Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 12 - Chapter 1 - Verse 2
Sanskrit:
श्रीभगवानुवाचभो भो ब्रह्मर्षिवर्योऽसि सिद्ध आत्मसमाधिना ।मयि भक्त्यानपायिन्या तप:स्वाध्यायसंयमै: ॥ २ ॥
ITRANS:
śrī-bhagavān uvācabho bho brahmarṣi-varyo ’sisiddha ātma-samādhināmayi bhaktyānapāyinyātapaḥ-svādhyāya-saṁyamaiḥ
Translation:
The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: My dear Mārkaṇḍeya, you are indeed the best of all learned brāhmaṇas. You have perfected your life by practicing fixed meditation upon the Supreme Soul, as well as by focusing upon Me your undeviating devotional service, your austerities, your study of the Vedas and your strict adherence to regulative principles.