[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) › 4.23 # Matsyapurana 4.23 Matsyapurāṇa 4.23 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [4.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.4.23) bharatasyānvaye kasya kā ca sṛṣṭiḥ purābhavat etatsarvaṃ samācakṣva mūlataḥ saṃśayo hi me // > After hearing this, the King Vaivasvata Manu again addressed the Lord thus: “Lord! Be gracious enough to satisfy my curiosity by telling me who was King Yadu, in whose family the God of Love took His birth, how Lord Śiva reduced Cupid to ashes, who was King Bharata and how the work of creation continued onwards.”—22-23. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 4.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.4.22) - [Next: 4.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.4.24) - [Up: 4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.4) ## Translations (2) - [The Matsya Puranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-taluqdar.4.p13) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.4.23) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.4.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.4.23) · Pramāṇa