[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) › 5.2 # Matsyapurana 5.2 Matsyapurāṇa 5.2 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.5.2) \*sūta uvāca saṃkalpād darśanātsparśāt pūrveṣāṃ sṛṣṭirucyate dakṣātprācetasād ūrdhvaṃ sṛṣṭir maithunasambhavā // > Sûta said that in the days gone by, the work of creation was originated by desire, perception and touch. Later on, Dakṣa started the work of creation by the conjunction of men and women.—2. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 5.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.5.1) - [Next: 5.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.5.3) - [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.p2) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.5.2) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (4) - [Padmapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.padma.1.6.2) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit - [Śivapurāṇa (complete text)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.siva*complete-2.5.30.5.30.50) — Sanskrit - [Liṅgapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.linga.1.63.2) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit - [Liṅgapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.tamil.kappiyam.lingapurana.70.2) — Ativīrarāma Pāṇṭiyar 1500, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.5.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.5.2) · Pramāṇa