[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) › 23.1 # Matsyapurana 23.1 Matsyapurāṇa 23.1 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [23.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.23.1) \*ṛṣaya ūcuḥ somaḥ pitṝṇāmadhipaḥ kathaṃ śāstraviśārada tadvaṃśyā ye ca rājāno babhūvuḥ kīrtivardhanāḥ // > The Ṛiṣis said:—How did the moon O! scholar of all the Śâstras, become the sovereign of the Pitṛis and how did the Râjâs of the lunar dynasty become so illustrious?—1. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 22.94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.22.94) - [Next: 23.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.23.2) - [Up: 23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.23) ## Translations (2) - [The Matsya Puranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-taluqdar.23.p1) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.23.1) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Padmapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.padma.1.12.1) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.23.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.23.1) · Pramāṇa