[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) › 8.2 # Markandeyapurana 8.2 Mārkaṇḍeyapurāṇa 8.2 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [8.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.8.2) aho mahātmanā tena prāptaṃ kṛcchramanuttamam / kaccit sukhamanuprāptaṃ tādṛgeva dvijottamāḥ // > Jaimini spoke: > Ye have declared this in order according to my questions: great is my curiosity regarding the story of Hariścandra. Ah! passing great was the woe incurred by that magnanimous king; I trust he obtained a happiness fully commensurate, O brāhmans! > — Frederick Eden Pargiter 1888, The Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa - [Previous: 8.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.8.1) - [Next: 8.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.8.3) - [Up: 8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.8) ## Translations (2) - [The Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya~en-pargiter.8.p2) — Frederick Eden Pargiter 1888, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya~en-mt.8.2) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Āryacarita](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.aryacarita.3.2) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.8.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.8.2) · Pramāṇa