[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Skandapurana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda) › 1.4.65.8 # Skandapurana 1.4.65.8 Skandapurāṇa 1.4.65.8 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.4.65.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.65.8) 7 arjunena vistārapūrvakaṃ mahīsāgarasaṃgamamāhātmyaśravaṇecchayā nāradaprārthanam, nāradena savistaramahīsāgaramāhātmyavarṇanārthamupakramaṇam, tatrendradyumnabhūpativṛttāntārambhaḥ, brahmalokaṃ gatasyendrayumnasya bahukālaṃ tatra nivāsānantaraṃ brahmaṇā cirakālādbhūmau kīrteḥ punarvyaktīkaraṇarthamindradyumnasya bhūlokaṃprati preṣaṇam, bhūlokaṃ pratyāgatenendradyumnena bhūlokasthitebhyo'pekṣayā dīrghajīvino mārkaṇḍeyasya samīpaṃ gatvā nijavārtāvijñānaviṣaye praśnakaraṇam, tena tadvārtā'nabhijñānakathana indradyumnasyāgnipraveśodyogaḥ, tato mārkaṇḍeyena tato'pi dīrghāyuṣo nāḍījaṃghabakasya samīpe tannayanam, tenāpīndradyumnavārtā'nabhijñānakathanam, tataścendragrumnapṛṣṭena nāḍījaṃghabakena nijadīrghāyuṣṭvakāraṇavarṇanāya nijapūrvodantakathanam. ....... ...... . 90 > 7. Arjuna's request to Nārada out of a desire to hear at length the māhātmya of the confluence of the Mahī and the ocean; Nārada's undertaking to describe at length the māhātmya of the Mahī-ocean confluence; therein, the commencement of the account of King Indradyumna; of Indradyumna who had gone to the world of Brahmā, after residing there for a long time, his being sent back to the mortal world by Brahmā in order to make his fame manifest once again on earth after a long lapse of time; Indradyumna, having returned to the mortal world, approaching Mārkaṇḍeya—who was longer-lived than any inhabitant of the earth—and questioning him regarding knowledge of his own history; upon his stating that he was unaware of his history, Indradyumna's attempt to enter the fire; then Mārkaṇḍeya leading him into the presence of the crane Nāḍījaṅgha, who was even longer-lived than himself; his also stating his unawareness of Indradyumna's history; and then, questioned by Indradyumna, the crane Nāḍījaṅgha recounting his own past history to explain the cause of his long life. 90 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.4.65.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.65.7) - [Next: 1.4.65.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.65.9) - [Up: 1.4.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.65) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.1.4.65.8) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.65.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.65.8) · Pramāṇa