[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) › 158.8 # Matsyapurana 158.8 Matsyapurāṇa 158.8 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [158.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.158.8) mayā śapto 'syavidite vṛttānte daityanirmite jñātvā nārīpraveśaṃ tu śaṃkare rahasi sthite // > The Devî said :—"Vîrabhadra! I am your mother and you need not entertain any doubt. I am the beloved of Śiva and the daughter of Himâchala Son! do not be deluded by my appearance Brahmâ, becoming pleased with My asceticism, has granted me this fair complexion. Son! without knowing the full details of that demon, I have cursed you which cannot be now obviated but I assure you that you will soon come back after being liberated from its effects in thy man birth."—6-9. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 158.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.158.7) - [Next: 158.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.158.9) - [Up: 158](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.158) ## Translations (2) - [The Matsya Puranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-taluqdar.158.p3) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.158.8) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [Padmapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.padma.1.44.107) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit - [Skandapurāṇa (early; "Ambikākhaṇḍa") (ed. Bakker)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda*early*bakker.2.44.67) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.158.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.158.8) · Pramāṇa