I commented on the Markandeya story
here in the Doubts & Discussions thread.
On the episode itself, this was one of the best looking Yama's I've ever seen. Normally, he's supposed to be ugly and menacing. The only thing they showed appropriate was a bit of soot starting before his appearance, and when he disappeared, he became soot again.
Mena being irked by Parvati's devotion to Shiva continues to irritate, but I agree w/ everything else she said. How is she any safer in a rishi's ashram from the asuras - in those times, demons had no problems persecuting them, and Tarakasura was no exception. And if her Adishakti powers are supposed to protect her, she could even do that in Himavan's kingdom. Looks like the rishis just wanted to horn in on Parvati's time, which is really inappropriate behavior (had it not been fictional).
I do hope Mena & Parvati get back to Himavan b4 too long. Oh, and resume the Indra Vritra wars so that we can see the end of Dadhichi.
Edited by .Vrish. - 11 years ago