[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) › 3.16 # Matsyapurana 3.16 Matsyapurāṇa 3.16 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [3.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.3.16) guṇebhyaḥ kṣobhamāṇebhyas trayo devā vijajñire ekā mūrtis trayo bhāgā brahmaviṣṇumaheśvarāḥ // > The Lord replied that the presence of the three attributes, viz.—Satva, Rajas, Tamas, in equipoise, form the Prakṛiti. The same Prakṛiti is also known as Pradhâna, Avyakta and Mâyâ. The Creation springs from this very Prakṛiti and ultimately disappears into it. By a disturbance in these attributes, the same one form manifested itself into three, as Brahmâ, Viṣṇu and Maheśwara. Similarly, the presence of the three attributes in unequal parts begets Mahâtatva, which is also known as intellect. Egoism sprang from the Mahatatva, and the five organs of perception and other five organs of action, originated from Egoism.—14-18. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 3.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.3.15) - [Next: 3.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.3.17) - [Up: 3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.3) ## Translations (2) - [The Matsya Puranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-taluqdar.3.p7) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.3.16) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.3.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.3.16) · Pramāṇa