Markandeya Purana

Translated by: F. Eden Pargiter 
Revised & Edited by: K. L. Joshi 
Published by: Parimal Publications 
ISBN No.: 9788178230979

The Markandeya Purana is a famous one amongst the eighteen Mahapuranas, a genre of Hindu religious texts. It is written in the style of a dialogue between the ancient sage Markandeya and Jaimini, a disciple of Vyasa. 

The text begins with the four questions put forth by Jaimini to Markandeya, after he approached the latter for the solution of some doubts raised in his mind after studying the Mahabharata. Markandeya refers him to the four wise birds living in the Vindhyas. Consequently, the four wise birds speak to Jaimini. 

This Purana has a character different from that of all the others. It has nothing of a sectarial spirit, little of a religious tone; rarely inserting prayers and invocations to any deity; and such as are inserted are brief and moderate. It deals little in precepts, ceremonial or moral. Its leading feature is narrative; and it presents an uninterrupted succession of legends, most of which when ancient are embellished with new circsumstances, and when new partake so far of the spirit of the old, that they are disinterested creations of the imagination, having no particular motive, being designed to recommend no special doctrine or observance. 

Dimension of Book: 9.75 (H) x 7.5 (L) inches
Width: 1.5 inches 
Format: Paperback 
Binding: Hardbound 
Number of Pages: 594 
Language: English