[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) › 1.7 # Matsyapurana 1.7 Matsyapurāṇa 1.7 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.1.7) kathaṃ sasarja bhagavaṃl lokanāthaścarācaram kasmācca bhagavān viṣṇur matsyarūpatvam āśritaḥ // > How did the lord, the master of the world, emit the mobile and immobile? / And why did the blessed Viṣṇu assume the form of a fish? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.1.6) - [Next: 1.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.1.8) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.1.7) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.1.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.1.7) · Pramāṇa