[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) › 46.26 # Markandeyapurana 46.26 Mārkaṇḍeyapurāṇa 46.26 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [46.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.46.26) divyairvarṣasahasraistu kṛtatretādisaṃjñitam / caturyugaṃ dvādaśabhistadvibhāgaṃ śṛṇuṣva me // > Now of twelve thousand divine years consist the four ages named the Kṛta, the Tretā, &c. Hear from me how they are divided. > — Frederick Eden Pargiter 1888, The Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa - [Previous: 46.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.46.25) - [Next: 46.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.46.27) - [Up: 46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.46) ## Translations (2) - [The Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya~en-pargiter.46.p10) — Frederick Eden Pargiter 1888, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya~en-mt.46.26) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (5) - [Padmapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.padma.1.1.8-3) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit - [Viṣṇupurāṇa (critical edition)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu*crit.1.3.11) — Sanskrit - [Kūrmapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.kurma.1.5.7) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit - [Narasiṃhapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.vaisnava.narasimha.2.11) — Sanskrit - [Kūrmapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.tamil.kappiyam.kurmapurana.5.p3) — Ativīrarāma Pāṇṭiyar, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.46.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.46.26) · Pramāṇa