Volume 3- Sri Markandeya Purana

  1. The marriage of Kaligandharva and Varuthiniya
  2. The birth of Svarochisha and his marriage with Manorama
  3. The marriage of Svarochisha with two of Manorama’s companions
  4. The Chakravaka bird and the deer insulted Svarochisha
  5. Svarochisha had three sons by three wives: He established them in different kingdoms: The birth of Svarochisha in the cursed Harini
  6. The story of the Svarochisha Manvantara
  7. A description of the eight rites under the control of Padmini Vidya
  8. The history of King Uttam and the description of the Uttam Manvantara
  9. King Uttam went to the place where the Dwijabharya was abducted by the demon Balakarakshasa: By Uttam’s order, the demon Balakarakshasa, having devoured the evil nature of the Brahmin, returned her to her husband’s house Delivered
  10. Uttam’s conversation with the sage: Uttam learns from the sage the whereabouts of his abandoned wife
  11. Susharma performs the Mitravindeshti to make many people fall in love with Uttam: Susharma the Brahmin performs the Saraswateshti to remove the muteness of Nanda, the daughter of the Naga king: Nanda bestows a boon on Uttam: Birth of Auttama Manu
  12. Description of Indra, the gods and the sages in the Auttama Manvantara
  13. Birth of Tamasama Manu and description of the Tamas Manvantara
  14. Birth of Raivata Manu and description of that Manvantara
  15. Birth of Chakshusha Manu and description of his Manvantara
  16. Unable to bear the brilliance of the sun, Sanjna goes to the house of her father Vishwakarma: Birth of Vaivasvata Manu and Vishwakarma reducing the brilliance of the sun Made
  17. Praise of the Sun by the Gods and Sages: The Birth of the Ashwini Sons and the Revantas
  18. Story of the Vaivasvata Manvanta: Description of Indra, the Gods and the Sages of that Manvanta
  19. The Beginning of the Savarnika Manvanta – The Story of the Sages
  20. In the story of the birth of Savarni Manu, the Devi Mahahatmya (Saptasati Prasang) the sages Medha tell the story of the destruction of Madhu Kaitabhar to Maharaja Suratha and the Vaishya Samadhi, describing the glory of the Goddess Bhagavati
  21. The appearance of the Goddess by the glory of the Gods and the destruction of the army of Mahishasura
  22. The killing of Mahishasura along with the generals
  23. Praise of the Goddess by the Gods and Indra
  24. Praise of the Goddess by the Gods: Hearing the praise of Ambika’s form from Chanda-Munda, Shumbha sent a messenger to her Sent and the messenger returned disappointed
  25. The slaughter of Dhumralocha
  26. The slaughter of Chanda-Munda
  27. The slaughter of Raktabeeja
  28. The slaughter of Nishumbha
  29. The slaughter of Shumbha
  30. Narayan Stuti: Praise of the Goddess by the gods and blessings from the Goddess to the gods
  31. The glory of the recitation of the Devicharitra
  32. Blessings from the Goddess to the Surathas and Vaishyas
  33. The story of the Dakshasavarni, Brahmasavarni, Dharmasavarni, Rudrasavarni and Rauchyamanvant: Description of those in the ranks of Indra, Saptarshis, Devas etc. in the respective Manvantaras

Other Books in this COllection

Volume 1- Sri Markandeya Purana

Volume 2- Sri Markandeya Purana

Volume 4- Sri Markandeya Purana