Prophetic text
Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa
Traditional narration attributed to Mārkaṇḍeya; composite Sanskrit work
The goddess promises recurring incarnations to overcome future oppressors, relieve deprivation and protect the world; the larger work also explains cyclic dissolution.
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Edition and location
F. E. Pargiter translation, 1904, Wisdom Library transcription. Canto numbering belongs to this edition.
Canto XCI, closing speech of the goddess; Canto XLVI, cosmic dissolution and age calculations