ — by austerities; svādhyāya — study of the Vedas; saṁyamaiḥ — and regulative principles.
Translation
The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: My dear Mārkaṇḍeya, you are indeed the best of all learned brāhmaṇas. You have perfected your life by practicing fixed meditation upon the Supreme Soul, as well as by focusing upon Me your undeviating devotional service, your austerities, your study of the Vedas and your strict adherence to regulative principles.