[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) › 44.16 # Matsyapurana 44.16 Matsyapurāṇa 44.16 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [44.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.44.16) vṛjinīvataśca putro 'bhūt svāho nāma mahābalaḥ svāhaputro 'bhavad rājan ruṣaṅgur vadatāṃ varaḥ // > It was in the family of this very King Kroṣṭu that the God Viṣṇu incarnated Himself as Kṛiṣṇa, who afterwards promoted the Vriṣṇi clan, which I am going to relate to you in due order. Kroṣṭu begot Vrijinîvâna, and the latter became the father of the powerful Svâhâ, and Ruṣaṅgu was the son of Svâhâ.—15-16. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 44.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.44.15) - [Next: 44.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.44.17) - [Up: 44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.44) ## Translations (2) - [The Matsya Puranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-taluqdar.44.p8) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.44.16) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.44.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.44.16) · Pramāṇa