[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) › 152.23 # Matsyapurana 152.23 Matsyapurāṇa 152.23 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [152.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.152.23) mahiṣaṃ patitaṃ dṛṣṭvā bhūmau provāca keśavaḥ mahiṣāsura mattastvaṃ vadhaṃ nāstrairihārhasi // > Then, Viṣṇu said to the fallen Mahiṣâsura: "Mahiṣâsura you are not destined to die at my hands, because, Lord Brahmâ told you before that you would die at the hands of a woman. Stand up therefore and save your life. You should instantly retire from this warfare."—23-24. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 152.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.152.22) - [Next: 152.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.152.24) - [Up: 152](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.152) ## Translations (2) - [The Matsya Puranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-taluqdar.152.p4) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.152.23) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.152.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.152.23) · Pramāṇa