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Matsyapurana 34.11

Matsyapurāṇa 34.11

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Sanskrit

34.11

yatpṛthivyāṃ vrīhiyavaṃ hiraṇyaṃ paśavaḥ striyaḥ
nālamekasya tatsarvam iti matvā śamaṃ vrajet //

"Son! a man never feels satisfied with pleasures, the lust for pleasures waxes by daily indulgence, as the fire flames all the more by ghee being poured into it. I have become sober, on the consideration that the mundane boons in the form of grain, gold, domestic animals, (horses, cattle, etc.) women, are not meant for any single individual. Son! I have had enough of pleasures according to my potency by acquiring your vigour of youth; I am consequently very much pleased with you, now you take back your bloom of youth from me and also receive charge of this vast realm. You are my dearest son.”—8-13.

A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam

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