[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Markandeyapurana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya) › 0.p2 # Markandeyapurana 0.p2 Mārkaṇḍeyapurāṇa 0.p2 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [0.p2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.0.p2) prathamo 'dhyāyaḥ ārambhamaṅgalam yadyogibhirbhavabhayārtivināśayogyam āsādya vanditamatīva vivaktacittaiḥ / tadvaḥ punātu haripādasarojayugmam avirbhavatkramavilaṅghitabhūrbhuvaḥ svaḥ // MarkP\_Mang.1 // > Chapter One. > Opening Benediction. > May that pair of lotus feet of Hari purify you, / which is suited to destroying the distress caused by fear of worldly existence, / and which, having attained them, is deeply worshipped by yogins of purified minds— / the feet which, manifesting their stride, traversed earth, atmosphere, and heaven. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 0.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.0.p1) - [Next: 0.p3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.0.p3) - [Up: 0](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.0) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya~en-mt.0.p2) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.0.p2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.0.p2) · Pramāṇa