[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) › 77.4 # Markandeyapurana 77.4 Mārkaṇḍeyapurāṇa 77.4 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [77.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.77.4) mayi dṛṣṭe sadā yasmāt kuruṣe netrasaṃyamam / tasmājjaniṣyase mūḍhe prajāsaṃyamanaṃ yamam // > And Sañjñā used to shut her eyes when the Sun gazed on her, and the Sun in anger thereat spoke sharply to Sañjñā—“Because thou dost always imprison thine eyes when thou seest me, O silly one, thou shalt therefore give birth to Yama, the imprisoner\[1\] of mankind.” > — Frederick Eden Pargiter 1888, The Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa - [Previous: 77.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.77.3) - [Next: 77.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.77.5) - [Up: 77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.77) ## Translations (2) - [The Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya~en-pargiter.77.p3) — Frederick Eden Pargiter 1888, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya~en-mt.77.4) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.77.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.77.4) · Pramāṇa