[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) › 53.70 # Matsyapurana 53.70 Matsyapurāṇa 53.70 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [53.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.53.70) aṣṭādaśa purāṇāni kṛtvā satyavatīsutaḥ bhāratākhyānamakhilaṃ cakre tadupabṛṃhitam lakṣeṇaikena yatproktaṃ vedārthaparibṛṃhitam // > The great sage Vyâsa, after compiling the 18 Purâṇas, indulged in the composition of the story of Mahâbhârata, in order to magnify their bulk, which was an addition to the Purâṇas, by another lac of ślokas. And in which he has condensed the sense of the Vedas.—69. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 53.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.53.69) - [Next: 53.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.53.71) - [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.p48) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.53.70) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Skandamahāpurāṇa (vulgate)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda*vulgate.16.2.94) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.53.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.53.70) · Pramāṇa