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# Matsyapurana 72.15

Matsyapurāṇa 72.15

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [72.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.72.15)

śāntipradātā sarveṣāṃ grahāṇāṃ prathamo bhava  
prekṣiṣyante janāḥ pūjāṃ kariṣyanti varānmama //

> Śiva said:—“Vîrabhadra! You have destroyed the sacrifice of Dakṣa, and now you should not consume the universe. Be calm. You will be prime in the mansion of auspicious planets, and people will worship you through my favour.—14-15.  
> — 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.p12) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English
- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.72.15) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (1)

- [Matsya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.astro.samhita.matsya.72.15) — Sanskrit

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