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# Matsyapurana 48.32

Matsyapurāṇa 48.32

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [48.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.48.32)

\*sūta uvāca  
athośija iti khyāta āsīdvidvānṛṣiḥ purā  
patnī vai mamatā nāma babhūvāsya mahātmanaḥ //

> Sûta said:—In the days gone by, there was a great sage, named Uśija, and Mamatâ was his wife. Bṛihaspati, the younger brother of Uśija, entertained a desire to enjoy in the company of the latter's wife. Mamatâ, understanding the intentions of Bṛihaspati, told him not to think of anything of the kind, as she was bearing a child to his brother; and added: “O! Bṛihaspati, the child in my womb will get angry, for being  
> — 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.p19) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English
- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.48.32) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (2)

- [Matsya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.astro.samhita.matsya.47.32) — Sanskrit
- [Ancient Indian Historical Tradition](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.pargiter-1922.c18.59) — F. E. Pargiter, English

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