Matsyapurana 27.9
Matsyapurāṇa 27.9
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27.9
*śarmiṣṭhovāca
āsīnaṃ ca śayānaṃ ca pitā te pitaraṃ mama
stauti pṛcchati cābhīkṣṇaṃ nīcasthaḥ suvinītavat //
Devayânî, in a fit of rage, said : “ O daughter of an Asura ! You being my father’s disciple, how dare you put on my garments. You will never prosper on account of your ignorance of laws of good conduct.”—7. Śarmisṭhâ said: "Your father sits and sleeps at the command of my father; he praises him and asks and answers questions put by my father from his throne, while your father sits humbly on a lower seat. You are the daughter of a father who always begs, sings panegyrics and receives gifts from my father; whilst I am the daughter of one who is always praised, is the giver of gifts, but accept no gifts from any one. You beggar! I do not care a straw for you. How dare you unarmed, show your wrath to me who is armed?"—8-11.
Translations (2)
- The Matsya Puranam — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English
- English (machine translation) — English, machine translation
Linked texts (1)
- Critical edition (BORI) — Sanskrit