netre unmilya dadrse

 sa-ganam somayagatam

rudram tri-lokaika-gurum

 nanama sirasa munih

 

Translation: 

 

Opening his eyes, the sage saw Lord Rudra, the spiritual master of the three worlds, together with Uma and Rudra’s followers. Markandeya then offered his respectful obeisances by bowing his head.

 

Purport: 

 

When Markandeya Rsi saw Lord Siva and Uma within his heart, he immediately became aware of them and thus also of his own individual self. During his trance, on the other hand, he had simply been absorbed in awareness of the Supreme Lord and had thus forgotten himself as the conscious perceiver.