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# Matsyapurana 54.3

Matsyapurāṇa 54.3

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [54.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.54.3)

kailāsaśikharāsīnam apṛcchannāradaḥ purā  
vinayanamanaṅgārim anaṅgāṅgaharaṃ haram //

> In ancient times, Nârada questioned the Lord Śiva, who resides on the summit of Kailâsa, has three eyes, and is the enemy and destroyer of Cupid.—3.  
> — 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.54.p2) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English
- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.54.3) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (1)

- [Matsya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.astro.samhita.matsya.53.3) — Sanskrit

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