Matsya Purana 226.2
Matsyapurāṇa 226.2
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226.2
matsya uvāca.
daṇḍapraṇayanārthāya rājā sṛṣṭaḥ svayambhuvā.
devabhāgānupādāya sarvabhūtādi guptaye .. 226.1 ..
Matsya said:—A king is created by Brahmâ for the preservation of all the beings for awarding to the Devas their respective shares of sacrificial oblations and for inflicting proper punishment to the guilty.—1.
Translations (1)
- The Matsya Puranam — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English
Linked texts (2)
- Matsya — Sanskrit
- Budhabhūṣaṇa — Sambhurāja 1680, Sanskrit