[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) › 26.16 # Matsyapurana 26.16 Matsyapurāṇa 26.16 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [26.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.26.16) \*devayānyuvāca daityairhatastvaṃ yadbhartṛbuddhyā tvaṃ rakṣito mayā yadi māṃ dharmakāmārthaṃ pratyākhyāsyasi dharmataḥ // > Devayânî said:—“I rescued you, with the idea of making you my husband, when you were killed by the Asuras. Now as you are abandoning me who makes a lawful request, you will not be able to successfully apply this sañjîvanî knowledge.”—17. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 26.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.26.15) - [Next: 26.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.26.17) - [Up: 26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.26) ## Translations (2) - [The Matsya Puranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-taluqdar.26.p6) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.26.16) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.26.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.26.16) · Pramāṇa