[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) › 171.65 # Matsyapurana 171.65 Matsyapurāṇa 171.65 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [171.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.171.65) purāṇaḥ puruṣaścaiva mayā viṣṇurhariḥ prabhuḥ kathitaste 'nupūrveṇa saṃstutaḥ paramarṣibhiḥ // > Kadrû was the mother of the mountains and the serpents, and in such a way the universe multiplied—63 O King! In such a way the lotus Puskara was produced by Viṣṇu and the creation emanating from it is known as Padmasṛṣṭi I have thus described the glory of the Lord Viṣṇu—the Purāṇapuruṣa—before you; and the Ṛiṣis, all pray to Viṣṇu the Prime cause of all—64 65 > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 171.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.171.64) - [Next: 171.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.171.66) - [Up: 171](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.171) ## Translations (2) - [The Matsya Puranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-taluqdar.171.p20) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.171.65) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Matsya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.astro.samhita.matsya.172.65) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.171.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.171.65) · Pramāṇa