[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) › 32.34 # Matsyapurana 32.34 Matsyapurāṇa 32.34 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [32.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.32.34) ityetāni samīkṣyāhaṃ kāraṇāni bhṛgūdvaha adharmabhayasaṃvignaḥ śarmiṣṭhām upajagmivān // > Yayâti said :—“O Brâhmaṇ! One who does not satisfy the desire of a damsel, after the termination of her mensturation, commits the sin of slaying a Brâhmaṇa; and one who does not grant the desire of a damsel, even on her making such a request, he is said to commit a sin equal to the sin of slaughtering a great Brâhmaṇa. O Preceptor! for fear of such sins, I tremblingly offered myself to Śarmiṣṭhâ.”—32-34. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 32.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.32.33) - [Next: 32.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.32.35) - [Up: 32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.32) ## Translations (2) - [The Matsya Puranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-taluqdar.32.p15) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.32.34) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.32.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.32.34) · Pramāṇa