[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) › 61.8 # Matsyapurana 61.8 Matsyapurāṇa 61.8 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [61.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.61.8) tataḥ paramatho vahnimārutāvamarādhipaḥ ādideśa cirādambunidhireṣa viśoṣyatām // > Later on, Indra directed the fire and the wind to dry up the occean in the following words:—Dry up this receptacle of water quickly.—8. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 61.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.61.7) - [Next: 61.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.61.9) - [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.p7) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.61.8) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [Padmapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.padma.1.22.9) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit - [Matsya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.astro.samhita.matsya.60.8) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.61.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.61.8) · Pramāṇa