[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) › 34.2 # Markandeyapurana 34.2 Mārkaṇḍeyapurāṇa 34.2 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [34.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.34.2) bhūtāni bhṛtyāḥ sakalāḥ paśupakṣipipīlikāḥ / bhikṣavo yācamānāśca ye cānye vasatā gṛhe // > Madālasā spoke: > “Thus, my son, should the gods and pitṛs be worshipped by a householder with the oblations to the gods and the oblations to the pitṛs; and with food should guests and kinsmen, living creatures, all dependants, cattle, birds and ants, beggars and other petitioners be worshipped by the dweller in a house, who observes the good customs and performs the domestic sacrifices, my child. He incurs sin if he neglects the periodic ceremonies.” > — Frederick Eden Pargiter 1888, The Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa - [Previous: 34.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.34.1) - [Next: 34.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.34.3) - [Up: 34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.34) ## Translations (2) - [The Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya~en-pargiter.34.p2) — Frederick Eden Pargiter 1888, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya~en-mt.34.2) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Brahmapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.brahma.221.2) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.34.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.34.2) · Pramāṇa