[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) › 53.48 # Matsyapurana 53.48 Matsyapurāṇa 53.48 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [53.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.53.48) indradyumnaprasaṅgena ṛṣibhyaḥ śakrasaṃnidhau aṣṭādaśa sahasrāṇi lakṣmīkalpānuṣaṅgikam // > 15. \*The Kûrma Purâṇa.\*—The Purâṇa in which Viṣṇu has dwelt on the glories of the four Vargas (Dharma, Artha, Kama and Mokṣa), in the form of a Kûrma, in the Rasâtala regions, before the sages, in connection with the story of Indradyumna, where Indra was also present, through his companion Indradyumna, is known as Kûrma-Purâṇa, and is related to Lakṣmî Kalpa. It contains 18,000 ślokas.—46-47. One who gives it away in charity, along with a golden turtle, at the time of the equinox, gets the benefit of giving away thousands of cows.—48. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 53.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.53.47) - [Next: 53.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.53.49) - [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.p31) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.53.48) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (3) - [Skandamahāpurāṇa (vulgate)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda*vulgate.16.2.67) — Sanskrit - [Śrītattvanidhi](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.silpa.pratima.sritattvanidhi.1.6720) — Sanskrit - [Tattvanidhi](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.silpa.pratima.tattvanidhi.164.1-25) — Kṛṣṇadevarāya, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.53.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.53.48) · Pramāṇa