[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) › 53.3 # Matsyapurana 53.3 Matsyapurāṇa 53.3 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [53.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.53.3) \*matsya uvāca purāṇaṃ sarvaśāstrāṇāṃ prathamaṃ brahmaṇā smṛtam anantaraṃ ca vaktrebhyo vedāstasya vinirgatāḥ // > Lord said to Manu! Brahmâ remembered in the beginning first the Purâṇas among all the Sâstras. So Purâṇas are the first among the Sâstras. Afterwards, Brahmâ uttered out the four Vedas from His four mouths.—3. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 53.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.53.2) - [Next: 53.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.53.4) - [Up: 53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.53) ## Translations (2) - [The Matsya Puranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-taluqdar.53.p3) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.53.3) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.53.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.53.3) · Pramāṇa