[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) › 124.37 # Matsyapurana 124.37 Matsyapurāṇa 124.37 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [124.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.124.37) yādṛkpurastāttapati yādṛkpṛṣṭhe tu pārśvayoḥ yatrodayastu dṛśyeta teṣāṃ sa udayaḥ smṛtaḥ // > The sun gives out heat equally in all directions, in the front, sideways and backward. He is said to rise at a place where He is first seen and set where He (finally) disappears. The Mount Meru is northernmost place, though south of the Lokâloka Mountain. He is at a vast distance from the Earth and His rays too in their passage here (are obstructed by) go to other things; consequently, He is not visible at night.—37-39. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 124.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.124.36) - [Next: 124.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.124.38) - [Up: 124](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.124) ## Translations (2) - [The Matsya Puranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-taluqdar.124.p13) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.124.37) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.124.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.124.37) · Pramāṇa