[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) › 72.23 # Matsyapurana 72.23 Matsyapurāṇa 72.23 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [72.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.72.23) yasmācca bhaktyā dharaṇīsutasya vinindyamānena gavādidānam ālokitaṃ tena surārigarbhe sambhūtireṣā tava daitya jātā // > “O Prince! You looked with faith at the ceremony of giving away the cows, &c., in charity, at the conclusion of the vrata performed in honour of Mars, the son of Earth, by a low-born despicable Śudra, and consequently you have been given such a handsome form and are born in the royal family of Daityas.”—23. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 72.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.72.22) - [Next: 72.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.72.24) - [Up: 72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.72) ## Translations (2) - [The Matsya Puranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-taluqdar.72.p17) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.72.23) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Padmapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.padma.1.24.40) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.72.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.72.23) · Pramāṇa