Matsyapurana 4.36
Matsyapurāṇa 4.36
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- Sanskrit
4.36
uttānapādo 'janayat sūnṛtāyāṃ prajāpatiḥ
dhruvo varṣasahasrāṇi trīṇi kṛtvā tapaḥ purā //
“In the bygone ages, Dhruva practised severe penances for a period of three thousand years and obtained from Brahmâ an abode in the eternal celestial regions. The Saptariṣîs, acknowledging him as their chief clustered themselves round him.”—36-37.
Translations (2)
- The Matsya Puranam — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English
- English (machine translation) — English, machine translation
Linked texts (2)
- Brahmapurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit
- Vallālacarita — Ānandabhaṭṭa 1510, Sanskrit