[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) › 12.13 # Matsyapurana 12.13 Matsyapurāṇa 12.13 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [12.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.12.13) ajījanatputramekam anekaguṇasaṃyutam budhaścotpādya taṃ putraṃ svarlokam agamattataḥ // > On becoming a Kimpuruṣa, Ila used to remain in the form of a man for one month and the next month he used to become a woman again. Ila, in the form of Ilâ, conceived in the house of Budha, and gave birth to a notable son. Budha, after the birth of that son, went to heaven.—12-13. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 12.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.12.12) - [Next: 12.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.12.14) - [Up: 12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.12) ## Translations (2) - [The Matsya Puranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-taluqdar.12.p3) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.12.13) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Matsya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.astro.samhita.matsya.11.13) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.12.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.12.13) · Pramāṇa