[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) › 121.80 # Matsyapurana 121.80 Matsyapurāṇa 121.80 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [121.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.121.80) ihoditasya dṛśyante anye tvanyatra coditāḥ uttarottarameteṣāṃ varṣam udricyate guṇaiḥ // > The divisions of the Bhârathavarṣa are thus described. Those named within the limits of Bhârathavarṣa are visible there and the rest are described elsewhere.—80. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam > The more northern (one of those mountains) the region, the better it is. The people residing there are healthy, pious, longlived and possessed of the sterling qualities (Dharma, Artha, Kâma, &c.). Various classes of people live in those khaṇḍas. The universe thus holding the various regions on her is known as Pṛithvî or Jagat (Earth).—81-82. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 121.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.121.79) - [Next: 121.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.121.81) - [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.p40) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.121.80) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Brahmāṇḍapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.brahmanda.1.18.83) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.121.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.121.80) · Pramāṇa