[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) › 4.21 # Matsyapurana 4.21 Matsyapurāṇa 4.21 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [4.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.4.21) evaṃ śāpaprasādābhyām upetaḥ kusumāyudhaḥ śokapramodābhiyuto jagāma sa yathāgatam // > “The God of love took leave of Brahmâ and departed with mingled feelings of joy and sadness—joy on account of the hope given by the Lord and sadness for fear of sufferings, as the effect of His curse.”—21. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 4.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.4.20) - [Next: 4.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.4.22) - [Up: 4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.4) ## Translations (2) - [The Matsya Puranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-taluqdar.4.p12) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.4.21) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Matsya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.astro.samhita.matsya.3.21-2) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.4.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.4.21) · Pramāṇa