[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) › 70.19 # Matsyapurana 70.19 Matsyapurāṇa 70.19 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [70.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.70.19) veśyānāmapi yo dharmas taṃ no brūhi tapodhana kathayiṣyatyatastāsāṃ sa dālbhyaścaikitāyanaḥ // > “Sage! We have all been forcibly defiled by these robbers. Now we have lost our Dharma and place ourselves at your mercy. O, Seer! Pray explain, why we have been degraded to the status of concubines, we, who have been united with God. You have been ordained by the wise Kṛiṣṇa to be our guide. Pray explain to us the duties of concubines.” Thus questioned, the sage will say.—17-19. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 70.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.70.18) - [Next: 70.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.70.20) - [Up: 70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.70) ## Translations (2) - [The Matsya Puranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-taluqdar.70.p5) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.70.19) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Matsya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.astro.samhita.matsya.70.19) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.70.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.70.19) · Pramāṇa