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54..................................................102 CHAPTER - 124............................................... 185 CHAPTER - 55..................................................103 CHAPTER - 125............................................... 187 CHAPTER - 56..................................................104 CHAPTER - 126............................................... 188 CHAPTER - 57..................................................105 CHAPTER - 127............................................... 189 CHAPTER - 58..................................................107 CHAPTER - 128............................................... 190 CHAPTER - 59..................................................109 CHAPTER - 129............................................... 192 CHAPTER - 60..................................................110 CHAPTER - 130............................................... 193 CHAPTER - 61..................................................111 CHAPTER - 131............................................... 193 CHAPTER - 62..................................................113 CHAPTER - 132............................................... 195 CHAPTER - 63..................................................115 CHAPTER - 133............................................... 196 CHAPTER - 64..................................................117 CHAPTER - 134............................................... 198 CHAPTER - 65..................................................117 CHAPTER - 135............................................... 199 CHAPTER - 66..................................................118 CHAPTER - 136............................................... 199 CHAPTER - 67..................................................119 CHAPTER - 137............................................... 200 THE MARKANDEYA PURANA by Manmatha Nath Dutt Introduction General Character: The different works known by the name of Puranas (or old) are evidently derived from the mytho-heroic stage of Hindu belief. They deal with five characteristic topics, which, as Mr. Colebrooke mentions are (1) Primary creation (2) Secondary creation (3) the Genealogy of gods and patriarchs (4) reigns of the Manus and (5) history or such particulars as have been preserved of