[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) › 45.26 # Markandeyapurana 45.26 Mārkaṇḍeyapurāṇa 45.26 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [45.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.45.26) sarvametanmahābhaga ! śrūyatāṃ me samādhinā / yathāśrutaṃ mayā pūrvaṃ dakṣasya gadato mune // > Mārkaṇḍeya spoke: > Formerly as soon as Brahmā, whose origin is inscrutable, came into being, this Purāṇa and the Vedas issued\[4\] from his mouths; and many paramarṣis composed the collections of the Purāṇas; and the Vedas were divided by them in a thousand ways. Righteousness and knowledge, passionlessness, and sovereignty—these four indeed were not perfected without instruction from him, the high-souled. His seven mind-born\[5\] ṛṣis took the Vedas from him, and his mind-born ancient munis took the Purāṇa. Cyawana took it from Bhṛgu, and he declared it to the brāhmans; and this purāṇa was repeated by the high-souled ṛṣis to Dakṣa; and then Dakṣa repeated it to me. I will now tell it to thee: it destroys strife and sin. Hear all this from me with composure, illustrious Muni, as I formerly heard it when Dakṣa related it. > — Frederick Eden Pargiter 1888, The Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa - [Previous: 45.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.45.25) - [Next: 45.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.45.27) - [Up: 45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.45) ## Translations (2) - [The Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya~en-pargiter.45.p8) — Frederick Eden Pargiter 1888, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya~en-mt.45.26) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.45.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.45.26) · Pramāṇa