[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) › 74.55 # Markandeyapurana 74.55 Mārkaṇḍeyapurāṇa 74.55 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [74.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.74.55) jitvā samastāṃ pṛthivīṃ tāmasākhyaḥ sa pārthivaḥ / tāmasākhyo manurabhuttasya manvantaraṃ śṛṇu // > He having conquered the whole earth as king by the name Tāmasa, became a Manu by name Tāmasa. Hear about his manvantara: who were the gods, who was the ruler,\[12\] and who was the lord of the gods, and who were the ṛṣis, and who were that Manu’s sons, the guardians of the world. > — Frederick Eden Pargiter 1888, The Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa - [Previous: 74.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.74.54) - [Next: 74.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.74.56) - [Up: 74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.74) ## Translations (2) - [The Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya~en-pargiter.74.p14) — Frederick Eden Pargiter 1888, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya~en-mt.74.55) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.74.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.74.55) · Pramāṇa