[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) › 53.50 # Matsyapurana 53.50 Matsyapurāṇa 53.50 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [53.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.53.50) śrutīnāṃ yatra kalpādau pravṛttyarthaṃ janārdanaḥ matsyarūpeṇa manave narasiṃhopavarṇanam // > 16. \*The Matsya Purâṇa\*.—The Purâṇa in which the Lord has related the glory of Nṛisiṁha to Vaivasvata Manu, at the beginning of the Kalpa, with a view to propagate the Śrutis, in the form of a fish, and in which the Lord has also described about the seven Kalpas, is known, O sages, as the Mâtsya Purâṇa. It contains 14,000 ślokas.—49-50. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 53.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.53.49) - [Next: 53.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.53.51) - [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.p32) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.53.50) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.53.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.53.50) · Pramāṇa