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# Matsyapurana 22.19

Matsyapurāṇa 22.19

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [22.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.22.19)

tathā ca sarayūḥ puṇyā sarvadevanamaskṛtā  
irāvatī nadī tadvat pitṛtīrthādhivāsinī //

> The river Śarayû venerated by all the Devas is holy and so is the sacred Irâwatî, the rivers Yamunâ, Devikâ, Kâlî, Chandrabhâgâ, Dṛiṣadvatî, Veṇumatî, Vetravatî are sacred and dear to the Piṭris, and śrâddha performed on their banks confers great benefits on the worshipper.—19-20.  
> — 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.22.p12) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English
- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.22.19) — English, machine translation

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