[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) › 49.3 # Markandeyapurana 49.3 Mārkaṇḍeyapurāṇa 49.3 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [49.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.49.3) mārkaṇḍeya uvāca brahmaṇaḥ sṛjataḥ pūrvaṃ satyābhidhyāyinastathā / mithunānāṃ sahasrantu mukhāt so 'thāsṛjanmune // > Mārkaṇḍeya spoke: > While Brahmā was first creating and was meditating on truth, he created a thousand pairs of human beings from his mouth, O Muni; when born, they come into being, characterized chiefly by goodness, and self-glorious. He created another thousand pairs from his breast; they were all characterized chiefly by passion, and were fiery and impatient. And he created again another thousand miserable pairs from his thighs;\[2\] they were known as characterized chiefly by passion and ignorance, and as enviously disposed. And he created another thousand pairs from his feet; they were all characterized chiefly by ignorance, and were unfortunate and little of understanding. > — Frederick Eden Pargiter 1888, The Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa - [Previous: 49.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.49.2) - [Next: 49.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.49.4) - [Up: 49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.49) ## Translations (2) - [The Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya~en-pargiter.49.p3) — Frederick Eden Pargiter 1888, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya~en-mt.49.3) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Brahmāṇḍapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.brahmanda.1.7.34) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.49.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.49.3) · Pramāṇa