[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) › 41.3 # Markandeyapurana 41.3 Mārkaṇḍeyapurāṇa 41.3 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [41.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.41.3) mānāpamānau yāvetau tāvevāhurviṣāmṛte / apamāno 'mṛtaṃ tatra mānastu viṣamaṃ viṣam // > Dattātreya spoke: > Respect and disrespect, which two things cause men pleasure and distress, these are opposites and effect the yogi’s final bliss. Respect and disrespect, these two things men indeed describe as poison and ambrosia; of them disrespect is ambrosia, but respect is a dire poison. > — Frederick Eden Pargiter 1888, The Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa - [Previous: 41.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.41.2) - [Next: 41.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.41.4) - [Up: 41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.41) ## Translations (2) - [The Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya~en-pargiter.41.p3) — Frederick Eden Pargiter 1888, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya~en-mt.41.3) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.41.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.41.3) · Pramāṇa