[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) › 37.2 # Markandeyapurana 37.2 Mārkaṇḍeyapurāṇa 37.2 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [37.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.37.2) duṣṭaiṣu daṇḍaṃ śiṣṭeṣu samyak ca paripālanam / kurvan parāṃ mudaṃ lebhe iyāja ca mahāmakhaiḥ // > Jaḍa spoke: > And Alarka also, righteous in soul, protected justly and like children his glad people who practised each his own business. Inflicting punishment on the wicked, and worthily affording protection to the peaceable, he experienced intense delight; and he offered great sacrifices. > — Frederick Eden Pargiter 1888, The Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa - [Previous: 37.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.37.1) - [Next: 37.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.37.3) - [Up: 37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.37) ## Translations (2) - [The Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya~en-pargiter.37.p2) — Frederick Eden Pargiter 1888, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya~en-mt.37.2) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.37.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.37.2) · Pramāṇa