[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) › 2.31 # Matsyapurana 2.31 Matsyapurāṇa 2.31 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.2.31) tadantarbhagavāneṣa sūryaḥ samabhavatpurā ādityaścādibhūtatvād brahmā brahma paṭhann abhūt // > He (Svayambhu) then created the Sun by His glory, which owing to its first place in the creation, is known as Âditya.—31. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 2.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.2.30) - [Next: 2.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.2.32) - [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.p19) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.2.31) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.2.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.2.31) · Pramāṇa