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# Matsyapurana 6.26

Matsyapurāṇa 6.26

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [6.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.6.26)

hiraṇyakaśiporye vai bhāgineyās trayodaśa  
vyaṃsaḥ kalpaśca rājendra nalo vātāpireva ca //

> Vyamsa, Kalpa, Nala, Vâtâpi, Ilvala, Namuchi, Svasripa, Ajana, Naraka, Kâlanâbha, Sarmâṇa, Kâlavîrya, Potaraṇa were among the Saihiṃkêya class of demons. Saṃhlâda, the son of Hiraṇyakaśipu, produced the race of Nivâtkavacha demons.—26-28.  
> — 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.6.p12) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English
- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.6.26) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (1)

- [Padmapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.padma.1.6.58) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit

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