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Matsyapurana 48.34

Matsyapurāṇa 48.34

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Sanskrit

48.34

uvāca mamatā taṃ tu devaraṃ varavarṇinī
antarvatnyasmi te bhrātur jyeṣṭhasya tu viramyatām //

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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