[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) › 3.26 # Markandeyapurana 3.26 Mārkaṇḍeyapurāṇa 3.26 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [3.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.3.26) sa evamuktaḥ provāca tamindraṃ pakṣirūpiṇam / prāṇasandhāraṇārthāya dāsye bhakṣyaṃ tavepsitam // > “He, thus invoked, answered him, Indra in hird-like shape, ‘I will give thee the food thou desirest for the support of thy life.’ Thus having spoken, that best of dvijas further asked him, ‘What food shall I prepare for thy use?’ and he replied, ‘My chiefest delight is in human flesh.’ > — Frederick Eden Pargiter 1888, The Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa - [Previous: 3.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.3.25) - [Next: 3.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.3.27) - [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.p8) — Frederick Eden Pargiter 1888, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya~en-mt.3.26) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.3.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.3.26) · Pramāṇa