[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) › 41.8 # Matsyapurana 41.8 Matsyapurāṇa 41.8 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [41.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.41.8) \*aṣṭaka uvāca pṛcchāmi tvāṃ prapatantaṃ prapātaṃ yadi lokāḥ pārthiva santi me 'tra yadyantarikṣe yadi vā divi śritāḥ kṣetrajñaṃ tvāṃ tasya dharmasya manye // > Aṣṭaka.—"King! I reckon you to be pious, and I therefore venture to ask you, whilst you are falling, whether there are any regions for me also in the heaven."—8. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 41.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.41.7) - [Next: 41.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.41.9) - [Up: 41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.41) ## Translations (2) - [The Matsya Puranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-taluqdar.41.p6) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.41.8) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.41.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.41.8) · Pramāṇa