[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) › 11.55 # Matsyapurana 11.55 Matsyapurāṇa 11.55 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [11.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.11.55) viśiṣṭākāravāndaṇḍī sakamaṇḍalupustakaḥ veṇudaṇḍakṛtānekapavitrakagaṇatrikaḥ // > One day Budha, with a mace, a water-pot and a book in his hand, and accompanied by a train of Brahmachârîs, each holding a bamboo mace and wearing ear-rings, set out in quest of kuśa and sacrificial fuel. He passed close to that forest where Ilâ was roaming. Seeing Ilâ, Budha stopped behind a tree, at a distance from the forest, and from there beckoned Ilâ to come to him.—55-57. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 11.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.11.54) - [Next: 11.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.11.56) - [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.p24) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.11.55) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Padmapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.padma.1.8.95) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.11.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.11.55) · Pramāṇa