[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) › 124.3 # Matsyapurana 124.3 Matsyapurāṇa 124.3 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [124.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.124.3) paryāsaparimāṇaṃ ca candrādityau prakāśataḥ paryāsapārimāṇyāttu budhaistulyaṃ divaḥ smṛtam // > The sun and the moon shed their lights on the circumference of the Earth. The learned believe the heaven to have a similar circumference. The sun ordinarily lits up the three worlds in a moment. He is called Ravi, for giving instantaneous (र=at once) light and thereby protecting (वि=protect) the creation.—3-4. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 124.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.124.2) - [Next: 124.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.124.4) - [Up: 124](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.124) ## Translations (2) - [The Matsya Puranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-taluqdar.124.p2) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.124.3) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Brahmāṇḍapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.brahmanda.1.21.3) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.124.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.124.3) · Pramāṇa