[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) › 4.36 # Matsyapurana 4.36 Matsyapurāṇa 4.36 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [4.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.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. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 4.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.4.35) - [Next: 4.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.4.37) - [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.p21) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.4.36) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (3) - [Brahmapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.brahma.2.9) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit - [Vallālacarita](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.historical.vallalacarita.2.10.7) — Ānandabhaṭṭa 1510, Sanskrit - [Matsya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.astro.samhita.matsya.3.36-2) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.4.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.4.36) · Pramāṇa