Matsyapurana 51.15
Matsyapurāṇa 51.15
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- Sanskrit
51.15
tāsu ṣoḍaśadhātmānaṃ pravibhajya pṛthakpṛthak
tadā tu viharaṃstāsu dhiṣṇyecchaḥ sa babhūva ha //
After dividing his body into sixteen different parts, he dallied with these sixteen river-goddesses, when he was attracted towards Dhiṣṇyas. Produced from these Dhiṣṇyas was the progeny known as Dhiṣṇus. Since they were the sons of Dhiṣṇyas, they are called Dhiṣṇus.—13-16.
Translations (2)
- The Matsya Puranam — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English
- English (machine translation) — English, machine translation