Markandeya Samasya English

This is the English translation of the Markandeya Samasya portion of the Mahabharata. This is in fluent English without commentary. This same translation with the original Sanskrit and a narrative explanation is published under the title Krishna Cosmic Body. This is the amazing narrative of Yogi Markandeya's survival of the cosmic dissolution of our universe and his re-instatement when it was created again. It tells of his entry into the divine infant Krishna, where he toured...
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This is the English translation of the Markandeya Samasya portion of the Mahabharata. This is in fluent English without commentary. This same translation with the original Sanskrit and a narrative explanation is published under the title Krishna Cosmic Body. This is the amazing narrative of Yogi Markandeya's survival of the cosmic dissolution of our universe and his re-instatement when it was created again. It tells of his entry into the divine infant Krishna, where he toured for millions of years through many existential locals as a tiny human being, like a bacteria in a human body. Originally this tale was described in the Markandeya Samasya of the Mahabharata, an ancient Sanskrit literature from India. The value of this story is its conveyance that our universe may exist in the body of a deity, who exists in the body of another deity who is the ultimate source. At first Markandeya deals with the cosmic dissolution while aware that his existential status relies on the energy in the mind of a deity named Brahma. When that deity fell asleep, all living beings inevitably slept in a blank mental state without objectivity and without distinct subjectivity either. Somehow Markandeya developed the ability to transcend this Brahma. The yogi survived Brahma's sleep only to find himself in a violent ocean of cosmic water. He struggled for survival on that causal level of existence in which there were fearful astral aquatic creatures. Suddenly at a distance, he saw a gigantic banyan tree standing out of the water. He swam to it and saw an infant on a divine bedstead. The child has no concern for the dangers. Markandeya spoke to the infant, inquired of the kid's identity and location and was drawn through the infant's mouth and into the infants' body where he spent millions of years. Then he was expelled back into the cosmic sea. The infant then explained the situation. He released Markandya to the original existence of the sub deity, Brahma. This Mahabharata story was told by Vaishampaiana to King Janamejaya. It is valuable reading for persons doing existential research.