Matsyapurana 4.55
Matsyapurāṇa 4.55
- Language
- Sanskrit
4.55
dadau sa daśa dharmāya kaśyapāya trayodaśa
saptaviṃśatiṃ somāya dadau nakṣatrasaṃjñitāḥ
devāsuramanuṣyādi tābhyaḥ sarvamabhūjjagat //
"Out of the girls he created, he gave ten to Dharma, thirteen to Kaśyapa, and twentyseven to the moon that form a certain galaxy of stars. These very same daughters of Dakṣa produced the further race of Devâs, Râkṣasas, mankind and the other beings inhabiting the extensive universe."—54-55.
Translations (2)
- The Matsya Puranam — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English
- English (machine translation) — English, machine translation