[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) › 3.28 # Matsyapurana 3.28 Matsyapurāṇa 3.28 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [3.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.3.28) īśvarecchāvaśaḥ so 'pi jīvātmā kathyate budhaiḥ evaṃ ṣaḍviṃśakaṃ proktaṃ śarīram iha mānave // > The body therefore comprises the twenty-six elements, and the individual soul, which is subordinate to the wishes of the Lord, closes the list of the elements that make up the human body.—28. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 3.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.3.27) - [Next: 3.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.3.29) - [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.p16) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.3.28) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.3.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.3.28) · Pramāṇa