[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) › 148.9 # Matsyapurana 148.9 Matsyapurāṇa 148.9 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [148.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.148.9) gahanaiḥ sarvato gūḍhaṃ citrakalpadrumāśrayam anekākārabahulaṃ pṛthakpakṣikulākulam // > That demon Lord on reaching the cavern blossoming with flowers of all the seasons, teeming with various kinds of herbs and ores, having several caves in the vicinity, adorned with various kinds of trees and birds, full of pools and waterfalls, began to practise his severe austerities, by observation of fasts, lighting fire all round him, and living on leaves and water He went on like that for centuries—8-11 > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 148.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.148.8) - [Next: 148.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.148.10) - [Up: 148](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.148) ## Translations (2) - [The Matsya Puranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-taluqdar.148.p2) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.148.9) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.148.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.148.9) · Pramāṇa