दृष्ट्वा त्वां हृष्टरोमा त्वरितमुपगत: स्प्रष्टुकामो मुनीन्द्र: श्वासेनान्तर्निविष्ट: पुनरिह सकलं दृष्टवान् विष्टपौघम् । भूयोऽपि श्वासवातैर्बहिरनुपतितो वीक्षितस्त्वत्कटाक्षै- र्मोदादाश्लेष्टुकामस्त्वयि पिहिततनौ स्वाश्रमे प्राग्वदासीत् ॥८॥

दृष्ट्वा त्वाम्seeing Theeहृष्ट-रोमाfull of horripilationत्वरितम्-उपगत:hastily reachingस्प्रष्टु-काम: मुनीन्द्र:to touch,wanting, the sageश्वासेन-अन्त:-निविष्ट:by breath was inside drawnपुन:-इहagain in Theeसकलं विष्टप-औघंthe whole world expanse sawभूय:-अपि श्वास-वातै:-again also by the breath windबहि:-अनुपतित:outside thrownवीक्षित:-त्वत्-कटाक्षै:-looked at, by Thy sidelong glancesमोदात्-आश्लेष्टुकाम:-in great joy wanting to embraceत्वयि पिहित-तनौwhen Thy form vanishedस्व-आश्रमे प्राक्-वत्-आसीत्in his aashram, like before he was

Maarkandeya's body was full of horripilation and he rushed to touch Thee. He was drawn into Thee by Thy breath. There he saw the expanse of the whole world. Then thrown out by the breath, he was looked at by Thy sidelong glances. In great joy he approached Thee wanting to embrace Thee. Just then, Thy form disappeared and he found himself in his aashram as before.