[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) › 60.49 # Matsyapurana 60.49 Matsyapurāṇa 60.49 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [60.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.60.49) idamiha madanena pūrvamiṣṭaṃ śatadhanuṣā kṛtavīryasūnunā ca kṛtamatha varuṇena nandinā vā kim u jananātha tato yadudbhavaḥ syāt // > Cupid was the first to observe this ordinance, and Sahasrabâhu, the son of Kârtavîrya, was the second to observe it ; and afterwards it was kept up by Varuṇa and Nandi, and consequently this is considered so sacred in this world.—49. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 60.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.60.48) - [Next: 61.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.61.1) - [Up: 60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.60) ## Translations (2) - [The Matsya Puranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-taluqdar.60.p31) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.60.49) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.60.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.60.49) · Pramāṇa