[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) › 4.55 # Matsyapurana 4.55 Matsyapurāṇa 4.55 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [4.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.4.55) dadau sa daśa dharmāya kaśyapāya trayodaśa saptaviṃśatiṃ somāya dadau nakṣatrasaṃjñitāḥ devāsuramanuṣyādi tābhyaḥ sarvamabhūjjagat // > "Out of the girls he created, he gave ten to Dharma, thirteen to Kaśyapa, and twentyseven to the moon that form a certain galaxy of stars. These very same daughters of Dakṣa produced the further race of Devâs, Râkṣasas, mankind and the other beings inhabiting the extensive universe."—54-55. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 4.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.4.54) - [Next: 5.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.5.1) - [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.p32) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.4.55) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.4.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.4.55) · Pramāṇa