[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) › 3.49 # Markandeyapurana 3.49 Mārkaṇḍeyapurāṇa 3.49 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [3.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.3.49) ityṛṣervacanaṃ śrutvā so 'ntarvismayanirbharaḥ / pratyuvāca muniṃ śakraḥ pakṣirūpadharastadā // > “Having thus heard the Ṛṣi’s speech, īndra, in bird-like form, his soul filled with astonishment, then replied to the Muni, ‘Applying thyself to deep meditation, O lord of brahmans, quit this thy body; for living thing I never eat, O lord of brahmans.’ > — Frederick Eden Pargiter 1888, The Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa - [Previous: 3.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.3.48) - [Next: 3.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.3.50) - [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.p16) — Frederick Eden Pargiter 1888, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya~en-mt.3.49) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.3.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.3.49) · Pramāṇa