Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 12 - Chapter 1 - Verse 18
Sanskrit:
सूत उवाचएवं स्तुत: स भगवानादिदेव: सतां गति: ।परितुष्ट: प्रसन्नात्मा प्रहसंस्तमभाषत ॥ १८ ॥
ITRANS:
sūta uvācaevaṁ stutaḥ sa bhagavānādi-devaḥ satāṁ gatiḥparituṣṭaḥ prasannātmāprahasaṁs tam abhāṣata
Translation:
Sūta Gosvāmī said: Lord Śiva, the foremost demigod and the shelter of the saintly devotees, was satisfied by Mārkaṇḍeya’s praise. Pleased, he smiled and addressed the sage.