[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) › 45.7 # Matsyapurana 45.7 Matsyapurāṇa 45.7 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [45.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.45.7) tataḥ praviśya sa bilaṃ praseno hy ṛkṣamaikṣata ṛkṣaḥ prasenaṃ ca tathā ṛkṣaṃ caiva prasenajit // > Once upon a time, Prasena wearing his Syamantaka gem went out for a hunt, when hearing the voices of some wild beasts in a cave he entered it and found a bear inside, and they looked at each other. He fought with the animal, but was killed by the latter. After that, the bear took the matchless jewel from the person of the dead king and retired into the deeper cavities of the cave. In the meantime the news of Prasena's death became public.—6-8. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 45.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.45.6) - [Next: 45.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.45.8) - [Up: 45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.45) ## Translations (2) - [The Matsya Puranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-taluqdar.45.p4) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.45.7) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.45.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.45.7) · Pramāṇa