[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) › 3.80 # Markandeyapurana 3.80 Mārkaṇḍeyapurāṇa 3.80 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [3.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.3.80) jātāśca raṇamadhye vai bhavatā paripālitāḥ / vayamitthaṃ dvijaśreṣṭha khagatvaṃ samupāgatāḥ / nāstyasāviha saṃsāre yo na diṣṭena bādhyate // > “Thus, Sir, we were cursed of old by our father through the power of destiny; hence we have descended to a lower grade of created beings for a long time; and we were born on the field of battle; we were nourished by thee: thus have we acquired the nature of birds, O brāhman. There is no man in this world who is not bound by fate.” > — Frederick Eden Pargiter 1888, The Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa - [Previous: 3.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.3.79) - [Next: 3.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.3.81) - [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.p20) — Frederick Eden Pargiter 1888, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya~en-mt.3.80) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.3.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.3.80) · Pramāṇa