[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) › 3.25 # Markandeyapurana 3.25 Mārkaṇḍeyapurāṇa 3.25 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [3.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.3.25) tat kuruṣvāmalamate mattrāṇāyācalāṃ matim / prayaccha bhakṣyaṃ viprarṣe prāṇayātrākṣamaṃ mama // > “The bird spoke: > “‘O exalted dvija, deign here to save me, who am consumed with hunger. I seek for food, noble Sir! be thou my incomparable refuge. As I was standing on a summit of the Vindhya Mountains, I fell, Sir, at an exceedingly swift blast sent by the wings of a bird. So there I lay on the ground, lost in unconsciousness, without memory, for seven days; with the eighth day I regained consciousness. How fully conscious pressed by hunger, I have come for help to thee; I am seeking for food, deprived of all pleasure, and with a mind in pain. Therefore turn, pure-minded sage, thy steadfast mind to my rescue; give me, O Brahmarshi, food suitable to support my life.’ > — Frederick Eden Pargiter 1888, The Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa - [Previous: 3.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.3.24) - [Next: 3.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.3.26) - [Up: 3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.3) ## Translations (2) - [The Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya~en-pargiter.3.p7) — Frederick Eden Pargiter 1888, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya~en-mt.3.25) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.3.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.3.25) · Pramāṇa