[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) › 16.57 # Matsyapurana 16.57 Matsyapurāṇa 16.57 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [16.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.16.57) svādhyāyakalahaṃ caiva divāsvapnaṃ ca sarvadā anena vidhinā śrāddhaṃ nirudvāsyeha nirvapet // > The Veda should not be read on that day; the worshipper should not quarrel with anyone, nor should he sleep in course of the day. This is how Śrâddha should be performed.—57. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 16.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.16.56) - [Next: 16.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.16.58) - [Up: 16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.16) ## Translations (2) - [The Matsya Puranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-taluqdar.16.p33) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.16.57) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.16.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.16.57) · Pramāṇa