[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) › 40.14 # Matsyapurana 40.14 Matsyapurāṇa 40.14 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [40.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.40.14) yastu kāmānparityajya tyaktakarmā jitendriyaḥ ātiṣṭheta munir maunaṃ sa loke siddhimāpnuyāt // > The seer (muni) who, after forsaking all, curbs his passions and observes the vow of silence, accomplishes his object in the world.—14. A seer (muni), howsoever shabby he may be, ought to be adored by even such a man, who keeps his teeth clean, pure, white, always trims his finger nails, bathes every day, wears ornaments on his body, and leads a chaste life.—15. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 40.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.40.13) - [Next: 40.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.40.15) - [Up: 40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.40) ## Translations (2) - [The Matsya Puranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-taluqdar.40.p8) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.40.14) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [Critical edition (BORI)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*crit.1.86.14) — Sanskrit - [Matsya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.astro.samhita.matsya.39.14) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.40.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.40.14) · Pramāṇa