[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) › 53.40 # Matsyapurana 53.40 Matsyapurāṇa 53.40 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [53.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.53.40) mānavasya prasaṅgena kalpasya munisattamāḥ caturviṃśatsahasrāṇi tatpurāṇamihocyate // > 12. \*The Varâha Purâṇa.\*—The Purâṇa in which Viṣṇu has described the glories of the Great Boar to the goddess Earth, and which was recited in connection with the Mânava Kalpa, is known as the Varâha Purâṇa, and contains 24,000 stanzas.—38-39. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 53.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.53.39) - [Next: 53.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.53.41) - [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.p26) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.53.40) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.53.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.53.40) · Pramāṇa