[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) › 49.76 # Markandeyapurana 49.76 Mārkaṇḍeyapurāṇa 49.76 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [49.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.49.76) varṇānāmāśramāṇāñca dharmān dharmabhṛtāṃvara / lokānāṃ sarvavarṇānāṃ samyagdharmārthapālinām // > justice and according to their qualities; also the laws of the castes and of the four periods of a brāhman’s life, and of the worlds\[70\] with all their castes which duly maintain righteousness and wealth, O most righteous Muni. > — Frederick Eden Pargiter 1888, The Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa - [Previous: 49.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.49.75) - [Next: 49.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.49.77) - [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.p17) — Frederick Eden Pargiter 1888, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya~en-mt.49.76) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.49.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.49.76) · Pramāṇa