[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) › 5.20 # Matsyapurana 5.20 Matsyapurāṇa 5.20 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.5.20) jyotiṣmantastu ye devā vyāpakāḥ sarvato diśam vasavaste samākhyātās teṣāṃ sargaṃ nibodhata // > The most powerful of the Devas that pervade the universe are known by the name of Vasus, who are eight in number, viz.:—Âpa, Dhruva, Soma, Dhara, Anila, Anala, Pratyûṣa and Prabhâsa.—20-21. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 5.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.5.19) - [Next: 5.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.5.21) - [Up: 5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.5) ## Translations (2) - [The Matsya Puranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-taluqdar.5.p13) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.5.20) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Saurapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.saiva.saura.28.9) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.5.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.5.20) · Pramāṇa