[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) › 151.23 # Matsyapurana 151.23 Matsyapurāṇa 151.23 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [151.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.151.23) tāmambarasthāṃ jagrāha gajo dānavanandanaḥ gṛhītāṃ tāṃ samālokya śikṣāmiva vivekibhiḥ // > The Danava Gaja, seeing the trident coming flying into the air, caught hold of it as a righteous person grasps a piece of good advice. Then the Lord enraged took His pondrous bow and shot Raudrâstra at him. All the universe pervaded with the power of that weapon and the whole sky was full of arrows.—23-25 > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 151.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.151.22) - [Next: 151.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.151.24) - [Up: 151](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.151) ## Translations (2) - [The Matsya Puranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-taluqdar.151.p7) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.151.23) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.151.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.151.23) · Pramāṇa