[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) › 3.4 # Markandeyapurana 3.4 Mārkaṇḍeyapurāṇa 3.4 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [3.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.3.4) śramaklāntāntarātmāno mahātmāno viyonijāḥ / jñānañca prakaṭībhūtaṃ tatra teṣāṃ prabhāvataḥ // > Mārkaṇḍeya spoke: > Thus he, the most virtuous Muni, O princely brahman, nourished them day by day with food and water, and in safety. After a month they resorted to the sun’s chariot-road, being gazed at by the Munis’ sons, whose eyes were tremulous with curiosity. After seeing the earth, with its cities, and with its ocean and noble rivers, which appeared of the size of a chariot wheel, they returned to the hermitage. The spirited birds were wearied in their souls with their toil: and their knowledge was developed there through their energy. > — Frederick Eden Pargiter 1888, The Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa - [Previous: 3.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.3.3) - [Next: 3.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.3.5) - [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.p2) — Frederick Eden Pargiter 1888, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya~en-mt.3.4) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.3.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.3.4) · Pramāṇa