[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) › 49.17 # Matsyapurana 49.17 Matsyapurāṇa 49.17 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [49.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.49.17) \*sūta uvāca patnyāmāpannasattvāyām uśijaḥ sa sthito bhuvi bhrāturbhāryāṃ sa dṛṣṭvā tu bṛhaspatiruvāca ha // > Sûta said :—Bṛihaspati, whilst staying on Earth, one day saw the wife of his brother, Uśija, who was big with child, and addressed her thus :—"Dress thyself well and let us enjoy." She, being thus addressed, replied to Bṛihaspati thus :—"The embryo in my womb is mature and is already reciting the Vedas. Thy seed will also not be fruitless and thy proposal is sinful." Hearing which, Bṛihaspati said :—"I need not be taught morality by thee, O sweet one." After saying that, he carried out his desire by force ; when on the verge of his final enjoyment, the child from her womb cried out to Bṛihaspati :—"I have entered the womb first, O Bṛihaspati, thy seed will also not go in vain. There is no room for a second body in this womb." Bṛihaspati being thus addressed by the child in the womb, replied in anger :—"Because on such an occasion, dear to every creature, thou preventest me from enjoyment, thou shouldst see lasting darkness \[Dîrghatamas\]."—17-23. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 49.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.49.16) - [Next: 49.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.49.18) - [Up: 49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.49) ## Translations (2) - [The Matsya Puranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-taluqdar.49.p4-2) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.49.17) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [Matsya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.astro.samhita.matsya.48.17) — Sanskrit - [Ancient Indian Historical Tradition](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.pargiter-1922.c18.59) — F. E. Pargiter, English --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.49.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.49.17) · Pramāṇa