![]() ![]() 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. ![]() Mrikandu rishi chose the former, and was blessed with Markandeya, an exemplary son, destined to die at the age of 16.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. 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. ![]() Markandeya is venerated within all mainstream Hindu traditions.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.2Shiva protects Markendeya from YamaMain article: KalantakaOne legend relates the story of how Shiva protected Markandeya from the clutches of death, personified as Yama.Mrikandu rishi and his wife Marudmati worshipped Shiva and sought from him the boon of begetting a son. 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.1 He is also mentioned in the Mahabharata. ![]()
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