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# Matsyapurana 14.9

Matsyapurāṇa 14.9

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [14.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.14.9)

acchodādhomukhī dīnā lajjitā tapasaḥ kṣayāt  
sā pitṝn prārthayāmāsa pure cātmaprasiddhaye //

> Achchhodâ, after losing the powers acquired by penances, became ashamed and crest-fallen. She cast her head down and besought the Piṭris for her salvation.—9.  
> — 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.14.p4) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English
- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.14.9) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (1)

- [Padmapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.padma.1.9.19) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit

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