To fulfill his wish, Vishnu appeared in the form of a child floating on a leaf, and declared to the sage that he was Time and Death. Markandeya prayed to sage Narayana to show him his illusory power or maya since sages Nara-Narayana are incarnation of Supereme Lord Narayana. Markandeya prays to Vishnu A tale from the Bhagavata Purana states that once sage Narayana visited Markandeya and asked him for a boon. The place is known as Yamkeshwar.Īnother story which deals with Markandeya's long life gives an account of how he lived past the death of the previous world and watched it end. For this act, Shiva was thereafter known also as Kalantaka ("Ender of Death"). After defeating Yama in battle to the point of death, Shiva then revived him, under the condition that the devout youth would live forever. By accident or fate the noose mistakenly landed around the Shivalingam, and out of it, Shiva emerged in all his fury attacking Yama for his act of aggression. Yama then came in person to take away Markandeya's life, and sprung his noose around the young sage's neck. The messengers of Yama, the god of death were unable to take away his life because of his great devotion and continual worship of Shiva. Markandeya grew up to be a great devotee of Shiva and on the day of his destined death he continued his worship of Shiva in his aniconic form of Shivalingam. Mrikandu rishi chose the former, and was blessed with Markandeya, an exemplary son, destined to die at the age of 16. As a result he was given the choice of either a gifted son, but with a short life on earth or a child of low intelligence but with a long life. Mrikandu rishi and his wife Marudmati worshipped Shiva and sought from him the boon of begetting a son. One legend relates the story of how Shiva protected Markandeya from the clutches of death, personified as Yama. Today, Markandeya Tirtha, where the sage Markandeya wrote the Markandeya Purana is situated on a trekking route to the Yamunotri Shrine in the Uttarkashi district, Uttarakhand.
Markandeya is venerated within all mainstream Hindu traditions. The Markandeya Purana especially, comprises a dialogue between Markandeya and a sage called Jaimini, and a number of chapters in the Bhagavata Purana are dedicated to his conversations and prayers. He is celebrated as a devotee of both Shiva and Vishnu and is mentioned in a number of stories from the Puranas. Markandeya (Sanskrit: मार्कण्डेय) is an ancient rishi (sage) from the Hindu tradition, born in the clan of Bhrigu Rishi.
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