[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) › 53.4 # Matsyapurana 53.4 Matsyapurāṇa 53.4 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [53.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.53.4) purāṇamekamevāsīt tadā kalpāntare 'nagha trivargasādhanaṃ puṇyaṃ śatakoṭipravistaram // > There was only one Purâṇa in the beginning of the Kalpa. It was alone the means of the accomplishment of the three ends of man (Dharma, Artha and Kama). And it was the only holy book consisting of thousand millions of stanzas.—4. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 53.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.53.3) - [Next: 53.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.53.5) - [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.p4) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.53.4) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.53.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.53.4) · Pramāṇa