[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) › 4.37 # Matsyapurana 4.37 Matsyapurāṇa 4.37 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [4.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.4.37) divyamāpa tataḥ sthānam acalaṃ brahmaṇo varāt tameva purataḥ kṛtvā dhruvaṃ saptarṣayaḥ sthitāḥ // > “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: 4.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.4.36) - [Next: 4.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.4.38) - [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.4.37) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.4.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.4.37) · Pramāṇa