[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) › 161.26 # Matsyapurana 161.26 Matsyapurāṇa 161.26 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [161.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.161.26) devāṃstribhuvanasthāṃśca parājitya mahāsuraḥ trailokyaṃ vaśamānīya svarge vasati dānavaḥ // > After conquering the Devas residing in heaven he brought the three worlds under his thumb and directed his engines of oppression towards those living in the hermitages and persecuted those who led virtuous lives He then began to interfere with the rights of the Devas by going to heaven and monopolizing their share of the sacrificial offerings—25-27 > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 161.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.161.25) - [Next: 161.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.161.27) - [Up: 161](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.161) ## Translations (2) - [The Matsya Puranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-taluqdar.161.p10) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.161.26) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [Padmapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.padma.1.45.26) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit - [Critical edition (BORI)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa*crit.App.I.42A.57) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.161.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.161.26) · Pramāṇa