[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) › 157.8 # Matsyapurana 157.8 Matsyapurāṇa 157.8 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [157.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.157.8) \*brahmovāca kiṃ putri prāptukāmāsi kimalabhyaṃ dadāmi te viramyatām atikleśāt tapaso 'smānmadājñayā // > Brahmâ said—“O child! what is your wish? What rare boon can I confer upon you? Now desist from your rigid austerities I advise you so”—8 > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 157.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.157.7) - [Next: 157.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.157.9) - [Up: 157](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.157) ## Translations (2) - [The Matsya Puranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-taluqdar.157.p4) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.157.8) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [Padmapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.padma.1.44.83) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit - [Matsya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.astro.samhita.matsya.158.8) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.157.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.157.8) · Pramāṇa