[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) › 49.1 # Matsyapurana 49.1 Matsyapurāṇa 49.1 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [49.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.49.1) \*sūta uvāca pūroḥ putro mahātejā rājā sa janamejayaḥ prācītvataḥ sutastasya yaḥ prācīmakaroddiśam // > Puru was the father of the most illustrious Janamejaya who begot Prâchîtvata and ruled in the East, and gave his name to the Eastern quarter (Prâchî means East).—1. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 48.108](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.48.108) - [Next: 49.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.49.2) - [Up: 49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.49) ## Translations (2) - [The Matsya Puranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-taluqdar.49.p1) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.49.1) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.49.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.49.1) · Pramāṇa