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Matsyapurana 161.27

Matsyapurāṇa 161.27

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Sanskrit

161.27

yadā varamadotsiktaś coditaḥ kāladharmataḥ
yajñiyānakaroddaityān ayajñiyāśca devatāḥ //

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

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