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# Matsyapurana 5.12

Matsyapurāṇa 5.12

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [5.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.5.12)

tatasteṣu vinaṣṭeṣu ṣaṣṭiṃ kanyāḥ prajāpatiḥ  
vairiṇyāṃ janayāmāsa dakṣaḥ prācetasastathā //

> On losing the latter batch of his sons, Dakṣa begot sixty daughters from Pânchajanî, the daughter of Viraṇi. Out of those girls, he gave ten to Dharma, thirteen to Kaśyapa, twentyseven to Chandramâ and four to Ariṣṭanemi. He also gave two to the son of Bhṛigu, another two to Kṛiśâśva, and two to Aṅgirâ. Their names will be related hereafter.—12-14.  
> — 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.5.p10) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English
- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.5.12) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (3)

- [Padmapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.padma.1.6.13) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit
- [Liṅgapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.linga.1.63.11) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit
- [Liṅgapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.tamil.kappiyam.lingapurana.70.11) — Ativīrarāma Pāṇṭiyar 1500, Sanskrit

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