इत्थं बृहद्व्रतधरस्तप:स्वाध्यायसंयमै: । दध्यावधोक्षजं योगी ध्वस्तक्लेशान्तरात्मना ॥ १३ ॥
itthaṁ bṛhad-vrata-dharas tapaḥ-svādhyāya-saṁyamaiḥ dadhyāv adhokṣajaṁ yogī dhvasta-kleśāntarātmanā
- ittham
- in this manner
- bṛhat-vrata-dharaḥ
- maintaining the vow of celibacy, brahmacarya
- tapaḥ-svādhyāya-saṁyamaiḥ
- by his austerities, study of the Vedas and regulative principles
- dadhyau
- he meditated
- adhokṣajam
- upon the transcendental Lord
- yogī
- the yogī
- dhvasta
- destroyed
- kleśa
- all troubles
- antaḥ-ātmanā
- with his introspective mind
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.