[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) › 83.43 # Matsyapurana 83.43 Matsyapurāṇa 83.43 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [83.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.83.43) annameva tato lakṣmīr annameva janārdanaḥ dhānyaparvatarūpeṇa pāhi tasmānnagottama // > 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: 83.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.83.42) - [Next: 83.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.83.44) - [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.83.43) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.83.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.83.43) · Pramāṇa