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# Matsyapurana 22.83

Matsyapurāṇa 22.83

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [22.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.22.83)

ahno muhūrtā vikhyātā daśa pañca ca sarvadā  
tatrāṣṭamo muhūrto yaḥ sa kālaḥ kutapaḥ smṛtaḥ //

> The three morning muhûrtas are called saṅgava, the three muhûrtas in the midday and afternoon are uttama, the evening muhûrta which should be avoided, or śrâddha is Râkṣasî. There are fifteen muhûrtas in the day and the 8th of them is called the kutupa.—82-84.  
> — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam

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## Translations (2)

- [The Matsya Puranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-taluqdar.22.p21) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English
- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.22.83) — English, machine translation

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