[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) › 47.40 # Matsyapurana 47.40 Matsyapurāṇa 47.40 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [47.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.47.40) \*munaya ūcuḥ kathaṃ devāsurakṛte vyāpāraṃ prāptavānsvataḥ devāsuraṃ yathā vṛttaṃ tannaḥ prabrūhi pṛcchatām // > The Ṛiṣis said:--Sûta! Why did Lord Viṣṇu interest Himself personally in the affairs of the Devas and the Asuras? How did this conflict arise of itself between the Devas and the Asuras, who were living on friendly terms before? Pray tell us all that.—40. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 47.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.47.39) - [Next: 47.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.47.41) - [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.p13) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.47.40) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.47.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.47.40) · Pramāṇa