[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) › 30.13 # Matsyapurana 30.13 Matsyapurāṇa 30.13 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [30.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.30.13) rājavadrūpaveṣau te brāhmīṃ vācaṃ bibharṣi ca kiṃnāmā tvaṃ kutaścāsi kasya putraśca śaṃsa me // > Devayânî said:--"Do not be astonished. All this has been ordained by Brahmâ. You look like a king from your bearing and sweet and dignified speech. Tell me your name and parentage."--12-13. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 30.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.30.12) - [Next: 30.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.30.14) - [Up: 30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.30) ## Translations (2) - [The Matsya Puranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-taluqdar.30.p4) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.30.13) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Critical edition (BORI)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*crit.1.76.12) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.30.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.30.13) · Pramāṇa