[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) › 50.22 # Matsyapurana 50.22 Matsyapurāṇa 50.22 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [50.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.50.22) puṇyaṃ ca ramaṇīyaṃ ca kurukṣetraṃ tu tatsmṛtam tasyānvavāyaḥ sumahān yasya nāmnā tu kauravāḥ // > It is for this reason that Kurukṣetra is so sacred. The faimly of Kuru multiplied; the members of which came to be known as the Kauravas. The five favourite sons of Kuru, \*viz.\*,—Sudhanvâ, Jahnu, Parîkṣita, Prajana and Arimardana were all very pious and illustrious.—22-23. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 50.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.50.21) - [Next: 50.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.50.23) - [Up: 50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.50) ## Translations (2) - [The Matsya Puranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-taluqdar.50.p8) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.50.22) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Matsya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.astro.samhita.matsya.49.22) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.50.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.50.22) · Pramāṇa