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The Matsya Purana earns its title from the fish incarnation of Visnu, the other nine being Kurma, Varaha, Narasimha, Vamana, Bhargava Parasurama, Rama, Krsna, Buddha and Kalki. The Matsya Purana is not all based totally on the life story of Matsya, but it deals with various other subjects, though in some of the chapters Matsya himself is the speaker.

Matsya Purana contains 291 chapters in total. First among all it describes the dialogues between Manu and the Lord, known as Manusamvada and deals with the following subjects in successive order, viz- the history of Brahmanda, the Sariraka Samkhya as explained by Brahma, the origin of the Devas and Asuras, as well as Maruts, the observance of Madanadvadasi vrata, the ways of the worship of the Lokapalas, the description of the Manvantaras, the history of king Vena, the birth of the Sun and Vaivasvata and the meeting with Budha.

Then it deals with the families of the manes, the times of performing Sraddha, Pitrtirtha Pravasa, the birth of the moon, the history of Yavati, the glory of Svamikartika, the history of the Vrsni and Yadava houses. Then it describes various ordinances, glory of various tirthas and rivers, the movement of Sun and Moon and their relative positions, the churning of the ocean, worship of the Devas, the characteristics of palaces, pandals and housebuilding, the forms of the temples and pandals, the history of Puru dynasty, the narration of the coming sovereigns, the description of the sixteen gifts such as Tuladana, etc., the names of the Kalpas etc.

The present edition of Matsya Purana is a complete book in 2 volumes that includes Sanskrit text, English translation with Notes, an exhaustive Introduction and complete Index of Verses. We hope that this book will be very useful not only for the general readers who have interest in ancient Indian literatures, but also for the scholars.

CONTENTS

	Introduction	xiii
CHAPTER 1	The cause of the lord Visnu assuming the form of fish and other related details	1
CHAPTER 2	Conversation between Matsya and Manu	4
CHAPTER 3	The primary creation	7
CHAPTER 4	The story of Sarasvati	11
CHAPTER 5	Birth of the daughters of Daksa and Kumara Karttikeya	16
CHAPTER 6	Description of the Kasyapa dynasty	19
CHAPTER 7	Birth of Maruts and description of Madana Dvadasi	22
CHAPTER 8	Presiding deities of each sarga and the crowning of Prthu as king	28
CHAPTER 9	Description of Manvantaras and seven Rsis	29
CHAPTER 10	The story of the king Prthu and the milking of the cow	32
CHAPTER 11	Genesis of the solar and lunar dynasties and the story of Ila	35
CHAPTER 12	The story of Ila and description of Iksvaku dynasty	40
CHAPTER 13	Description of Pitr-vamsa and the hundred and eight names of the Goddess	45
CHAPTER 14	Fall of Acchoda from the heaven and her redemption at her prayer to the manes	50
CHAPTER 15	Description of Pitr-vamsa and the method of performing Sraddha	52
CHAPTER 16	Different kinds of Sraddhas and the qualities of the Brahmanas to be invited in the Sraddhas	55
CHAPTER 17	Performing of Sraddha for achieving prosperity and emancipation	61
CHAPTER 18	Method of Ekoddisti and Sapindikarana Sraddha	67
CHAPTER 19	Distribution of havya and kavya by Pitrs in Sraddhas	69
CHAPTER 20	Story of the sage Kausika and the ants	71
CHAPTER 21	The story of Brahmadatta and the four sheldrake birds	74
CHAPTER 22	The time suitable for the performing of sraddha and some rules connected with the same	77
CHAPTER 23	The origin of Moon, his marriage, performing of Rajasuya yajna, his attraction for Tara, his fight with lord Siva, and ending of war at the instance of Brahma.	83
CHAPTER 24	Birth of Budha from the womb of Tara, the story of Urvasi and Pururava and that of Yayati	88
CHAPTER 25	Kaca and Devayani join Sukra for learning of Mrtasanjivani after bearing painful situations	93
CHAPTER 26	Devayani proposes marriage with Kaca who refused and their mutual showering of curses	100
CHAPTER 27	Quarrel between Devayani and Sarmistha, Sarmistha pushes Devayani into the well, Yayati saves Devayani, conversation between Devayani and Sukracarya	102
CHAPTER 28	History of Yayati and dialogue between Devayani and Sukra	105
CHAPTER 29	Denouncement of Vrsaparva by Sukracarya and Sarmistha becomes the slave girl of Devayani	106
CHAPTER 30	Forest sports of Devayani and Sarmistha with their handmaids, arrival of the king Yayati – his talk with Devayani and his marriage with her.	109
CHAPTER 31	Birth of a son to Yayati from Devayani, meeting of Sarmistha with Yayati in seclusion and the birth of a son to her as well	112
CHAPTER 32	Talk between Sarmistha and Devayani getting annoyed at the birth of a son to Sarmistha, Devayani goes to her father with a complaint.	115
CHAPTER 33	Yayati's efforts to exchange of old age with the youthful age of his sons who declined, but Puru accepted the old age of Yayati, earning the boons	118
CHAPTER 34	Enjoying of worldly pleasures by Yayati, and then his proceeding to the forest crowing Puru as the king	121
CHAPTER 35	Performing of the tapas by the king Yayati and his reaching the heaven	124
CHAPTER 36	At the instance of Indra, Yayati repeats the advice given by him to his son Puru	125
CHAPTER 37	Fall of Yayati from the heaven and the question asked to him by Astaka	127
CHAPTER 38	Conversation between Yayati and Astaka	129
CHAPTER 39	Conversation between Yayati and Astaka	132
CHAPTER 40	Discussion of Yayati and Astaka on asrama dharma	135
CHAPTER 41	Discussion between Yayati and Astaka, Yayati refuses to accept the merits granted by Others	137
CHAPTER 42	Refusal of the king Yayati to accept the offer of the kings including Astaka and others	140
CHAPTER 43	Description of Yayati's dynasty and the story of Kartavirya Arjuna	144
CHAPTER 44	Burning of the trees with lustre of Kartavirya, curse of Vasistha to Kartvirya and the description of Andhaka race	147
CHAPTER 45	The story of Syamantaka gem	154
CHAPTER 46	Description of Vrsni dynasty	156
CHAPTER 47	Life story of Krsna, history of Daityas, battle of gods and the demons	159
CHAPTER 48	Description of Turvasu and Druhya, story of Bali and the birth of Karna	181
CHAPTER 49	Description of Puruvamsa, Bharatavamsa and the birth of Bharadvaja etc.	189
CHAPTER 50	Comprehensive history of the rulers of Puruvamsa	194
CHAPTER 51	Dynasty, Origin and various names of Agni	201
CHAPTER 52	Description of Dharma and Adharma, the excellence of Karmayoga over Jnana-yoga	205
CHAPTER 53	Descriptions of Puranas and merit of making the gift of a Purana	208
CHAPTER 54	About the ordinance of Naksatra-purusa	214
CHAPTER 55	The merits of the vow of Aditya-sayana	218
CHAPTER 56	Krsnastami Vrata and the merits of adoration of Siva in different months	221
CHAPTER 57	Rohinicandra-sayana Vrata, The rules of performing different vows	222
CHAPTER 58	The rules of consecration of newly built tanks, wells, pools, temples etc.	225
CHAPTER 59	The rites of dedicating trees and planting groves	230
CHAPTER 60	About the ordinance of Saubhagya-sayana	232
CHAPTER 61	The birth of Agastya and the dialogue between Narada and Siva	236
CHAPTER 62	Description of Ananta-trtiya vow	241
CHAPTER 63	Vow of "Rasakalyanini trtiya" and rite of Sahasra Agnistoma	245
CHAPTER 64	About the ordinance of Ardranandakari trtiya	248
CHAPTER 65	Vow of Aksaya-trtiya and its merit	250
CHAPTER 66	Description of Sarasvata ordinance	251
CHAPTER 67	Merits of charity at the time of solar and lunar eclipses	252
CHAPTER 68	Rituals of bathing on the seventh day of a bright fortnight	254
CHAPTER 69	Vow of Bhima Dvadasi	258
CHAPTER 70	Vow of Anangadana, the method of worshipping Kama	263
CHAPTER 71	Description of the ordinance known as Asunyasayanadvitiya	269
CHAPTER 72	The vow of Angaraka, the dialogue between Pippalada and Yudhisthira	270
CHAPTER 73	Method of the pacification of planet Brhaspati and Sukra	275
CHAPTER 74	The vow and merits of Kalyana-saptami	276
CHAPTER 75	The merits of the vow of Visoka-saptami	278
CHAPTER 76	The ordinance of Phala-saptami	279
CHAPTER 77	The vow and merits of Sarkara-saptami	280
CHAPTER 78	The vow and merits of Kamala-saptami	282
CHAPTER 79	The vow and merits of Mandara-saptami	283
CHAPTER 80	The ordinance of Subha-saptami	284
CHAPTER 81	The ordinance of Visoka-dvadasi, the method of worshipping Laksmi	285
CHAPTER 82	The merits of gift of Gudadhenu and other symbolic images of the cow	288
CHAPTER 83	The benefits and greatness of all gifts	291
CHAPTER 84	The description of gift of salt-hill	295
CHAPTER 85	The description of gift of raw-sugar-hill	296
CHAPTER 86	The description of mountain of gold	296
CHAPTER 87	The description of mount of sesamum	297
CHAPTER 88	The description of gift of cotton-hill	298
CHAPTER 89	The description of mount of clarified butter	298
CHAPTER 90	The description of mount of gems	299
CHAPTER 91	The description of the mount of silver	300
CHAPTER 92	The description of the sugar-hill	301
CHAPTER 93	The performance of Santi and Pusti (Oblation to the nine planets)	304
CHAPTER 94	Description of the form of nine planets	318
CHAPTER 95	Method and merit of the ordinance of Siva-caturdasi	319
CHAPTER 96	The greatness of giving up of all fruits	322
CHAPTER 97	The method of Sunday ordinance	325
CHAPTER 98	The process of bringing Samkranti to a close	326
CHAPTER 99	The vow of Visnu-vratam, known as the Vibhuti-Dvadasi	328
CHAPTER 100	Description of the vow of Visnu-vratam	330
CHAPTER 101	Prescribing of the sixty vratas and the related glory	334
CHAPTER 102	Method of taking bath and the performing of tarpana	341
CHAPTER 103	Anxiety of Yudhisthira, his meeting with the sage Markandeya	344
CHAPTER 104	The glory of Prayaga and description of various sacred places	347
CHAPTER 105	Position of those who die at Prayaga and the importance of giving a cow in charity	348
CHAPTER 106	Glory of Prayaga and description of various auspicious places	351
CHAPTER 107	Description of the various sacred places of Prayaga	355
CHAPTER 108	The glory of Prayagatirtha	357
CHAPTER 109	Glory of Prayaga in preference to other tirthas	360
CHAPTER 110	Dwelling of all the auspicious tirthas at Prayaga	362
CHAPTER 111	Stay of Brahma, Visnu and Siva at Prayaga	363
CHAPTER 112	Glory of Prayaga as described by Vasudeva	365
CHAPTER 113	The description of Jambudvipa and its mountains and varsas	366
CHAPTER 114	Description of Bharatavarsa, Kimpurusa and Harivarsa	373
CHAPTER 115	Story of the earlier birth Pururava	380
CHAPTER 116	Description of Airavati river	381
CHAPTER 117	Description of the astonishing splendour of Himalaya	383
CHAPTER 118	Description of the astonishing beauty of Himalaya and the hermitage of the sage Atri	385
CHAPTER 119	Entry of Pururava in the hermitage, description of the grandeur of the asrama and the tapas performed by Pururava	390
CHAPTER 120	Tapas of the king Pururava, sports of Gandharvas and apsaras, arrival of the sage Atri, the boon granted to the king	393
CHAPTER 121	Description of Kailasa and Ganga besides Jambudvipa	397
CHAPTER 122	Description of Sakadvipa, Kusadvipa and Salmalidvipa	402
CHAPTER 123	Description of Gomedaka and Puskaradvipa	409
CHAPTER 124	Speed of the Sun and the Moon described	414
CHAPTER 125	Description of the movement of the sun and his chariot	421
CHAPTER 126	Riding of different gods over the Sun's chariot in different months	425
CHAPTER 127	Description of the chariot of the planets and praise of Dhruva	431
CHAPTER 128	Movements of divine planets and the speed of the sun and the moon	433
CHAPTER 129	The building of Tripura	439
CHAPTER 130	Building of Tripura by Maya-danava	442
CHAPTER 131	Comfortable living of the Daityas in Tripura, witnessing of the dream by Maya	444
CHAPTER 132	Atrocities of the Daityas of Tripura, taking refuge of the gods with Brahma	448
CHAPTER 133	Building of a surprising chariot of Siva for the killing of Tripurasura	450
CHAPTER 134	Attack on Tripura by Siva and other gods	455
CHAPTER 135	Attack on Tripura by Indra at the command of Siva, victory of the gods the retreat of the Danavas to Tripura	458
CHAPTER 136	Anxiety of Maya, construction of a surprising step well, terrific war between Nandikesvara and Tarakasura	465
CHAPTER 137	Anxiety of Maya with the drying of the step-well, Danavas enter the nether world	470
CHAPTER 138	Terrific battle between the gods and the Danavas and killing of Tarakasura	473
CHAPTER 139	Maya entrusts safety of Tripura to the Danavas convincing them again	478
CHAPTER 140	War between Gods and Danavas, killing of Vidyunmali by Nandisvara	483
CHAPTER 141	Pururava's union with the sun and moon	489
CHAPTER 142	Description of the Yugas	496
CHAPTER 143	Description of yajna and its method	502
CHAPTER 144	The temperament of Dvapara and Kaliyuga, the story of the king Pramati, start of Krtayuga	505

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