[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) › 41.2 # Matsyapurana 41.2 Matsyapurāṇa 41.2 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [41.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.41.2) \*yayātiruvāca aniketagṛhastheṣu kāmavṛtteṣu saṃyataḥ grāma eva caranbhikṣus tayoḥ pūrvataraṃ gataḥ // > Yayâti.—“A Sanyasi, though living in the village and amongst grihastas, but having no house of his own and control over his desires, goes first to Devahood and is better than one living in the forest.”—2. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 41.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.41.1) - [Next: 41.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.41.3) - [Up: 41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.41) ## Translations (2) - [The Matsya Puranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-taluqdar.41.p2) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.41.2) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.41.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.41.2) · Pramāṇa