[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) › 9.16 # Matsyapurana 9.16 Matsyapurāṇa 9.16 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [9.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.9.16) tathaiva jalpadhīmānau munayaḥ sapta tāmase sādhyā devagaṇā yatra kathitāstāmase 'ntare // > In the fourth Manvantara, which was called Tâmasa, the seven Ṛiṣis were :—Kavi, Pṛithu, Agni, Akapi, Kapi, Jalpa, and Dhîmâna; and the group of Devas were known by the name of Sâdhya”.—15-16. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 9.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.9.15) - [Next: 9.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.9.17) - [Up: 9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.9) ## Translations (2) - [The Matsya Puranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-taluqdar.9.p6) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.9.16) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.9.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.9.16) · Pramāṇa