उत्थाय प्राञ्जलि: प्रह्व औत्सुक्यादाश्लिषन्निव । नमो नम इतीशानौ बभाशे गद्गदाक्षरम् ॥ ३७ ॥
utthāya prāñjaliḥ prahva autsukyād āśliṣann iva namo nama itīśānau babhāṣe gadgadākṣaram
- utthāya
- standing up
- prāñjaliḥ
- with folded hands
- prahvaḥ
- humble
- autsukyāt
- out of eagerness
- āśliṣan
- embracing
- iva
- as if
- namaḥ
- obeisances
- namaḥ
- obeisances
- iti
- thus
- īśānau
- to the two Lords
- babhāṣe
- he spoke
- gadgada
- choking with ecstasy
- akṣaram
- the syllables
Standing with his hands folded in supplication and his head bowed in humility, Mārkaṇḍeya felt such eagerness that he imagined he was embracing the two Lords. In a voice choked with ecstasy, he repeatedly said, “I offer You my humble obeisances.”