[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) › 149.16 # Matsyapurana 149.16 Matsyapurāṇa 149.16 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [149.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.149.16) tato 'sṛghradadustārā pṛthivī samajāyata nadyaśca rudhirāvartā harṣadāḥ piśitāśinām vetālākrīḍamabhavat tatsaṃkularaṇājiram // > Then the earth became impassable, turned into a pool of blood, / with rivers of eddying blood that brought delight to flesh-eaters; / that crowded battlefield became a playground for Vetālas. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 149.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.149.15) - [Next: 150.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.150.1) - [Up: 149](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.149) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.149.16) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.149.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.149.16) · Pramāṇa