[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) › 5.26 # Matsyapurana 5.26 Matsyapurāṇa 5.26 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.5.26) agniputraḥ kumārastu śarastambe vyajāyata tasya śākho viśākhaśca naigameyaś ca pṛṣṭhajāḥ // > Anala perchance cast his seed in a heap of reeds, whence sprang up Kumâra, Śâkha, Viśâkha and Naigameya. They were fostered by the Pleiades, and that is why they are known as Kârtikêya, and the great Ṛiṣi Devala was begotten by Pratyûsa.—26-27. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 5.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.5.25) - [Next: 5.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.5.27) - [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.p16) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.5.26) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Viṣṇupurāṇa (critical edition)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu*crit.1.15.115) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.5.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.5.26) · Pramāṇa