[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) › 52.1 # Matsyapurana 52.1 Matsyapurāṇa 52.1 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [52.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.52.1) \*ṛṣaya ūcuḥ idānīṃ prāha yadviṣṇuḥ pṛṣṭaḥ paramamuttamam tadidānīṃ samācakṣva dharmādharmasya vistaram // > The Ṛiṣis said:—"Sûta! Be good enough to relate to us the difference between Virtue (Dharma) and Vice (Adharma) in detail, as explained by the Lord Viṣṇu, at the respectful enquiries of the King Vaivasvata Manu."—1. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 51.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.51.47) - [Next: 52.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.52.2) - [Up: 52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.52) ## Translations (2) - [The Matsya Puranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-taluqdar.52.p1) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.52.1) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Matsya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.astro.samhita.matsya.51.1) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.52.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.52.1) · Pramāṇa