[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) › 83.42 # Matsyapurana 83.42 Matsyapurāṇa 83.42 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [83.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.83.42) annaṃ brahma yataḥ proktam anne prāṇāḥ pratiṣṭhitāḥ annādbhavanti bhūtāni jagadannena vartate // > Hear also the rituals of their being given away. “The (Anna) grain is Brahmâ and is known as the giver of life. The grain nourishes the universe ; consequently, it is Viṣṇu and Lakṣmî. O, Supreme of all the hills ! protect me in the form of a hill of grain.”—41-42. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 83.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.83.41) - [Next: 83.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.83.43) - [Up: 83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.83) ## Translations (2) - [The Matsya Puranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-taluqdar.83.p21) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.83.42) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [Dānakhaṇḍa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.nibandha.hemadri.danakhanda.30.p23) — Hemādri, Sanskrit - [Dānamayūkha](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.dana.danamayukha.3.p91.3) — Nīlakaṇṭha Dīkṣita 1600, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.83.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.83.42) · Pramāṇa