[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) › 101.2 # Matsyapurana 101.2 Matsyapurāṇa 101.2 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [101.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.101.2) naktamabdaṃ caritvā tu gavā sārdhaṃ kuṭumbine haimaṃ cakraṃ triśūlaṃ ca dadyādviprāya vāsasī // > The ordinance, known as, (1) Deva-Vrata, is the dispeller of all sins. The observer of it should have his meal only in the night for a year, after which he should give away one cow, quoit and trident, all made of gold, along with a pair of clothes, to a Brâhmaṇa having a large family. One who does so becomes unified with Śiva and lives in His region.—2-3. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 101.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.101.1) - [Next: 101.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.101.3) - [Up: 101](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.101) ## Translations (2) - [The Matsya Puranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-taluqdar.101.p2) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.101.2) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [Kṛtyakalpataru](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.nibandha.mahanibandha.krtyakalpataru.21.p306) — Lakṣmīdhara Bhaṭṭa, Sanskrit - [Vratakāṇḍa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.vrata.vratakanda.7.p306) — Lakṣmīdhara, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.101.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.101.2) · Pramāṇa