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# Matsyapurana 4.15

Matsyapurāṇa 4.15

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [4.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.4.15)

strīpuṃsoravicāreṇa mayā sarvatra sarvadā  
kṣobhyaṃ manaḥ prayatnena tvayaivoktaṃ purā vibho //

> 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.p6) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English
- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.4.15) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (1)

- [Matsya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.astro.samhita.matsya.3.15-2) — Sanskrit

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