[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) › 47.78 # Matsyapurana 47.78 Matsyapurāṇa 47.78 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [47.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.47.78) tato devā nyavartanta vijvarā muditāśca te nyastaśastreṣu daityeṣu vinivṛttāstadā surāḥ // > Hearing those words of their Preceptor, the Asuras spoke to the Devas, “O Devas ! We are without arms, our armours are broken, we have no chariots ; consequently, we will now go and practise austerities in the forest after covering ourselves with the bark of trees.” Hearing those words of the Asuras and believing the utterances of Prahalâda to be true, the Devas cast off their wrath and cheerfully stopped fighting with the defenceless Asuras.—76-78. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 47.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.47.77) - [Next: 47.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.47.79) - [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.p27) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.47.78) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.47.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.47.78) · Pramāṇa