[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) › 1.8 # Matsyapurana 1.8 Matsyapurāṇa 1.8 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.1.8) bhairavatvaṃ bhavasyāpi purāritvaṃ ca kena hi kasya hetoḥ kapālitvaṃ jagāma vṛṣabhadhvajaḥ // > By what did Bhava come to be Bhairava, and the foe of the three citadels? / For what reason did Vṛṣabhadhvaja become the skull-bearer? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.1.7) - [Next: 1.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.1.9) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.1.8) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.1.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.1.8) · Pramāṇa