[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) › 24.59 # Matsyapurana 24.59 Matsyapurāṇa 24.59 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [24.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.24.59) yauvanena calānkāmān yuvā yuvatibhiḥ saha vihartum ahamicchāmi sāhāyyaṃ kurutātmajāḥ // > Once upon a time the king grew aged and was deprived of the vigour of youth. Finding himself infirm, he summoned his sons Yadu, Anu, Turvasu, Druhya, and Puru and said to them, "Sons! I wish to become young again and carry on amorous frolics with damsels, you come to my succour."—57-59. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 24.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.24.58) - [Next: 24.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.24.60) - [Up: 24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.24) ## Translations (2) - [The Matsya Puranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-taluqdar.24.p26) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.24.59) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [Critical edition (BORI)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*crit.1.70.35) — Sanskrit - [Matsya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.astro.samhita.matsya.23.59) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.24.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.24.59) · Pramāṇa