Countless millions of years passed as Mārkaṇḍeya wandered about in that deluge, his mind bewildered by the illusory energy of Lord Viṣṇu, the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Srimad Bhagavata Purana
श्रीमद्भागवतमहापुराणम्
मूल श्लोकः
अयुतायुतवर्षाणां सहस्राणि शतानि च । व्यतीयुर्भ्रमतस्तस्मिन् विष्णुमायावृतात्मनः
ayutāyutavarṣāṇāṃ sahasrāṇi śatāni ca | vyatīyurbhramatastasmin viṣṇumāyāvṛtātmanaḥ
SB 12.9.19