*मार्कण्डेय उवाच शृणु राजन्प्रयागे तु प्रोक्तं सर्वमिदं जगत् । ब्रह्मा विष्णुस्तथेशानो देवताः प्रभुरव्ययः
*mārkaṇḍeya uvāca śṛṇu rājanprayāge tu proktaṃ sarvamidaṃ jagat / brahmā viṣṇustatheśāno devatāḥ prabhuravyayaḥ
Devanagari rendered by HREEM from the edition's roman (IAST) text; the IAST is the edition's own.
Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.