[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Matsyapurana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya) › 11.53 # Matsyapurana 11.53 Matsyapurāṇa 11.53 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [11.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.11.53) kasya bharturahaṃ dattā kiyadvatsyāmi bhūtale cintayantīti dadṛśe somaputreṇa sāṅganā // > Ilâ, of such unsurpassing beauty, began to roam about in that forest, and was thinking as to who and where were her father, brother and mother. She also thought as to who and where was her lord and how long would she have to remain in the world. As she was lost in that reverie, the son of the moon appeared before her. On seeing Ilâ, of matchless beauty, Budha—the son of the moon—was fired with passion and began to devise plans for marrying her.—52-54. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 11.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.11.52) - [Next: 11.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.11.54) - [Up: 11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.11) ## Translations (2) - [The Matsya Puranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-taluqdar.11.p23) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.11.53) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [Padmapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.padma.1.8.93) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit - [Matsya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.astro.samhita.matsya.10.53) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.11.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.11.53) · Pramāṇa