Matsya Purana
मत्स्यपुराणम्
The Matsya Purana is one of the eighteen major Puranas. It is primarily related to Vishnu's first avatar (Matsya - fish) and the great flood.
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Matsya Purana (GRETIL Sanskrit recension) · Chapter 1 · Verse 1
विचGओर्मत्स्यवतरे सकलवसुमत+मGअलC व्य[नुवनस तस्यस्योद+रितनC ध्वनिर अपहरतद अ[रियC व% [रुत+नम
vicGormatsyvatre sakalavasumat+maGalaC vya[nuvns tasysyod+ritnC dhvanir apaharatd a[riyaC va% [rut+nm
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Chapter 1 - Verse 2
Matsya Purana (GRETIL Sanskrit recension) · Chapter 1 · Verse 2
देव+C सरस्वत+C चैव ततो जयम उद+रयेत
dev+C sarasvat+C caiva tato jayam ud+rayet
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Chapter 1 - Verse 3
Matsya Purana (GRETIL Sanskrit recension) · Chapter 1 · Verse 3
त्रिगुGय त्रिवेदय नमस तस्मै स्वयम्भुवे
triguGya trivedya namas tasmai svayambhuve
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Opening — The Great Fish Narrates to Manu
Matsya Purana · Chapter 1 · Verse 1.3
मत्स्य उवाच: शृणु राजन्महाभाग सर्वकल्याणकारणम्। पुराणं मत्स्यनाम्नाऽहं वक्ष्यामि जगतो हितम्॥
matsya uvāca: śṛṇu rājan mahābhāga sarva-kalyāṇa-kāraṇam purāṇaṁ matsya-nāmnāhaṁ vakṣyāmi jagato hitam
Matsya said: Hear, O greatly blessed king; I will relate the Purāṇa called Matsya, the cause of all welfare and for the benefit of the world.
Chapter 1 - Verse 4
Matsya Purana (GRETIL Sanskrit recension) · Chapter 1 · Verse 4
मुनयो द+र्घसत्त्रन्ते पप्रच्छुर द+र्घसCहितम
munayo d+rghasattrnte papracchur d+rghasaChitm
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Chapter 1 - Verse 5
Matsya Purana (GRETIL Sanskrit recension) · Chapter 1 · Verse 5
कथसु [औनकद्यस तु अभिनन्द्य मुहुर्मुहु%
kathsu [aunakdys tu abhinandya muhurmuhu%
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Chapter 1 - Verse 6
Matsya Purana (GRETIL Sanskrit recension) · Chapter 1 · Verse 6
तन्येवम[तकल्पनि [रोतुम इच्छमहे पुन%
tnyevm[takalpni [rotum icchmahe puna%
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The Ten Avatars of Vishnu
Matsya Purana · Chapter 1 · Verse 285.6
मत्स्यः कूर्मो वराहश्च नृसिंहो वामनस्तथा। रामो रामश्च कृष्णश्च बुद्धः कल्किश्च ते दश॥
matsyaḥ kūrmo varāhaś ca nṛsiṁho vāmanas tathā rāmo rāmaś ca kṛṣṇaś ca buddhaḥ kalkiś ca te daśa
Matsya, Kurma, Varaha, Nrisimha, Vamana, Parashurama, Rama, Krishna, Buddha and Kalki — these are the ten avatars.
Chapter 1 - Verse 7
Matsya Purana (GRETIL Sanskrit recension) · Chapter 1 · Verse 7
कस्मच्च भगवन विचGउर मत्स्यर्क्पत्वम [रित%
kasmcca bhagavn vicGur matsyarkpatvam [rita%
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Chapter 1 - Verse 8
Matsya Purana (GRETIL Sanskrit recension) · Chapter 1 · Verse 8
कस्य हेतो% कपलित्वC जगम व[चभध्वज%
kasya heto% kaplitvaC jagma v[cabhadhvaja%
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Dharma Protects Those Who Protect It
Matsya Purana · Chapter 1 · Verse 52.8
धर्मो रक्षति रक्षितः। धर्मो हरति हर्तारं धर्मः साधूनां जीवनम्॥
dharmo rakṣati rakṣitaḥ dharmo harati hartāraṁ dharmaḥ sādhūnāṁ jīvanam
Dharma protects the one who protects it. Dharma overcomes the destroyer of Dharma. Dharma is the life of the righteous.
Chapter 1 - Verse 9
Matsya Purana (GRETIL Sanskrit recension) · Chapter 1 · Verse 9
त्वद्वक्येनम[तस्येव न त[प्तिरिह जयते
tvadvkyenm[tasyeva na t[ptiriha jyate
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Chapter 1 - Verse 10
Matsya Purana (GRETIL Sanskrit recension) · Chapter 1 · Verse 10
मत्स्यC पुरGअमखिलC यज्जगद गदधर%
mtsyaC purGamakhilaC yajjagda gaddhara%
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Chapter 1 - Verse 11
Matsya Purana (GRETIL Sanskrit recension) · Chapter 1 · Verse 11
पुत्रे रज्यC समरोप्य क्चमवन रविनन्दन%
putre rjyaC samropya kcamvn ravinandana%
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Chapter 1 - Verse 12
Matsya Purana (GRETIL Sanskrit recension) · Chapter 1 · Verse 12
समदु%खसुखो व+र% प्रप्तवन योगम उत्तमम
samadu%khasukho v+ra% prptavn yogam uttamam
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Chapter 1 - Verse 13
Matsya Purana (GRETIL Sanskrit recension) · Chapter 1 · Verse 13
वरC व[G+च्व प्रोवच प्र+त% स कमलसन%
varaC v[G+cva provca pr+ta% sa kamalsana%
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Chapter 1 - Verse 14
Matsya Purana (GRETIL Sanskrit recension) · Chapter 1 · Verse 14
एकम एवहम इच्छमि त्वत्तो वरमनुत्तमम
ekam evham icchmi tvatto varamanuttamam
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Chapter 1 - Verse 15
Matsya Purana (GRETIL Sanskrit recension) · Chapter 1 · Verse 15
भवेयC रक्चGयलC प्रलये समुपस्थिते
bhaveyaC rakcaGylaC pralaye samupasthite
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Chapter 1 - Verse 16
Matsya Purana (GRETIL Sanskrit recension) · Chapter 1 · Verse 16
पुच्पव[च्मि% सुमहत+ खत्पपत सुरर्पित
pucpav[cmi% sumahat+ khtpapta surrpit
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Chapter 1 - Verse 17
Matsya Purana (GRETIL Sanskrit recension) · Chapter 1 · Verse 17
पपत पGयोर उपरि [अफर+ जलसCयुत
papta pGyor upari [aphar+ jalasaCyut
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Chapter 1 - Verse 18
Matsya Purana (GRETIL Sanskrit recension) · Chapter 1 · Verse 18
रक्चGयकरोद्यत्नC स तस्मिन्करकोदरे
rakcaGykarodyatnaC sa tasminkarakodare
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Chapter 1 - Verse 19
Matsya Purana (GRETIL Sanskrit recension) · Chapter 1 · Verse 19
सो ऽभवन्मत्स्यर्क्पेGअ पहि पह+ति चब्रव+त
so 'bhavanmatsyarkpeGa phi ph+ti cbrav+t
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Chapter 1 - Verse 20
Matsya Purana (GRETIL Sanskrit recension) · Chapter 1 · Verse 20
तत्रपि चैकरत्रेGअ हस्तत्रयम अवर्धत
tatrpi caikartreGa hastatrayam avardhata
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Chapter 1 - Verse 21
Matsya Purana (GRETIL Sanskrit recension) · Chapter 1 · Verse 21
स मत्स्य% पहि पह+ति त्वमहC [अरGअC गत%
sa matsya% phi ph+ti tvmahaC [araGaC gata%
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Chapter 1 - Verse 22
Matsya Purana (GRETIL Sanskrit recension) · Chapter 1 · Verse 22
यद न मति तत्रपि क्क्पे मत्स्य% सरोवरे
yad na mti tatrpi kkpe matsya% sarovare
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Chapter 1 - Verse 23
Matsya Purana (GRETIL Sanskrit recension) · Chapter 1 · Verse 23
तत्रप्यह पुनर द+न% पहि पहि न[पोत्तम
tatrpyha punar d+na% phi phi n[pottama
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Chapter 1 - Verse 24
Matsya Purana (GRETIL Sanskrit recension) · Chapter 1 · Verse 24
यद तद समुद्रे तC प्रक्चिपन्मेदिन+पति%
yad tad samudre taC prkcipanmedin+pati%
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Chapter 1 - Verse 25
Matsya Purana (GRETIL Sanskrit recension) · Chapter 1 · Verse 25
तद प्रह मनुर्भ+त% को ऽपि त्वमसुरे[वर%
tad prha manurbh+ta% ko 'pi tvamasure[vara%
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Chapter 1 - Verse 26
Matsya Purana (GRETIL Sanskrit recension) · Chapter 1 · Verse 26
योजनयुतविC[अत्य कस्य तुल्यC भवेद्वपु%
yojanyutaviC[aty kasya tulyaC bhavedvapu%
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Chapter 1 - Verse 27
Matsya Purana (GRETIL Sanskrit recension) · Chapter 1 · Verse 27
ह[च+के[अ जगन्नथ जगद्धम नमो ऽस्तु ते
h[c+ke[a jaganntha jagaddhma namo 'stu te
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Chapter 1 - Verse 28
Matsya Purana (GRETIL Sanskrit recension) · Chapter 1 · Verse 28
सधु सध्विति चोवच सम्यग्ज�तस त्वयनघ
sdhu sdhviti covca samyagj�tas tvaynagha
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Chapter 1 - Verse 29
Matsya Purana (GRETIL Sanskrit recension) · Chapter 1 · Verse 29
भविच्यति जले मग्न स[ऐलवनकनन
bhavicyati jale magn sa[ailavanaknan
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Chapter 1 - Verse 30
Matsya Purana (GRETIL Sanskrit recension) · Chapter 1 · Verse 30
महज+वनिकयस्य रक्चGर्थC मह+पते
mahj+vanikyasya rakcaGrthaC mah+pate
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Chapter 1 - Verse 31
Matsya Purana (GRETIL Sanskrit recension) · Chapter 1 · Verse 31
अस्यC निधय सर्वCस तन अनथन पहि सुव्रत
asyC nidhya sarvCs tn anthn phi suvrata
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Chapter 1 - Verse 32
Matsya Purana (GRETIL Sanskrit recension) · Chapter 1 · Verse 32
[[Eगे ऽस्मिन्मम रजेन्द्र तदेमC सCयमिच्यसि
[[Ege 'sminmama rjendra tademC saCyamicyasi
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Chapter 1 - Verse 33
Matsya Purana (GRETIL Sanskrit recension) · Chapter 1 · Verse 33
प्रजपतिस्त्वC भवित जगत% प[थिव+पते
prajpatistvaC bhavit jagata% p[thiv+pate
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Chapter 1 - Verse 34
Matsya Purana (GRETIL Sanskrit recension) · Chapter 1 · Verse 34
मन्वन्तरधिप[चपि देवप्क्ज्यो भविच्यसि
manvantardhipa[cpi devapkjyo bhavicyasi
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The Process of Creation
Matsya Purana · Chapter 1 · Verse 53.65
सर्गश्च प्रतिसर्गश्च भूतानां पुनरुद्भवः। मन्वन्तरेषु च कथा मनूनां सप्तसप्तके॥
sargaś ca pratisargaś ca bhūtānāṁ punar-udbhavaḥ manvantareṣu ca kathā manūnāṁ sapta-saptake
Creation and secondary creation, the renewed arising of beings, and the accounts of the Manus in the Manvantaras — the seven‑by‑seven lineages — these form the Purāṇic tradition.