The Markandeya Purana in One Sitting

A single-sitting tour of the Markandeya Purana: the four wise birds who answer a sage's questions, the trials of King Harishchandra, Queen Madalasa's teaching on the self, the succession of the Manus who preside over the world-ages, and the Devi Mahatmya — the Goddess's slaying of Mahishasura, Raktabija, and the brothers Shumbha and Nishumbha.