Markandeya

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Markandeya was an ancient Indian Rishi and he is known as author of religious Hindu texts. Markandeya was a devotee of both Lord Vishnu (Vaishnavas) or Lord Shiva (Shaivas). Markandeya is one of the Chiranjeevin – the immortals in Hinduism. On the basis of his interactions of people known in Hinduism, it is sure that Markandeya lived through more yugas. He is the author of important Hindu scriptures like Markandeya Purana, which says that sage Jaimini, the disciple of Ved Vyasa, asked Markandeya to explain to him some difficult parts of the Mahabharata. Rishi Markandeya composed the ‘Devi Saptashati’ or the seven hundred hymns extolling the virtues of the Divine Goddess at the Shakti-peetha near Nashik.
 
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