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# Matsyapurana 41.5

Matsyapurāṇa 41.5

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [41.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.41.5)

\*aṣṭaka uvāca  
kenādya tvaṃ tu prahito 'si rājan yuvā sragvī darśanīyaḥ suvarcāḥ  
kuta āgataḥ katamasyāṃ diśi tvamutāhosvitpārthivasthānam asti //

> Aṣṭaka.—“How have you chanced to come here? You are young, adorned with a beautiful garland (of flowers), and full of lustre. In which direction do you live, and where have you come from?”—5.  
> — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam

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## Translations (2)

- [The Matsya Puranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-taluqdar.41.p4) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English
- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.41.5) — English, machine translation

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