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# Matsyapurana 48.19

Matsyapurāṇa 48.19

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [48.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.48.19)

śibestu śibayaḥ putrāś catvāro lokaviśrutāḥ  
pṛthudarbhaḥ suvīraśca kekayo bhadrakastathā //

> Śibi begot four famous sons, viz., Prithudarbha, Sutîsa, Kekaya, and Bhadraka; and their countries were named after them, viz., Kekayâ, Bhadrakâ, Sanvîrâ, and Paurâ, and the country of king Nṛigu was also known as Kekayâ.—19.  
> — 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.48.p11) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English
- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.48.19) — English, machine translation

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