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# Matsyapurana 51.7

Matsyapurāṇa 51.7

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [51.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.51.7)

pravakṣye nāmatastānvai pravibhāgena tānpṛthak  
pāvano laukiko hy agniḥ prathamo brahmaṇaśca yaḥ //

> They are now described and named separately. Pâvana (Pavamâna), the Fire of human beings (Laukika), is the first-begotten of Brahmâ, and Brahmanandana known also as Bharata, was the son of Pavamâna. Havyavâha is also known as Vaiśvânara Agni. He died while carrying Havya offerings to the Gods. He being dead, the son of Atharvan (Aṅgirasa) produced the Fire Puṣkarodadhi (produced by the churning the cloud), which is known as Atharva Alaukika Agni and also as Dakṣiṇa Agni, by non-rubbing.—7-9.  
> — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam

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## Translations (2)

- [The Matsya Puranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-taluqdar.51.p6) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English
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