[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) › 141.1 # Matsyapurana 141.1 Matsyapurāṇa 141.1 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [141.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.141.1) \*ṛṣaya ūcuḥ kathaṃ gacchatyamāvāsyāṃ māsi māsi divaṃ nṛpaḥ ailaḥ purūravāḥ sūta tarpayeta kathaṃ pitṝn etadicchāmahe śrotuṃ prabhāvaṃ tasya dhīmataḥ // > The Ṛiṣis said:—"O Sûta! we wish to know why the king Ailâ of the Purûravâ dynasty goes to Heaven on the Amâvâsya day every month and how the peace-offerings to the Piṭris ought to be performed"—1 > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 140.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.140.87) - [Next: 141.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.141.2) - [Up: 141](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.141) ## Translations (2) - [The Matsya Puranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-taluqdar.141.p1) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.141.1) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [Brahmāṇḍapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.brahmanda.1.28.1) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit - [Vāyupurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.vayu.1.56.2) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.141.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.141.1) · Pramāṇa