[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) › 53.60 # Matsyapurana 53.60 Matsyapurāṇa 53.60 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [53.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.53.60) upabhedānpravakṣyāmi loke ye sampratiṣṭhitāḥ pādme purāṇe yatroktaṃ narasiṃhopavarṇanam taccāṣṭādaśasāhasraṃ nārasiṃhamihocyate // > \*Upapurâṇas\*—(1) \*Nṛisiṁha\*.—I shall now tell you about the difference between the Purâṇas that exist in the universe and the secondary Purâṇas. There is a mention of Nṛisiṁha in the Padma Purâṇa, and the 18,000 ślokas (dealing with the history of Narasiṁha) forms the Nârsiṁha Purâṇa (which is one of the secondary Purâṇas).—59. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 53.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.53.59) - [Next: 53.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.53.61) - [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.p40) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.53.60) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Skandamahāpurāṇa (vulgate)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda*vulgate.16.2.80) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.53.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.53.60) · Pramāṇa