[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) › 23.2 # Matsyapurana 23.2 Matsyapurāṇa 23.2 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [23.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.23.2) \*sūta uvāca ādiṣṭo brahmaṇā pūrvam atriḥ sargavidhau purā anuttamaṃ nāma tapaḥ sṛṣṭyarthaṃ taptavānprabhuḥ // > Sûta said:—At the time of the first creation, the sage Atri as desired by Brahmâ practised austerities for the purpose of creation.—2. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 23.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.23.1) - [Next: 23.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.23.3) - [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.p2) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.23.2) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Padmapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.padma.1.12.2) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.23.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.23.2) · Pramāṇa