[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) › 3.46 # Matsyapurana 3.46 Matsyapurāṇa 3.46 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [3.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.3.46) vairājā yatra te jātā bahavaḥ śaṃsitavratāḥ svāyaṃbhuvā mahābhāgāḥ sapta sapta tathāpare // > Manu, thus born, was Svayambhu Manu, who, owing to his close affinity to Brahmâ, is also called Âdipuruṣa (the first man). The progeny of Svayambhu Manu multiplied considerably and the Vairâjas are among them.—45-46. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam > Svârochiṣa, &c., the seven Manus, and another set of seven Manūs, Auttami, &c., altogether the fourteen Manus, belong to the family of Svayambhu Manu. “O, King Vaivasvatâ Manu,” said the Lord, “You are the seventh of the last set of Manus.”'—47. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 3.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.3.45) - [Next: 3.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.3.47) - [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.p23) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.3.46) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.3.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.3.46) · Pramāṇa