[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) › 32.5 # Matsyapurana 32.5 Matsyapurāṇa 32.5 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [32.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.32.5) \*devayānyuvāca padyetadevaṃ śarmiṣṭhe na manyurvidyate mama apatyaṃ yadi te labdhaṃ jyeṣṭhācchreṣṭhācca vai dvijāt // > Devayânî said:—"Śarmiṣṭhâ! If this is true, I am no more angry with you, but how can it be made certain that you have got this progeny from a high class Brâhmaṇa? I wish to know his clan and lineage."—5-6. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 32.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.32.4) - [Next: 32.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.32.6) - [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.p3) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.32.5) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.32.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.32.5) · Pramāṇa