[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) › 58.2 # Markandeyapurana 58.2 Mārkaṇḍeyapurāṇa 58.2 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [58.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.58.2) kintu kūrmastvayā pūrvaṃ bhārate bhagavān hariḥ / kathitastasya saṃsthānaṃ śrotumicchāmyaśeṣataḥ // > Krauṣṭuki\[1\] spoke: > Adorable Sir! Thou hast duly declared Bhārata to me, its rivers, mountains, countries, and the people who inhabit it. But thou didst previously make mention of the Tortoise, who is the adorable Viṣṇu, in Bhārata; I desire to hear fully about his position. > — Frederick Eden Pargiter 1888, The Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa - [Previous: 58.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.58.1) - [Next: 58.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.58.3) - [Up: 58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.58) ## Translations (2) - [The Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya~en-pargiter.58.p2) — Frederick Eden Pargiter 1888, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya~en-mt.58.2) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.58.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.58.2) · Pramāṇa