[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) › 4.26 # Markandeyapurana 4.26 Mārkaṇḍeyapurāṇa 4.26 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [4.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.4.26) pakṣiṇa ūcuḥ viṣaye sati vakṣyāmo nirviśaṅkaḥ śṛṇuṣva tat / kathaṃ tanna vadiṣyāmo yadasmadbuddhigocaram // > The birds spoke: > “The matter being one specially known to us, we will declare it; listen then, free from distrust; why should we not tell thee that of which our intellects are cognizant? For even in the four Vedas, for in the Dharma-śastras also, and in all the Aṅgas and whatever else is conformable to the Vedas— in these does our intellect range, O best of brāhmans; but nevertheless we are not able to give a promise. Therefore declare fearlessly what is doubtful in the Mahābhārata; we will declare it to thee, O thou who art wise in the law; if not there will be bewilderment.” > — Frederick Eden Pargiter 1888, The Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa - [Previous: 4.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.4.25) - [Next: 4.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.4.27) - [Up: 4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.4) ## Translations (2) - [The Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya~en-pargiter.4.p7) — Frederick Eden Pargiter 1888, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya~en-mt.4.26) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.4.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.4.26) · Pramāṇa