[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) › 53.72 # Matsyapurana 53.72 Matsyapurāṇa 53.72 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [53.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.53.72) āhṛtya nāradāyaivaṃ tena vālmīkaye punaḥ vālmīkinā ca lokeṣu dharmakāmārthasādhanam evaṃ sapādāḥ pañcaite lakṣā martye prakīrtitāḥ // > Brahmâ narrated the original Râmâyaṇa to Nârada; the latter revealed it to Vâlmîki, who gave it to the world, and which is a means of giving Dharma, Kâma and Artha. And in which way the famous epic exists in the world, and contains 5,25,000 ślokas.—71. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 53.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.53.71) - [Next: 53.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.53.73) - [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.p50) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.53.72) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.53.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.53.72) · Pramāṇa