Matsyapurana 31.14
Matsyapurāṇa 31.14
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31.14
*yayātiruvāca
vedmi tvāṃ śīlasampannāṃ daityakanyāmaninditām
rūpaṃ tu te na paśyāmi sūcyagramapi ninditam //
Yayâti replied:—"I know all thy qualifications. I know thou art the chaste daughter of the valiant king of the Daityas. Thou art modest, but I cannot look at thee with any feeling of lust, because at the time of Devayânî's marriage Śukra enjoined on me not to invite thee to my bed."—14-15.
Translations (2)
- The Matsya Puranam — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English
- English (machine translation) — English, machine translation
Linked texts (1)
- Critical edition (BORI) — Sanskrit