[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) › 53.59 # Matsyapurana 53.59 Matsyapurāṇa 53.59 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [53.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.53.59) iha lokahitārthāya saṃkṣiptaṃ paramarṣiṇā idamadyāpi deveṣu śatakoṭipravistaram // > The venerable sage has abridged the Purâṇas for the sake of the good of this world; otherwise, the entire Purâṇa existing in the Deva Loka, contains a hundred crore ślokas.—58. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 53.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.53.58) - [Next: 53.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.53.60) - [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.p39) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.53.59) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.53.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.53.59) · Pramāṇa