[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) › 24.3 # Matsyapurana 24.3 Matsyapurāṇa 24.3 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [24.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.24.3) nāma yadrājaputrīyaṃ viśrutaṃ gajavaidyakam rājñaḥ somasya putratvād rājaputro budhaḥ smṛtaḥ // > Sûta said.—After a year a handsome cherub-boy shining like the twelve suns, wearing yellow raiments and resembling the Moon, was born from the womb of Târâ. He was a master of all the śâstras and was the author of a treatise on elephants. He was known as Rájputra, the doctor of elephants, and was afterwards named Budha owing to his being the son of the Moon.—1-3. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 24.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.24.2) - [Next: 24.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.24.4) - [Up: 24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.24) ## Translations (2) - [The Matsya Puranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-taluqdar.24.p1) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.24.3) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.24.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.24.3) · Pramāṇa