[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975) › c8.640 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c8.640 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c8.640 - **Language:** English ### [c8.640](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.640) MĀRKAṆḌEYA. The son of Mṛkaṇḍu. He was a great devotee of Śiva. - [Previous: c8.639](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.639) - [Next: c8.641](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.641) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.640](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.640) · Pramāṇa