Lord Shiva destroyed Yama with his Trident weapon. Yama, the Lord of death came to take away his soul. On his sixteenth birthday, the boy entered the sanctum sanctorum of the Lord Shiva and embraced him. Markandeya became a very great devotee of Lord Shiva. A son was born to him and was named as Markandeya. Lord Shiva appeared before the sage and put this question: Do you want an intelligent son who will live only for 16 years or foolish son, who will live for one hundred years? The sage preferred the former option. (Maha Mrityunjaya Stotra is also attributed to Markandeya.
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