[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) › 72.7 # Matsyapurana 72.7 Matsyapurāṇa 72.7 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [72.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.72.7) prahlādasya sutaṃ dṛṣṭvā dviraṣṭaparivatsaram rūpeṇāpratimaṃ kāntyā so 'hasadbhṛgunandanaḥ // > Once upon a time, the mighty sage, Śukra, seeing Virôchana, the handsome, sixteen-years-old son of Prahlâda, laughed, and saying, Sâdhu, Sâdhu, addressed him, “O mighty armed Virôchana! O prince! O may you be always prosperous.” Then Virôchana, the enemy of the Devas, wondering at the laughing of the sage, inquired:—7-8. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 72.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.72.6) - [Next: 72.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.72.8) - [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.p7) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.72.7) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.72.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.72.7) · Pramāṇa