[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) › 26.8 # Markandeyapurana 26.8 Mārkaṇḍeyapurāṇa 26.8 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [26.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.26.8) caturthasya sutasyātha cikīrṣurnāma bhūmipaḥ / dadarśa tāṃ śubhācārāmīṣaddhāsāṃ madālasām / tāmāha rājā hasatīṃ kiñcit kautūhalānvitaḥ // > Now the king, when desirous of naming the fourth son, saw Madālasā, well-behaved as she was, laughing slightly: the king, somewhat eagerly curious, spoke to her as she was laughing. > — Frederick Eden Pargiter 1888, The Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa ### [26.8.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.26.8.p1) rājovāca > The king spoke: > “Tell me the cause of your laughter, at the very time when the name is being given. Vikrānta, Subāhu and the other Śatrumardana,—the names given by me are I think fine, suited to the kṣatriya kindred, and indicative of heroism and majesty. If these are not good, lady,—if you think this in your mind,—then do thou give a name to this my fourth son.” > — Frederick Eden Pargiter 1888, The Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa ## Translations (2) - [The Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya~en-pargiter.26.p5) — Frederick Eden Pargiter 1888, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya~en-mt.26.8) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.26.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.26.8) · Pramāṇa