The Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa
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- Catalogue identifier
- kali-0001
- Alternate titles and import identifiers
- KALI-0001; markandeya_pargiter_1904
- Author or attribution
- Traditional Sanskrit Purana; translated by F. Eden Pargiter
- Record type
- Book
- Language
- English
- Date / edition
- 1904
- Source / repository
- See publication details
- Access
- Open access
- Subjects
- Kali Library Research Catalogue; Ancient Scriptures and Primary Texts
Description and curator notes
Pargiter's complete translation provides the broad Puranic setting of the Devī Māhātmya, which appears as cantos 81–93 in this edition. The Kali library's central passages include the emergence of Kali from Ambika's forehead during the battle against Chanda and Munda, the destruction of those two opponents and Chandika's conferral of the name Chamunda. The wider goddess narrative describes the overthrow of destructive powers and the praise and worship of Devi. Reading the text as part of the entire Purana retains its narrative frame and allows comparisons with the work's cosmology, genealogies, accounts of duty and yoga. Pargiter supplies explanatory notes, variant readings and comments on names; these form part of an early twentieth-century scholarly translation. The online edition includes all 137 cantos, a different ending according to the Calcutta edition and abbreviations. This is one complete edition record, not a separate bibliographic item for every goddess episode. Its 1904 publication date concerns the English translation; the Purana and its embedded goddess text belong to much earlier and layered textual histories.
KALI-0001 — Kali Library Research Catalogue.
Access and reliability assessments below are supplied by the curator's 4–5 November 2026 research release, not a new independent verification.
Author / attribution: Traditional Sanskrit Purana; translated by F. Eden Pargiter
Publication: See publication details · 1904
English translation first published 1904; publisher not independently checked in this audit.
Format / language: Historical book / primary devotional or interpretive source · English; original: Sanskrit
Composition / textual history: unknown; do not substitute this edition date for the Sanskrit composition date
Identifier: markandeya_pargiter_1904
Kali relevance: Contains the complete Devī Māhātmya and foundational Kali/Chamunda narratives.
Context: Read in its historical and literary context; translation choices are those of the named translator.
Subjects: Ancient Scriptures and Primary Texts
Evidence / reliability: Freely accessible complete historical text; interpretive and historical claims should be compared with modern scholarship.
Access / rights: Complete text checked 2026-11-04. Historical text and translation are public domain in the United States; observe host transcription terms and local law for reuse.
Source and alternate access links:
Read complete text: https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/the-markandeya-purana
Source access
Read or locate the original source at See publication details
Rights and reading conditions
Complete text checked 2026-11-04. Historical text and translation are public domain in the United States; observe host transcription terms and local law for reuse. This library links to the source and does not reproduce its full text.
Citation
Traditional Sanskrit Purana; translated by F. Eden Pargiter. The Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa. See publication details · 1904.
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