[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) › 23.40 # Matsyapurana 23.40 Matsyapurāṇa 23.40 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [23.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.23.40) nakṣatradaityāsurasainyayuktaḥ śanaiścarāṅgārakavṛddhatejāḥ jagmurbhayaṃ sapta tathaiva lokāś cacāla bhūr dvīpasamudragarbhā // > When the Moon in his martial array surrounded by his followers—the demons, stars, planets Saturn, Mars, &c., appeared before Śiva to meet Him in fight, the seven worlds became terrified and the Earth with the ocean and mountains began to tremble.—40. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 23.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.23.39) - [Next: 23.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.23.41) - [Up: 23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.23) ## Translations (2) - [The Matsya Puranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-taluqdar.23.p17) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.23.40) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [Padmapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.padma.1.12.34) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit - [Matsya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.astro.samhita.matsya.22.40) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.23.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.23.40) · Pramāṇa