[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) › 53.42 # Matsyapurana 53.42 Matsyapurāṇa 53.42 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [53.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.53.42) yatra māheśvarāndharmān adhikṛtya ca ṣaṇmukhaḥ kalpe tatpuruṣaṃ vṛttaṃ caritairupabṛṃhitam // > 13. \*The Skanda Purâṇa.\*—The Purâṇa in which the six-faced Kârtika has expressed the virtues of high-class men and also about the worship of Mahâdeva, is known as Skanda Purâṇa. It commences with the description of the Mâheśvara Dharmas, as found in the Satpuruṣa Kalpa, and contains 81,100 ślokas, in this mortal region—41-42. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 53.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.53.41) - [Next: 53.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.53.43) - [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.p28) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.53.42) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [A History of Indian Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v1.c9.s15.175) — M. Winternitz, English --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.53.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.53.42) · Pramāṇa