[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) › 29.4 # Matsyapurana 29.4 Matsyapurāṇa 29.4 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [29.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.29.4) phalatyevaṃ dhruvaṃ pāpaṃ gurubhuktamivodare yadā ghātayase vipraṃ kacamāṅgirasaṃ tadā // > “King! a sinful act does not instantly fructify, but is like a cow which does not give birth at once after (conception). A sin is sure to produce its fruit, just like a heavy meal to produce colic in the stomach, not at once but after sometime. In process of time it entirely roots out the sinner. He who overlooks his own faults or those of his sons, and grandsons, etc., loses his Trivarga, the three objects of wordly existence, viz., Artha (riches or worldly prosperity), Dharma (religion), Kâma (enjoyments). You are sure to reap the fruit of your sin of killing the grandson of Aṅgirasa and son of Bṛihaspati, and then causing his remains to be deposited in my stomach by mixing them with my wine. King! on account of your having killed my disciple, who was sinless, chaste, submissive and unworthy of being slain, as well as for the injury done to my daughter, I leave you along with your kinsmen. I do not consider it proper to stay in your empire any more. As you do not heed the actions of your vicious and proud daughter, I consider you from today a Daitya who talks much but does not think of keeping his promises; thou thinkest me, O Daitya! censurable and a talker of falsehoods.”—1-6. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 29.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.29.3) - [Next: 29.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.29.5) - [Up: 29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.29) ## Translations (2) - [The Matsya Puranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-taluqdar.29.p2) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.29.4) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.29.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.29.4) · Pramāṇa