[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) › 61.22 # Matsyapurana 61.22 Matsyapurāṇa 61.22 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [61.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.61.22) tapasā tasya bhītena vighnārthaṃ preṣitāvubhau śakreṇa mādhavānaṅgāv apsarogaṇasaṃyutau // > Śiva said that, once upon a time Lord Viṣṇu, the son of Dharma, began to practise rigid asceticism on the summit of the Gandhamâdana mountain. Indra being afraid of His austerities, sent a group of nymphs in company of the Vernal-season and Cupid to distract Him from His penances and destory His austerities.—21-22. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 61.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.61.21) - [Next: 61.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.61.23) - [Up: 61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.61) ## Translations (2) - [The Matsya Puranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-taluqdar.61.p4-2) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.61.22) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [Padmapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.padma.1.22.24) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit - [Matsya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.astro.samhita.matsya.60.22) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.61.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.61.22) · Pramāṇa