[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) › 159.6 # Matsyapurana 159.6 Matsyapurāṇa 159.6 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [159.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.159.6) tasyāmeva tataḥ ṣaṣṭhyām abhiṣikto guhaḥ prabhuḥ sarvairamarasaṃghātair brahmendropendrabhāskaraiḥ // > On the new moon night of the month of Chaitra, two powerful sons of the brilliancy of the Sun, were born in the thicket of reed forest, and on the fifth day of the bright-fortnight, they were joined together by Indra, for the welfare of the Devas On the sixth day of the same fortnight, Kârtikeya was duly installed by Brahmâ, Indra, Upendra, Âdityas and the other Devas with scent, garlands, excellent Dhûpa, play things, umbrella, châmara, ornaments and unguents.—4 6 > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 159.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.159.5) - [Next: 159.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.159.7) - [Up: 159](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.159) ## Translations (2) - [The Matsya Puranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-taluqdar.159.p2-2) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.159.6) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Padmapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.padma.1.44.147) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.159.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.159.6) · Pramāṇa