[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) › 3.1 # Matsyapurana 3.1 Matsyapurāṇa 3.1 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [3.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.3.1) \*manur uvāca caturmukhatvam agamat kasmāl lokapitāmahaḥ kathaṃ tu lokān asṛjad brahmā brahmavidāṃ varaḥ // > The king asked the Lord, how Brahmâ created the universe and the reason of His having four heads.—1. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 2.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.2.37) - [Next: 3.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.3.2) - [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.p1) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.3.1) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.3.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.3.1) · Pramāṇa