[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) › 2.26 # Matsyapurana 2.26 Matsyapurāṇa 2.26 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.2.26) avijñeyamavijñātaṃ jagat sthāsnu cariṣṇu ca tataḥ svayambhūr avyaktaḥ prabhavaḥ puṇyakarmaṇām // > Matsya said that during the period of Great Dissolution the universe was enveloped in darkness and was in a state of trance, as it were, inconceivable, still, and undefinable. In that state of unimaginable and indescribable trance, appeared Lord Svayambhu, who is also known as Nârayaṇa, owing to His omnipresence in Sthûla-śarira, made His appearance to create the universe.—25-27. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 2.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.2.25) - [Next: 2.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.2.27) - [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.p16) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.2.26) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.2.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.2.26) · Pramāṇa