[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) › 2.20 # Matsyapurana 2.20 Matsyapurāṇa 2.20 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.2.20) ābhūtasamplave tasminn atīte yogaśāyinā pṛṣṭena manunā proktaṃ purāṇaṃ matsyarūpiṇā tadidānīṃ pravakṣyāmi śṛṇudhvamṛṣisattamāḥ // > Sûta said, “O sages! hear the history of creation, &c., which you have asked me to narrate. I shall now proceed to relate it in the words of the Lord which were addressed to the King Vaivasvata Manu.”—20-21. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 2.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.2.19) - [Next: 2.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.2.21) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.2) ## Translations (2) - [The Matsya Puranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-taluqdar.2.p12) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.2.20) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Ṭoḍarānanda](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.nibandha.mahanibandha.todarananda.4.43) — Ṭoḍaramalla 1564, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.2.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.2.20) · Pramāṇa