ittham brhad-vrata-dharas

 tapah-svadhyaya-samyamaih

dadhyav adhoksajam yogi

 dhvasta-klesantaratmana

 

Translation: 

 

In this way the devotional mystic Markandeya 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.