Markandeya has spoken of you as the Past, the Present, and the Future, the sacrifice of all sacrifices and the Austerity of all austerities.
भूतं भव्यं भविष्यं च मार्कण्डेयोऽभ्युवाच ह। यज्ञं त्वां चैव यज्ञानां तपश्च तपसामपि॥