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# Matsyapurana 110.7

Matsyapurāṇa 110.7

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [110.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.110.7)

tisraḥ koṭyo 'rdhakoṭiśca tīrthānāṃ vāyurabravīt  
divi bhuvyantarikṣe ca tatsarvaṃ jāhnavī smṛtā //

> The middle of the waist of the earth is said to be between the Ganges and the Yamunâ and no other tîrthas are even equal to 1/16th of its greatness. It is said by Vâyu (or in Vâyu purâṇa?) that the 31/2 crores of tîrthas of Heaven, Âkâśa and the earth are to be found in the Ganges.—6-7.  
> — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam

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## Translations (2)

- [The Matsya Puranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-taluqdar.110.p3) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English
- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.110.7) — English, machine translation

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