[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) › 22.3 # Markandeyapurana 22.3 Mārkaṇḍeyapurāṇa 22.3 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [22.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.22.3) durvṛttāḥ santi śataśo dānavāḥ pāpayonayaḥ / tebhyo na syādyathā bādhā munīnāṃ tvaṃ tathā kuru // > The sons spoke: > “Many days afterwards the king again addressed his son, ‘Mounting this horse go quickly to rescue the brāhmans, and patrol the earth, morning hy morning, day by day, for the brāhmans’ freedom from molestation must always be sought after. There are evil-behaved Dānavas in hundreds, born in wickedness; do thou so act that the Munis may experience no obstacle from them.’ Then the king’s son did as he was directed by his father. After traversing the whole earth, the king’s son did obeisance to his father’s feet in the forenoon, as each day came round; and then during the rest of the day he enjoyed himself with her, the slender-waisted one. > — Frederick Eden Pargiter 1888, The Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa - [Previous: 22.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.22.2) - [Next: 22.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.22.4) - [Up: 22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.22) ## Translations (2) - [The Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya~en-pargiter.22.p2) — Frederick Eden Pargiter 1888, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya~en-mt.22.3) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.22.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.22.3) · Pramāṇa