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# Matsyapurana 115.7

Matsyapurāṇa 115.7

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [115.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.115.7)

atīte janmani purā yo 'yaṃ rājā purūravāḥ  
purūravā iti khyāto madradeśādhipo hi saḥ //

> 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
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