[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) › 102.3 # Matsyapurana 102.3 Matsyapurāṇa 102.3 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [102.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.102.3) darbhapāṇistu vidhinā ācāntaḥ prayataḥ śuciḥ caturhastasamāyuktaṃ caturasraṃ samantataḥ prakalpyāvāhayed gaṅgām ebhirmantrairvicakṣaṇaḥ // > He should put on the rings of kuśa grass and rinse his mouth with a little water—according to the prescribed form—and then with a calm mind he should conceive within a square, measuring four hands, the sacred Ganges and invoke Her there thus:—"O Ganges! Thou art born from the foot of Viṣṇu, thou art a Viṣṇu force, and loved by Viṣṇu, Thou art Viṣṇu-devatâ; ward my sins off from the time of my birth to death. The 3½ crores of tîrthas of heaven, earth and sky are absorbed in Thee, as stated by Vâyu.—3-5. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 102.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.102.2) - [Next: 102.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.102.4) - [Up: 102](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.102) ## Translations (2) - [The Matsya Puranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-taluqdar.102.p5) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.102.3) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.102.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.102.3) · Pramāṇa