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# Matsyapurana 44.23

Matsyapurāṇa 44.23

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [44.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.44.23)

uśanā tu suyajñasya yo rakṣanpṛthivīmimām  
ājahārāśvamedhānāṃ śatamuttamadhārmikaḥ //

> Suyajña became the father of Uśanâ, who was the protector of the world and the performer of one hundred aśvamedha sacrifices.—23.  
> — 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.44.p13) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English
- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.44.23) — English, machine translation

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