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# Matsyapurana 161.30

Matsyapurāṇa 161.30

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [161.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.161.30)

\*devā ūcuḥ  
nārāyaṇa mahābhāga devāstvāṃ śaraṇaṃ gatāḥ  
trāyasva jahi daityendraṃ hiraṇyakaśipuṃ prabho //

> They said "Nârâyaṇa! Mahâbhâga! We have come to seek Thy shelter Lord! do kill the demon Hiraṇyakaśyapu and save us Thou art Our Protector, Guru, Thou art the adorable of the Devas like Brahmâ, etc"—30-31  
> — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam

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## Translations (2)

- [The Matsya Puranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-taluqdar.161.p12) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English
- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.161.30) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (3)

- [Padmapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.padma.1.45.30) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit
- [Critical edition (BORI)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa*crit.App.I.42A.70x9-1) — Sanskrit
- [Narasiṃhapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.vaisnava.narasimha.43.18) — Sanskrit

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