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# Matsyapurana 95.3

Matsyapurāṇa 95.3

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [95.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.95.3)

dharmo 'yaṃ vṛṣarūpeṇa nandī nāma gaṇādhipaḥ  
dharmānmāheśvarān vakṣyat yataḥprabhṛti nārada //

> Hearing the above words of the sage, Lord Śiva, the knower of all things, understood the inclination of Nârada, and said: “Nârada! this sacred bull, who is my principal attendant and who has become unified with me on account of his asceticism and knowledge of the Śruti and the Purâṇas, will explain to you the rituals connected with my ordinance (Mâheśvara Dharma).”’—2-3.  
> — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam

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## Translations (2)

- [The Matsya Puranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-taluqdar.95.p2) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English
- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.95.3) — English, machine translation

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