Mrikanda, Mṛkaṇḍa: 5 definitions
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Mrikanda means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
The Sanskrit term Mṛkaṇḍa can be transliterated into English as Mrkanda or Mrikanda, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexMṛkaṇḍa (मृकण्ड).—A son of Dhātri (Vidhātā,, Viṣṇu-purāṇa) and Niyatī; married Manasvinī; father of the sage Mārkaṇḍeya;1 visited Paraśurāma in penance.2
- 1) Bhāgavata-purāṇa IV. 1. 44-5; XII. 8. 2; Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 11. 6; Vāyu-purāṇa 28. 5; 41. 44; Viṣṇu-purāṇa I. 10. 4.
- 2) Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 23 4.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryMṛkaṇḍa (मृकण्ड).—[masculine] [Name] of an ancient sage.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryMṛkaṇḍa (मृकण्ड):—(and ḍaka, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]) m. Name of an ancient sage, the father of Mārkaṇḍeya, [Mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇa] (cf. [Uṇādi-sūtra i, 38 [Scholiast or Commentator]])
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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Starts with: Mrikandaka.
Full-text: Mrikandaka, Ayati, Markandeya.
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Search found 6 books and stories containing Mrikanda, Mṛkaṇḍa, Mrkanda; (plurals include: Mrikandas, Mṛkaṇḍas, Mrkandas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 41 - Mārkaṇḍeya: the origin of his place of hermitage < [Section 3 - Arbuda-khaṇḍa]
Chapter 361 - Greatness of Mārkaṇḍeśvara (Mārkaṇḍa-īśvara) < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Chapter 36 - Mārkaṇḍeyeśvara (mārkaṇḍeya-īśvara-liṅga) < [Section 2 - Caturaśīti-liṅga-māhātmya]
The Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)
Chapter 11 - The creation of Sages (saptarṣi) < [Section 2 - Anuṣaṅga-pāda]
The Markandeya Purana (by Frederick Eden Pargiter)
The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 99 - God Viṣṇu Appears to Subāhu < [Section 2 - Bhūmi-khaṇḍa (section on the earth)]
Chapter 195 - The Rule of Reciting and Listening to the Bhāgavata for a Week < [Section 6 - Uttara-Khaṇḍa (Concluding Section)]
Chapter 129 - The Deliverance of the Five Gandharva Maidens < [Section 6 - Uttara-Khaṇḍa (Concluding Section)]
The Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 1 - The Progeny of Svāyambhuva Manu’s Daughters < [Book 4 - Fourth Skandha]
Chapter 8 - Mārkaṇḍeya’s Penance and Praise of Lord Nārāyaṇa < [Book 12 - Twelfth Skandha]
The Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 35 - The story of Padmā and Pippalāda < [Section 2.3 - Rudra-saṃhitā (3): Pārvatī-khaṇḍa]