[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) › 40.16 # Matsyapurana 40.16 Matsyapurāṇa 40.16 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [40.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.40.16) tapasā karśitaḥ kṣāmaḥ kṣīṇamāṃsāsthiśoṇitaḥ yadā bhavati nirdvaṃdvo munirmaunaṃ samāsthitaḥ // > One whose plethora of flesh and blood has disappeared by his severe penances and who has thereby become reduced to a mere skeleton, showing all his decayed bones, and devoid of the feeling of prosperity or adversity, sticks to his meditation, is said to be firm in his vow of silence (muni). When such a sage chews his morsel like a cow, and remains silent like the latter, he wins both the worlds and paves his way for the final bliss.—16-17. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 40.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.40.15) - [Next: 40.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.40.17) - [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.p10) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.40.16) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [Critical edition (BORI)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*crit.1.86.16) — Sanskrit - [Matsya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.astro.samhita.matsya.39.16) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.40.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.40.16) · Pramāṇa