The mighty King Indra was most astonished when he heard of the mystic prowess of the exalted sage Mārkaṇḍeya and saw how Cupid and his associates had become powerless in his presence.
Srimad Bhagavata Purana
श्रीमद्भागवतमहापुराणम्
मूल श्लोकः
दृष्ट्वा निस्तेजसं कामं सगणं भगवान् स्वराट् । श्रुत्वानुभावं ब्रह्मर्षेर्विस्मयं समगात्परम्
dṛṣṭvā nistejasaṃ kāmaṃ sagaṇaṃ bhagavān svarāṭ | śrutvānubhāvaṃ brahmarṣervismayaṃ samagātparam
SB 12.8.31