[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) › 111.3 # Matsyapurana 111.3 Matsyapurāṇa 111.3 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [111.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.111.3) brahmā sṛjati bhūtāni sthāvaraṃ jaṅgamaṃ ca yat tānyetāni paraṃ loke viṣṇuḥ saṃvardhate prajāḥ // > Brahmâ creates the universe, Viṣṇu fosters it and at the end of the kalpa, Śiva destroys it. At the time of the destruction of the universe, Prayâga is saved. One who looks upon the sacred Prayâga as the Lord of all creatures, becomes omniscient and blessed. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 111.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.111.2) - [Next: 111.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.111.4) - [Up: 111](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.111) ## Translations (2) - [The Matsya Puranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-taluqdar.111.p3) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.111.3) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.111.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.111.3) · Pramāṇa