[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) › 5.6 # Matsyapurana 5.6 Matsyapurāṇa 5.6 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.5.6) bhuvaḥ pramāṇaṃ sarvatra jñātvordhvam adha eva ca tataḥ sṛṣṭiṃ viśeṣeṇa kurudhvamṛṣisattamāḥ // > “O, ye Ṛiṣis, who are sons of Dakṣa! first reconnoitre the extent of the universe and then set yourselves to the work of creation.”—6. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 5.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.5.5) - [Next: 5.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.5.7) - [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.p5) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.5.6) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.5.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.5.6) · Pramāṇa