[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) › 5.2 # Markandeyapurana 5.2 Mārkaṇḍeyapurāṇa 5.2 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.5.2) taddhamaṃ praviveśātha śākratejo 'pacārataḥ / nistejāścābhavacchakro dharme tejasi nirgate // > The birds spoke: > “Of old, O brahman! when the son of Tvaṣṭṛ was slain, Indra’s splendour, oppressed by the brahmanicide, suffered a grievous decline. Then because of his wrong conduct Indra’s splendour entered Dharma; and, his righteousness and splendour being gone, Indra became splendourless. > — Frederick Eden Pargiter 1888, The Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa - [Previous: 5.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.5.1) - [Next: 5.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.5.3) - [Up: 5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.5) ## Translations (2) - [The Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya~en-pargiter.5.p2) — Frederick Eden Pargiter 1888, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya~en-mt.5.2) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.5.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.5.2) · Pramāṇa