[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) › 3.5 # Matsyapurana 3.5 Matsyapurāṇa 3.5 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [3.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.3.5) vedābhyāsaratasyāsya prajākāmasya mānasāḥ manasaḥ pūrvasṛṣṭā vai jātā yat tena mānasāḥ // > The Lord Fish replied that first of all Brahmâ practised devout austerities, whereby were revealed the sacred Vedas, together with their complements and supplements and the metres. The oldest of all Śâstras was first recollected by Brahmâ—the eternal Brahman—in words, with its ten million elaborations. After that, Brahmâ revealed the sacred Vedas and the sciences of Mimânsa, Nyâya, &c., together with the eightfold proof. Inspired with the Vedic knowledge, Brahmâ became conscious of His supreme potentiality and through His desire created the ten sages, who are known as the Mânasa sons of the Creator, \*viz.\*, Marîchi, Atri, Angira, Pulastya, Pulaha, Kratu, Prachetâ, Bhṛigu, Vasiṣṭha and Nârada. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 3.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.3.4) - [Next: 3.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.3.6) - [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.p2) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.3.5) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.3.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.3.5) · Pramāṇa