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# Matsyapurana 170.22

Matsyapurāṇa 170.22

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [170.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.170.22)

kṛṣyamāṇau tatastasya bāhunā bāhuśālinaḥ  
ceratustau vigalitau śakunāviva pīvarau //

> At that time the powerful Viṣṇu stretched his arms by His Mâyâ while asleep and both the demons were caught and drawn in and they looked like two monstrous birds hanging on His hands —21-22  
> — 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.170.p7) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English
- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.170.22) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (1)

- [Matsya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.astro.samhita.matsya.171.22) — Sanskrit

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