[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) › 36.2 # Markandeyapurana 36.2 Mārkaṇḍeyapurāṇa 36.2 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [36.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.36.2) putrāṃścotpādayāmāsa yajñaiścāpyayajadvibhuḥ / pituśca sarvakāleṣu cakārājñānupālanam // > Jaḍa spoke: > Being thus instructed by bis mother, Ṛtadhvaja’s son attained his youth and duly married a wife, and begat sons, and as a lord offered sacrifices, and always closely observed bis father’s commands. Then after a long time Ṛtadhvaja, on reaching extreme old age, anointed his son in the sovereignty, and with righteous soul desirous to depart to the forest to practise austerities in company with his wife descended from his throne, a mighty protector, an illustrious king. > — Frederick Eden Pargiter 1888, The Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa - [Previous: 36.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.36.1) - [Next: 36.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.36.3) - [Up: 36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.36) ## Translations (2) - [The Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya~en-pargiter.36.p2) — Frederick Eden Pargiter 1888, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya~en-mt.36.2) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.36.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.36.2) · Pramāṇa