[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) › 31.22 # Matsyapurana 31.22 Matsyapurāṇa 31.22 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [31.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.31.22) traya evādhanā rājan bhāryā dāsastathā sutaḥ yatte samadhigacchanti yasya te tasya taddhanam // > Śarmiṣṭhâ said:—"King! Save me from immorality by your righteousness. I shall lead the life of highest virtue after getting a child through you. King! a woman, a servant and a son—all these three have been said to be poor; for the wealth acquired by them belongs to their master. I also take my meals with Devayânî and live as a maid, dependant on her; therefore receive me also. I am worthy of your support."—21-23. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 31.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.31.21) - [Next: 31.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.31.23) - [Up: 31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.31) ## Translations (2) - [The Matsya Puranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-taluqdar.31.p9) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.31.22) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Critical edition (BORI)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*crit.1.77.22) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.31.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.31.22) · Pramāṇa