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Markandeya

Markandeya (Sanskrit: मार्कण्‍डेय, romanized: Mārkaṇḍeya) is a rishi (sage) featured in Hindu literature. He is the son of the sage Mrikanda and his wife, Manasvini. The Markandeya Purana (one of the eighteen Mahāpurāṇas in Hinduism), attributed to the sage, comprises a dialogue between Markandeya and a sage called Jaimini. A number of chapters in the…

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Chiranjivi
Parents
Mrikanda (father) · Manasvini (mother)

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related to Veneration · 39
Markandeya → Also, Alternatively, An, Asthi Visarjan, Beed, Bhadra, Chikmaglur, Gomati, It, Kaithi, Karnataka, Kerala, Khandya, Linga, Maharashtra, Markandeya Mahadeva Temple, Markandeya Purana, Markandeya Tirtha, Markhandeya, Markhandeya Shiva
related to Vision of Pralaya · 20
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related to Rescue by Kalantaka-Shiva · 15
Markandeya → After, Angered, For, Hinduism, Learning, Markandeya's, Mrikanda, On, One, Sage Mrikanda, Shastras, Shiva, The, Vedas, Yama
related to Appearance in the Mahabharata · 13
Markandeya → As, Draupadi, Hastinapur, He, In, Mahabharata, Markandeya-Samasya Parva, Markendeya, Pandava, Traumatized, Vana Parva, Vishnu, Yudhishthira
related to The Markandeya Purana · 12
Markandeya → Detailed, Devi Mahatmya, Durga's, Hinduism, It, Jaimini, Lord Shiva, Moreover, Purana, Puranas, Shakti, The Markandeya Purana
related to External links · 9
Markandeya → Bhagavata Purana Markandeya Temple, English, Mumbai, Online HTMLMarkandeya's Prayers, Parali, Pargiter, The Markandeya Purana, Vaidyanatha, Worli
related to Films on Markandeya · 3
Markandeya → Bhakta Dhruva Markandeya, Bhakta Markandeya, Shri Markandeya Avtaar
Parents · 2
Markandeya → Manasvini (mother), Mrikanda (father)
Affiliation · 1
Markandeya → Chiranjivi

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shiva sage purana yama also vishnu one mrikanda form hindu legend lingam mahabharata life great son hinduism chiranjivi vision literature

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MarkandeyaAffiliationChiranjivi1.00infobox
MarkandeyaParentsMrikanda (father)1.00infobox
MarkandeyaParentsManasvini (mother)1.00infobox
cosmologyinstance ofIt is narrated by sage Markandeya himself to sage Jaimini and contains many topics0.80text
philosophyinstance ofIt is narrated by sage Markandeya himself to sage Jaimini and contains many topics0.80text
theologyinstance ofIt is narrated by sage Markandeya himself to sage Jaimini and contains many topics0.80text
dharmainstance ofIt is narrated by sage Markandeya himself to sage Jaimini and contains many topics0.80text
and karmainstance ofIt is narrated by sage Markandeya himself to sage Jaimini and contains many topics0.80text
her role as the embodiment of Shaktiinstance ofwhich emphasizes goddess Durga's virtues0.80text
her ability to destroy evil for the protection of her devotees.Appearance in the MahabharataIn the Markandeya-Samasya Parva in the Vana Parva of the Mahabharatainstance ofwhich emphasizes goddess Durga's virtues0.80text
a conversation takes place between Markandeyainstance ofwhich emphasizes goddess Durga's virtues0.80text
the oldest Pandava brother Yudhishthirainstance ofwhich emphasizes goddess Durga's virtues0.80text

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