[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) › 61.2 # Matsyapurana 61.2 Matsyapurāṇa 61.2 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [61.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.61.2) paryāyeṇa tu sarveṣām ādhipatyaṃ kathaṃ bhavet iha loke śubhaṃ rūpam āyuḥ saubhāgyameva ca lakṣmīśca vipulā nātha kathaṃ syātpurasūdana // > How may mastery be obtained in succession over these lokâs, and how one may obtain in this earth prosperity, beauty, long life and blessing. Please also explain to me how they become blessed with fortune, beauty and wealth.—2. Śiva said.—Formerly, a fearful fire was ablaze on this earth accompained with a strong wind. The friction caused by the wind produced the fire for the destruction of the demons, at the command of Puruhûta (Indra).—3. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 61.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.61.1) - [Next: 61.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.61.3) - [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.p2) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.61.2) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Padmapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.padma.1.22.2) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.61.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.61.2) · Pramāṇa