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# Matsyapurana 2.35

Matsyapurāṇa 2.35

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [2.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.2.35)

sa sisṛkṣur abhūd devaḥ prajāpatir arindama  
tattejasaś ca tatraiṣa mārtaṇḍaḥ samajāyata //

> Brahmâ created the Brâhmaṇas and, owing to His desire of calling the Universe into being, He is also known as Prajâpati. Mârtaṇḍa came into being by the glory of the Creator.—35.  
> — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam

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## Translations (2)

- [The Matsya Puranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-taluqdar.2.p26) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English
- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.2.35) — English, machine translation

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