[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) › 3.82 # Markandeyapurana 3.82 Mārkaṇḍeyapurāṇa 3.82 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [3.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.3.82) pūrvameva mayā proktaṃ bhavatāṃ sannidhāvidam / sāmānyapakṣiṇo naite ke 'pyete dvijasattamāḥ / ye yuddhe 'pi na samprāptāḥ pañcatvamatimānuṣe // > “Even before did I make this remark in your presence, ‘These are not ordinary birds; these must be some brāhmans, who even in the superhuman battle escaped destruction.’” > — Frederick Eden Pargiter 1888, The Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa - [Previous: 3.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.3.81) - [Next: 3.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.3.83) - [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.p22) — Frederick Eden Pargiter 1888, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya~en-mt.3.82) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.3.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.3.82) · Pramāṇa