[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) › 9.6 # Matsyapurana 9.6 Matsyapurāṇa 9.6 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [9.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.9.6) pratisargamime kṛtvā jagmuryatparamaṃpadam etat svāyambhuvaṃ proktaṃ svārociṣamataḥ param // > "O Son of Mârtaṇḍa, hear attentively. In the bygone ages, at the close of the reign of Svâyambhuva Manu there was a group of Devas, known as Yâmas. In all Manvantaras, classes, such as Marîchi, &c., are recorded to have appeared. Svâyambhuva Manu had ten sons, viz.:—Agnîghra, Agnivâhu, Riphpha, Savala, Jyotiśmâna, Dyutimâna, Havya, Medhâ, Mêdhâtithi, Vasu. They having established a code of law and morality departed to felicity. This has been narrated as the Svâyambhuva Manvantara.—3-6. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 9.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.9.5) - [Next: 9.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.9.7) - [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.p3) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.9.6) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.9.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.9.6) · Pramāṇa