[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) › 7.3 # Matsyapurana 7.3 Matsyapurāṇa 7.3 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [7.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.7.3) syamantapañcake kṣetre sarasvatyāstaṭe śubhe bhartur ārādhanaparā tapa ugraṃ cacāra ha // > Sûta said:--In the days gone by, when Lord Viṣṇu destroyed the offspring of Diti in the great war between the Devas and Asuras, Diti repaired to Syamantapañchaka—a holy place—on the banks of the Sarasvatî, and devoted herself to the worship of her husband and practised severe penances for a considerable length of time.—2-3. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 7.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.7.2) - [Next: 7.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.7.4) - [Up: 7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.7) ## Translations (2) - [The Matsya Puranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-taluqdar.7.p2) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.7.3) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Padmapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.padma.1.7.3) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.7.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.7.3) · Pramāṇa