[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) › 115.9 # Matsyapurana 115.9 Matsyapurāṇa 115.9 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [115.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.115.9) \*ṛṣaya ūcuḥ purūravā madrapatiḥ karmaṇā kena pārthivaḥ babhūva karmaṇā kena rūpavāṃścaiva sūtaja // > The Ṛiṣis asked Sûta how the Madra King, Purûravâ, became Lord of the Earth, and what act of his deprived him of his beauty.—9. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 115.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.115.8) - [Next: 115.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.115.10) - [Up: 115](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.115) ## Translations (2) - [The Matsya Puranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-taluqdar.115.p4) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.115.9) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.115.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.115.9) · Pramāṇa