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Markandeya
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'''Markandeya''' was an ancient
Indian
rishi (sage), and a devotee of
Shiva and
Vishnu. The legend states that when the earth was about to be engulfed by water, he prayed to Vishnu to rescue him. Vishnu appeared in the form of a child floating on a leaf, and declared to the sage that he was Time and Death. He requested the sage to enter into his mouth and save himself from the surging water. The sage entered inside the mouth of Vishnu, and saw inside Vishnu the entire
cosmos, all the
gods and deities. The sage came out after some time, Vishnu was still floating seated on the leaf. Another myth states that
Shiva had once rescued Markandeya from
Yama, the god of death.
Reference
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Dictionary of Hindu Lore and Legend (ISBN 0500510881) by Anna Dallapiccola
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