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# Matsyapurana 53.67

Matsyapurāṇa 53.67

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [53.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.53.67)

dharmaścārthaśca kāmaśca mokṣaścaivātra kīrtyate  
sarveṣvapi purāṇeṣu tadviruddhaṃ ca yatphalam //

> The four Vargas (Dharma, Artha, Kâma and Mokṣa) have also been described in all the Purâṇas, along with evil consequences following from sin.—66.  
> — 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.53.p46) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English
- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.53.67) — English, machine translation

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