Markandeya Purana
Markandeya Purana is one of the 18 holy Puranas of Hinduism.
This Purana was first narrated by Markandeya Rishi to Kraustuki, hence this Purana is known as Markandeya Purana. Markandeya Purana has got seventh place in the index of Puranas.
In the Markandeya Purana, like the Rigveda, there is research on gods like Indra, Surya, Agni, Vayu, Chandra, etc.
The glory of Bhagwati has been described in detail in this Purana. In this Purana, the character of Mahakali, Mahalakshmi, and Mahasaraswati, these three goddesses have been described in detail.
Detailed description of the stories is found,
such as the
story of Dattatreya-Charitra,
the story of Atri-Anusuya,
the story of Durga Saptashati,
the story of King Harishchandra, etc.
The Markandeya Purana is the smallest in size among all the Puranas. There are 137 chapters and 9000 verses in this Purana. Maharishi Jaimini is the speaker from the 1st to the 42nd chapter, the dharma birds are the ones who listen to him. (In some links they say, Maharishi Jaimini listens and four wise birds narrates the purana to him)
The speaker of chapters 43 to 90 is Maharishi Markandeya Rishi, who listens to
him are Kryptukis. (it i said the final chapters were also said by the birds to Rishi Jaimini, the same thign which was narrated earlier by Sage Markandeya to his disciple Kraustuki)
Sage Markandeya, who well known for moral, spiritual, social, and material matters for the welfare of human beings, has revealed the splendor and beauty of India arising out of nature.
All religions have been well explained by religious birds , thus making religious birds the authority of discourse. Then the story of the birds has been described. Later the story of his previous birth has also been told.
In the Markandeya Purana, there is a statement about
getting cursed because of Indra Dev.
the pilgrimage of Balabhadraji,
the story of the five sons of Draupadi,
the virtuous story of King Harishchandra,
the battle between the eagle and the buck birds,
the story of the father and the son,
the story of Dattatreya,
the great story,
the story of Madalasa,
the virtuous description of nine types of creation. ,
the instructions of the Kalpant period, the representation of the Yaksha-creation, the creation of Rudra, etc., the description of the island, the chanting of many sin-destroying stories of Manus, and among them is the story of Durgaji giving immense virtue, which is described in the context of the eighth Manvantara.
In this Purana, the story of the birth of Sun God describes the origin of the Omkar mantra of all three Vedas. The character of Markandeya Rishi and the fruits of listening to the Puranas are all explained in detail in the Markandeya Purana.
In the Markandeya Purana, the importance of Papanasani virtuous Chandi Devi has been described in detail. This Purana is also called Shakta Granth. The complete description of Durga Saptashati is found in the Markandeya Purana itself. The recitation of Durga Saptashati is revered by all the people of the Hindu religion.
Markandeya Purana is full of legends, anecdotes, and stories. The most compassionate and pathetic context in this Purana is the story of King Harichandra. In order to fulfill a promise, Harichandra sold his kingdom, opulence, and also his wife and son. Raj Harichandra himself started working as a Chandal in the crematorium only because the Dakshina of Rishi Vishwamitra had to be completed.
By listening to such holy Puranas one becomes free from all sins and attains Dharma, Kama, Artha, and Moksha.
Read complete version of Naradha purana (in English)
For crsip brief narration Try (that itself will take time to read) http://hinduonline.co/scrip.../puranas/markandeyapurana.html
Some more links to read (English translation Shiva Purana)
Brief Read in tamizh ( Around 25 plus pages for each purana.... very brief online read of all puranas)
http://www.tamilsurangam.in/religions/pathinen_puranam/index.html
Reasonably bigger version (though not the complete version) 700 plus pages Tamizh read
https://www.tamilvu.org/library/nationalized/pdf/40-aa.sa.ganasampanthan/padinenpuranangal.pdf
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