[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) › 147.17 # Matsyapurana 147.17 Matsyapurāṇa 147.17 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [147.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.147.17) \*brahmovāca alaṃ te tapasā vatsa mā kleśe dustare viśa putraste tārako nāma bhaviṣyati mahābalaḥ // > Brahmâ said — "Son ! consider the fruit of your intended austerities as accomplished You need not undertake to practise any more rigid penances You will be blessed with a most valiant son named Tarakâsura 'The hair on the head of the Deva women will always remain untied —17 > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 147.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.147.16) - [Next: 147.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.147.18) - [Up: 147](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.147) ## Translations (2) - [The Matsya Puranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-taluqdar.147.p7) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.147.17) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (7) - [Skandamahāpurāṇa (vulgate)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda*vulgate.1.4.13.21) — Sanskrit - [Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.vaisnavakhanda.56.21) — Sanskrit - [Matsya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.astro.samhita.matsya.148.17) — Sanskrit - [Māheśvarakhaṇḍa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.mahesvarakhanda.17.21) — Sanskrit - [Kaumārīkākhaṇḍa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.kaumarikakhanda.17.21) — Sanskrit - [Kumārikākhaṇḍa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.sthala.kumarikakhanda.17.21) — Sanskrit - [Kaumārakhaṇḍa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.kaumarakhanda.17.21) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.147.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.147.17) · Pramāṇa