[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) › 154.217 # Matsyapurana 154.217 Matsyapurāṇa 154.217 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [154.217](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.154.217) \*śakra uvāca vayaṃ pramāṇāste hyatra ratikānta na saṃśayaḥ saṃdeśena vinā śaktir apakārasya neṣyate kasyacic ca kvaciddṛṣṭaṃ sāmarthyaṃ na tu sarvataḥ // > Hearing those words, Indra said to Cupid—"Lord of Rati! we are your Superiors here No doubt, the ironsmith has no other power than to make weapons Every man has some particular capacity, but no one can possess all the capacities"—217 218 > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 154.216](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.154.216) - [Next: 154.218](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.154.218) - [Up: 154](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.154) ## Translations (2) - [The Matsya Puranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-taluqdar.154.p2-2) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.154.217) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.154.217](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.154.217) · Pramāṇa