[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) › 69.4 # Matsyapurana 69.4 Matsyapurāṇa 69.4 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [69.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.69.4) \*matsya uvāca evaṃ pṛṣṭaḥ sa viśvātmā brahmaṇā lokabhāvanaḥ umāpatiruvācedaṃ manasaḥ prītikārakam // > The Lord Matsya said :—On thus being asked by Brahmâ, Śiva, the lord of Umâ, the Soul of the universe, the creator of all worlds, began to explain the ordinance, so pleasant to the mind.—4. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 69.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.69.3) - [Next: 69.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.69.5) - [Up: 69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.69) ## Translations (2) - [The Matsya Puranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-taluqdar.69.p4) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.69.4) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Padmapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.padma.1.23.5) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.69.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.69.4) · Pramāṇa