[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) › 87.4 # Matsyapurana 87.4 Matsyapurāṇa 87.4 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [87.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.87.4) yasmānmadhuvadhe viṣṇor dehasvedasamudbhavāḥ tilāḥ kuśāśca māṣāśca tasmācchāntyai bhavatviha // > ‘Sesamum, kuśa and mâṣa were produced from the sweat of Viṣṇu, at the time of His killing the demon, Madhu; therefore, O mount of sesamum grant me happiness. In Havya and Kavya, (in the Deva as well as in Pitṛi worship), sesamum is considered to be the best, therefore, O mount of sesamum, I salute you.’—4-5. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 87.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.87.3) - [Next: 87.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.87.5) - [Up: 87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.87) ## Translations (2) - [The Matsya Puranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-taluqdar.87.p4) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.87.4) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (3) - [Dānasāgara](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.nibandha.danasagara.42.4) — Ballālasena, Sanskrit - [Dānakalpataru](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.dana.danakalpataru.7.p66) — Lakṣmīdhara, Sanskrit - [Dānacandrikā (Divākarabhaṭṭa)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.dana.danacandrika-divakara.3.66.5) — Divākarabhaṭṭa 1658, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.87.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.87.4) · Pramāṇa