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# Kurmapurana 1.12.3

Kūrmapurāṇa 1.12.3

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [1.12.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.kurma.1.12.3)

prāṇaścaiva mṛkaṇḍuśca mārkaṇḍeyo mṛkaṇḍutaḥ /  
tathā vedaśirā nāma prāṇasya dyutimān sutaḥ //

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## Linked texts (2)

- [Agnipurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni.382.71.p254) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit
- [Viṣṇupurāṇa (critical edition)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu*crit.1.10.4) — Sanskrit

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Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.kurma.1.12.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.kurma.1.12.3) · Pramāṇa