Sūta Gosvāmī said: The Supreme Lord Nārāyaṇa, the friend of Nara, was satisfied by the proper glorification offered by the intelligent sage Mārkaṇḍeya. Thus the Lord addressed that excellent descendant of Bhṛgu.
Srimad Bhagavata Purana
श्रीमद्भागवतमहापुराणम्
मूल श्लोकः
सूत उवाच । संस्तुतो भगवानित्थं मार्कण्डेयेन धीमता । नारायणो नरसखः प्रीत आह भृगूद्वहम्
sūta uvāca | saṃstuto bhagavānitthaṃ mārkaṇḍeyena dhīmatā | nārāyaṇo narasakhaḥ prīta āha bhṛgūdvaham
SB 12.9.1