Shiva Purana
मार्कण्डेयो मुनिवरश्चिरंजीवी महाप्रभुः॥ शिवभक्तवरः श्रीमाञ्शिवानुग्रहतो हरे ॥ ४०॥
O Kṛṣṇa, it was due to Śiva’s blessings that the excellent sage Mārkaṇḍeya, the holy lord and foremost among Śiva’s devotees, became long-lived.
english translation
mArkaNDeyo munivarazciraMjIvI mahAprabhuH॥ zivabhaktavaraH zrImAJzivAnugrahato hare ॥ 40॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript