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Matsya Purana
Speakers: Matsya/Manu
Volume: 14,000 verses
Goal: Visnu
Kalpa: 7 Kalpas
Mode: Ignorance

Topics:
Architecture (Temples, mansion)
Astrology (planets & influences)
Astronomy
Battle between Demons & Devas
Bhrgu's curse on Visnu
Churning of the Milk Ocean
Construction Techniques (houses)
Cosmic Egg (description of)
Creation (Marut from Brahman)
Creation (of demigods)
Creation (of demons)
Deities (features of)
Dreams (auspicious signs in)
Eclipses (evil portents at end)
Engineering science
Evil Omens
Evil Planets (tenfold specification)
Firmament (movements in)
Future Kings (indications of)
Gotras & Pravaras (rel. to Pitrs)
Image (features of)
Kalakuta (poison, counteraction)
Kalpas
King (duties of)
Kings (indication of future kings)
Mansion (construction)
Manvantaras (list of)
Moon (origin of)
Movement in the Firmament
Murtis (features of)
Ocean (churning of)
Omens (diff. kinds of evil ones)
Pavilion (construction)
Pitrgatha (song of the Pitrs)
Pitrs (description of)
Planets (movements of)
Planets (the form of)
Portents (diff. kind of evil ones)
Pravaras & Gotras (rel. to Pitrs)
Signs (diff. kinds of evil ones)
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Soma (origin of)

Stars (movements of)
Temple construction
Vaisyas (government of)
War between Demons & Devas
Yugas (creation of four)
Yugas (yugadharmas listed)