[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) › 61.9 # Matsyapurana 61.9 Matsyapurāṇa 61.9 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [61.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.61.9) yasmādasmaddviṣāmeṣa śaraṇaṃ varuṇālayaḥ tasmādbhavadbhyāmadyaiva kṣayameṣa praṇīyatām // > “Because it shelters my foes. They have taken their refuge in the home of Varuṇa. It should therefore be dried up as quick as possible.”—9. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 61.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.61.8) - [Next: 61.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.61.10) - [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.p8) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.61.9) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [Padmapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.padma.1.22.10) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit - [Matsya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.astro.samhita.matsya.60.9) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.61.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.61.9) · Pramāṇa