[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) › 47.167 # Matsyapurana 47.167 Matsyapurāṇa 47.167 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [47.167](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.47.167) namaḥ stotre mayā hy asmin yadi na vyāhṛtaṃ bhavet madbhakta iti brahmaṇya tatsarvaṃ kṣantumarhasi // > O Lord Siva ! if in course of this hymn of devotion, I have failed to describe Thee adequately, forgive me in consideration of my being your staunch adherent, for Thou art always a friend to a Brâhmaṇa.—168. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 47.166](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.47.166) - [Next: 47.168](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.47.168) - [Up: 47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.47) ## Translations (2) - [The Matsya Puranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-taluqdar.47.p56) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.47.167) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.47.167](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.47.167) · Pramāṇa