[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) › 8.1 # Matsyapurana 8.1 Matsyapurāṇa 8.1 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [8.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.8.1) \*ṛṣaya ūcuḥ ādisargaśca yaḥ sūta kathito vistareṇa tu pratisargaśca ye yeṣām adhipās tānvadasva naḥ // > The Ṛiṣis said:—O Sûta! We have heard with concentrated attention what you have been pleased to relate to us; now we feel desirous to know the lives of the kings that flourished at each order of creation.—1. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 7.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.7.65) - [Next: 8.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.8.2) - [Up: 8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.8) ## Translations (2) - [The Matsya Puranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-taluqdar.8.p1) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.8.1) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.8.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.8.1) · Pramāṇa