[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) › 43.23 # Matsyapurana 43.23 Matsyapurāṇa 43.23 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [43.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.43.23) tasya yajñe jagau gāthāṃ gandharvo nāradastathā kārtavīryasya rājarṣer mahimānaṃ nirīkṣya saḥ // > Seeing the glory of that sovereign, the sage Nârada, the Gandharvas, and the Apsarâs began to sing the praises of his sacrifices. There was no other Kṣatriya king who could rival him in the performance of sacrifices, in the giving of alms, in the practice of asceticism, in prowess and in the learning of the Sâstras. That monarch always toured about his extensive state, and punished the thieves, and the wicked with his sword, quoit, and arrows.—23-25. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 43.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.43.22) - [Next: 43.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.43.24) - [Up: 43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.43) ## Translations (2) - [The Matsya Puranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-taluqdar.43.p5-2) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.43.23) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (4) - [Padmapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.padma.1.12.14-2) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit - [Brahmapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.brahma.13.170) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit - [Matsya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.astro.samhita.matsya.42.23) — Sanskrit - [Ancient Indian Historical Tradition](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.pargiter-1922.c7.6) — F. E. Pargiter, English --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.43.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.43.23) · Pramāṇa