[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) › 161.34 # Matsyapurana 161.34 Matsyapurāṇa 161.34 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [161.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.161.34) evamuktvā tu bhagavān visṛjya tridaśeśvarān vadhaṃ saṃkalpayāmāsa hiraṇyakaśipoḥ prabhuḥ // > Hearing such a prayer, Viṣṇu said "Devas! Cast aside your fears Go back to heaven, do not delay I shall kill this haughty demon with all his attendants and give the Kingdom of Heaven to You With such words, Viṣṇu bade adieu to the Devas and resolved to kill that demon—32 34 > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 161.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.161.33) - [Next: 161.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.161.35) - [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.p13) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.161.34) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (4) - [Southern recension](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*southern.2.46.55) — Sanskrit - [Critical edition (BORI)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa*crit.App.I.42A.75) — Sanskrit - [Brahmapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.brahma.213.76) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit - [Skandapurāṇa (early; "Ambikākhaṇḍa") (ed. Bakker)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda*early*bakker.20.26.14.p5) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.161.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.161.34) · Pramāṇa