[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) › 124.9 # Matsyapurana 124.9 Matsyapurāṇa 124.9 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [124.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.124.9) saptadvīpasamudrāyā vistāro maṇḍalasya tu ityetadiha saṃkhyātaṃ purāṇe parimāṇataḥ // > The moon is twice as much bigger in circumference and diameter than the sun (?). I shall now repeat the measurements in yôjanas of the terrestrial globe, comprising the seven dvîpas and the seven oceans, as enumerated in the Purâṇas. I shall now speak of the Sâmpratas and the Abhimanîs (?) The abhimanî Devas of past ages are equal (in number ?) to the Sampratas, in form and name. Therefore I shall describe the surface of the Earth and the Samprata (present ?) Devas.—8-11. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 124.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.124.8) - [Next: 124.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.124.10) - [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.p4) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.124.9) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.124.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.124.9) · Pramāṇa