[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) › 37.3 # Matsyapurana 37.3 Matsyapurāṇa 37.3 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [37.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.37.3) \*indra uvāca yadāvamaṃsthāḥ sadṛśaḥ śreyasaśca pāpīyasaś cāviditaprabhāvaḥ tasmāllokā hy antavantastaveme kṣīṇe puṇye patito 'syadya rājan // > Indra.—“King! you do not know the glory of high souls and you decry other beings who are as good, or, better, than you; consequently, you are not fit to reside in these regions, because by this sin, you have lost your virtue and the privilege of living here. You must fall to-day, O King.”—3. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 37.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.37.2) - [Next: 37.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.37.4) - [Up: 37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.37) ## Translations (2) - [The Matsya Puranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-taluqdar.37.p3) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.37.3) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Critical edition (BORI)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*crit.1.83.3) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.37.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.37.3) · Pramāṇa