[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) › 4.31 # Matsyapurana 4.31 Matsyapurāṇa 4.31 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [4.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.4.31) vāmo 'sṛjannamartyāṃs tān brahmaṇā vinivāritaḥ naivaṃvidhā bhavetsṛṣṭir jarāmaraṇavarjitā // > “Lord Brahmâ, finding Śiva creating such a race of Immortals, said that it was advisable to create only such beings as would reap the fruit of their own karmas. Śiva, on hearing this, instantly stopped His propaganda.”—31-32. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 4.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.4.30) - [Next: 4.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.4.32) - [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.p17) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.4.31) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.4.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.4.31) · Pramāṇa