[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) › 2.36 # Matsyapurana 2.36 Matsyapurāṇa 2.36 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.2.36) mṛte 'ṇḍe jāyate yasmān mārtaṇḍas tena saṃsmṛtaḥ rajoguṇamayaṃ yattad rūpaṃ tasya mahātmanaḥ caturmukhaḥ sa bhagavān abhūl lokapitāmahaḥ // > The Sun, owing to its flashing out of the Brahmâṇḍa at the time of its breaking, \*i.e.\*, being divided into two parts, is known by the name of Mârtaṇḍa, and the image of the Creator, Brahmâ, the four-headed Deity, who is full of the element of Rajoguṇa came to be called as Mahâtman.—36. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 2.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.2.35) - [Next: 2.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.2.37) - [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.p29) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.2.36) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.2.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.2.36) · Pramāṇa