[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) › 24.6 # Matsyapurana 24.6 Matsyapurāṇa 24.6 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [24.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.24.6) tataḥ sā lajjitā teṣāṃ na kiṃcidavadattadā punaḥ punastadā pṛṣṭā lajjayantī varāṅganā // > Hearing that Târâ at first held her peace out of shyness, but on being questioned repeatedly she said bashfully after a long silence that the child was born from the Moon, hearing which the latter accepted him as his son and naming him Budha (Mercury) gave him a region below the Earth.—6-7. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 24.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.24.5) - [Next: 24.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.24.7) - [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.p3) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.24.6) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Padmapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.padma.1.12.48) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.24.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.24.6) · Pramāṇa