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# Matsyapurana 4.14

Matsyapurāṇa 4.14

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [4.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.4.14)

ahamevaṃvidhaḥ sṛṣṭas tvayaiva caturānana  
indriyakṣobhajanakaḥ sarveṣāmeva dehinām //

> “Hearing this curse of Brahmâ, the God of love shuddered with fear and cried out in great dismay, ‘O, Lord! You created me with  
> — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam

> the object of captivating the minds of men and women and kindling amorous feelings within them. You never instructed me to make any exception in Your case. I only carried out Your mandate and have committed no sin for which I may be subjected to such a dreadful curse.—13.  
> — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam

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## Translations (2)

- [The Matsya Puranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-taluqdar.4.p5) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English
- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.4.14) — English, machine translation

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