[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) › 43.44 # Matsyapurana 43.44 Matsyapurāṇa 43.44 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [43.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.43.44) \*sūta uvāca tasya rāmastadā tv āsīn mṛtyuḥ śāpena dhīmataḥ varaścaiva tu rājarṣeḥ svayameva vṛtaḥ purā // > Sûta said:—On account of that curse of Âpava, that thousand-armed king was killed by Paraśurâma. He had also himself sought the boon of being killed in battle by some valiant adversary superior to him in prowess.—44. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 43.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.43.43) - [Next: 43.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.43.45) - [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.p11) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.43.44) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.43.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.43.44) · Pramāṇa