Planning to resume Markandeya Purana - the way forward

When I started this site a year back, the objective was to tell stories from Markandeya Purana. It was not just story telling. The idea was to add my own touch to the text, maybe add some characters and then retell them.

Then what happened?
I took up more than I could swallow. I did what I wanted to, initially, and later when my Substack idea came up, I deviated. And then that became a priority.

And there was a reason - Google was not indexing any content here. I published a post on this. You can find that here.

In July I want to resume Markandeya Purana. Hopefully July. And I will not translate it. I will do what what I started initially - add my own touch, compare the events with other Puranas and see how this Purana differs from others.

Why July?

July is the month when my mother passed away.

July is the month when its my father's birthday and my brother's birthday.

While my father will be 95 then, my brother will be -- lets say he will still remain my kid brother.

So I want to use this to celebrate.

I will not resume the story of Alarka. That is philosophy in depth and there are translations available on the internet. The last part on Alarka is here.

I will resume from the next chapter.

See you in July - actually let July get over. With July, I plan to finish the Panchatantra series. And then I can use that same slot for the Purana.

So, not July - it will be the first week of August, when the rains have washed away the summer heat.

And this does not mean its going to be only Markandeya Purana? No. There will be more.

Refer to this post for details.

So Markandeya Purana after Panchatantra. Some more stories from Indian texts to follow.

Want to go through the Markandeya Purana URLs? Some of them can be found here.

#	Title	Link
1	Introduction to Markandeya Purana	Link
2	Markandeya Purana Beginning: Sage	Link
3	Markandeya Purana: Kandharas Vengeance	Link
4	Destinys Choice: Kandhara Madanika Birth	Link
5	Khandava Fire: Mandapalas Family	Link
6	Beyond Verse: Drona Tarkshis Expanded	Link
7	Destinys Call: Tarkshis Journey	Link
8	Markandeya Purana: Sage Shamika	Link
9	From Kurukshetra to Liberation	Link
10	Jaiminis Quest: Why Vishnu Takes Form	Link
11	Decoding Draupadis Truth	Link
12	Markandeya Purana: Jaiminis Third	Link
13	Markandeya Purana: Story of	Link
14	Harishchandra: Kings Vow	Link
15	Markandeya Purana: Harishchandra at	Link
16	Harishchandras Ultimate Test	Link
17	Vasishta Vishvamitras Bird Curse	Link
18	Markandeya Purana: Structure and Main	Link
19	Beyond Harishchandra: Souls Journey	Link
20	Foetal Development in Womb	Link
21	Understanding Hindu Hells: Deep Dive	Link
22	Markandeya Purana: Kings Journey	Link
23	Vipaschits Karmic Journey Afterlife	Link
24	Karma Consequences Rebirth Insights	Link
25	Markandeya Purana: Unveiling Karmas	Link
26	Vipaschits Noble Choice: Compassion	Link
27	New Posting Schedule Updates	Link
28	Markandeya Purana: Mahamatis Yoga Path	Link
29	Markandeya Purana: Dattatreyas Story	Link
30	Markandeya Purana: Shilavatis Vow	Link
31	Dattatreya Series Part 3: Divine Births	Link
32	Markandeya Purana: Lord Dattatreya	Link
33	Beyond Appearances: Dattatreyas Wisdom	Link
34	Markandeya Purana: Story of Ritadhvaja	Link
35	Prince Ritadhvaja: Madalasa Markandeya	Link
36	Death of Madalasa: Prince Sage Deception	Link
37	The Quest for Madalasa: Ritadhvajas Vow	Link
38	The Naga Kings Devotion: Markandeya	Link
39	Choices and Consequences in Markandeya	Link
40	Story of Ritadhvaja and Madalasa's Miraculous Reunion - from Markandeya Purana	Link
41	Markandeya Purana : Madalasa’s Cradle Songs - Birth of Alarka	Link
42	The Markandeya Purana: Madalasa's Teachings on Leadership & Ethics	Link