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# Matsyapurana 115.6

Matsyapurāṇa 115.6

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [115.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.115.6)

\*matsya uvāca  
śṛṇu karmavipākena yena rājā purūravāḥ  
avāpa tādṛśaṃ rūpaṃ saubhāgyamapi cottamam //

> Hearing those words of Manu, the Lord said :—King ! Hear the actions, in virtue of which the King Purûravâ became so handsome and happy. In his previous life, the King Pururavâ was the lord of Madra, known as Purûravâ.—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.115.p2) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English
- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.115.6) — English, machine translation

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