Matsya Purana
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The Matsya Purana is a major Hindu scripture traditionally classified among the eighteen Mahapuranas, centered on the fish incarnation of Vishnu and encompassing mythology, cosmology, rituals, and religious teachings.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Matsya Purana canonical | 15 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4782733 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Matsya Purana Context triple: [Matsya, scripturalSource, Matsya Purana]
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A.
Mudgala Purana
The Mudgala Purana is a Hindu religious text primarily devoted to the mythology, worship, and theological significance of the elephant-headed deity Ganesha.
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B.
Brahmanda Purana
The Brahmanda Purana is one of the major eighteen Mahapuranas of Hinduism, notable for its cosmological narratives, genealogies, and the embedded Adhyatma Ramayana.
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C.
Vishnu Purana
Vishnu Purana is a major ancient Hindu scripture that narrates the myths, cosmology, and incarnations of the god Vishnu, including stories central to festivals like Janmashtami.
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D.
Garuda Purana
Garuda Purana is a major Vaishnava Hindu scripture that details cosmology, ethics, rituals, and especially the soul’s journey after death and the realms of Yama.
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E.
Padma Purana
The Padma Purana is one of the major Hindu Puranic texts, renowned for its extensive narratives on cosmology, pilgrimage, devotion (bhakti), and religious practices.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Matsya Purana Target entity description: The Matsya Purana is a major Hindu scripture traditionally classified among the eighteen Mahapuranas, centered on the fish incarnation of Vishnu and encompassing mythology, cosmology, rituals, and religious teachings.
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A.
Mudgala Purana
The Mudgala Purana is a Hindu religious text primarily devoted to the mythology, worship, and theological significance of the elephant-headed deity Ganesha.
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B.
Brahmanda Purana
The Brahmanda Purana is one of the major eighteen Mahapuranas of Hinduism, notable for its cosmological narratives, genealogies, and the embedded Adhyatma Ramayana.
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C.
Vishnu Purana
Vishnu Purana is a major ancient Hindu scripture that narrates the myths, cosmology, and incarnations of the god Vishnu, including stories central to festivals like Janmashtami.
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D.
Garuda Purana
Garuda Purana is a major Vaishnava Hindu scripture that details cosmology, ethics, rituals, and especially the soul’s journey after death and the realms of Yama.
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E.
Padma Purana
The Padma Purana is one of the major Hindu Puranic texts, renowned for its extensive narratives on cosmology, pilgrimage, devotion (bhakti), and religious practices.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu scripture
ⓘ
Mahapurana ⓘ Sanskrit text ⓘ |
| associatedDeity | Vishnu ⓘ |
| avatarDescribed | Matsya ⓘ |
| category | Smriti text ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
Matsya avatar of Vishnu
ⓘ
linked to:
Matsya
|
| contains |
cosmic cycles description
ⓘ
cosmology ⓘ creation myths ⓘ dharma-related material ⓘ genealogies ⓘ legends of kings ⓘ mythology ⓘ pilgrimage guides ⓘ religious teachings ⓘ rituals ⓘ tirtha mahatmya ⓘ |
| cosmologicalConcept |
kalpas
ⓘ
manvantaras ⓘ yuga cycles ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Vishnu ⓘ |
| describes |
festivals
ⓘ
great flood myth ⓘ iconography rules ⓘ temple construction guidelines ⓘ vrata (vows and observances) ⓘ |
| dialogueBetween |
Manu
ⓘ
Vishnu ⓘ |
| estimatedVerses | approximately 14,000 verses (varies by recension) ⓘ |
| genre | Purana ⓘ |
| hasMultipleRecensions | yes ⓘ |
| influenced |
Hindu pilgrimage traditions
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Hindu temple rituals ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | classical Sanskrit literature ⓘ |
| mentions |
sacred mountains
ⓘ
sacred rivers ⓘ various Hindu deities ⓘ |
| narrator |
Matsya (fish incarnation of Vishnu)
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linked to:
Matsya
|
| partOf |
Eighteen Mahapuranas
ⓘ
linked to:
Mahapuranas
|
| relatedWork |
Bhagavata Purana
ⓘ
Vishnu Purana ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| script | Devanagari (in most modern editions) ⓘ |
| scripturalStatus |
accepted across major Hindu traditions
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important text in Vaishnavism ⓘ |
| structure | primarily in shloka (metrical) form ⓘ |
| traditionallyAttributedTo | Vyasa ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Matsya Purana Description of subject: The Matsya Purana is a major Hindu scripture traditionally classified among the eighteen Mahapuranas, centered on the fish incarnation of Vishnu and encompassing mythology, cosmology, rituals, and religious teachings.
Referenced by (15)
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