[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) › 121.30 # Matsyapurana 121.30 Matsyapurāṇa 121.30 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [121.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.121.30) dṛśyate bhāsurā rātrau devī tripathagā tu sā antarikṣaṃ divaṃ caiva bhāvayitvā bhuvaṃ gatā // > Indra attained bliss by performing sacrifices on that spot along with the Devas. Here is the milky way of heaven, the centre of the starry nebulæ. The Ganges appears to shed splendid lustre there at night. She has descended on the earth, having purified the Heaven and sky (Antarikṣa).—29-30. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 121.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.121.29) - [Next: 121.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.121.31) - [Up: 121](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.121) ## Translations (2) - [The Matsya Puranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-taluqdar.121.p17) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.121.30) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (4) - [Brahmāṇḍapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.brahmanda.1.18.30) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit - [Vāyupurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.vayu.1.47.30) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit - [Matsya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.astro.samhita.matsya.121.30) — Sanskrit - [Prakriyāpāda](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.prakriyapada.47.26-2) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.121.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.121.30) · Pramāṇa