[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) › 61.7 # Matsyapurana 61.7 Matsyapurāṇa 61.7 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [61.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.61.7) evaṃ varṣasahasrāṇi vīrāḥ pañca ca sapta ca jaladurgabalādbrahman pīḍayanti jagattrayam // > In that way, the demons asserted their boldness for twelve thousand years and continued their campaign of persecuting the three worlds, for a period of five or seven years at a time, by taking shelter in the fortress of the ocean.—7. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 61.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.61.6) - [Next: 61.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.61.8) - [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.p6) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.61.7) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.61.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.61.7) · Pramāṇa