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# Matsyapurana 72.11

Matsyapurāṇa 72.11

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [72.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.72.11)

purā dakṣavināśāya kupitasya tu śūlinaḥ  
atha tadbhīmavaktrasya svedabindurlalāṭajaḥ //

> In ancient times, a drop of prespiration trickled down the forehead of of Śiva at the time of His getting into rage to annihilate Dakṣa.—11.  
> — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam

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## Translations (2)

- [The Matsya Puranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-taluqdar.72.p10) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English
- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.72.11) — English, machine translation

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