[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) › 87.5 # Matsyapurana 87.5 Matsyapurāṇa 87.5 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [87.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.87.5) havye kavye ca yasmācca tilā evābhirakṣaṇam bhavāduddhara śailendra tilācala namo 'stu te // > ‘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: 87.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.87.4) - [Next: 87.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.87.6) - [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.87.5) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Dānasāgara](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.nibandha.danasagara.42.5) — Ballālasena, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.87.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.87.5) · Pramāṇa