[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) › 53.37 # Matsyapurana 53.37 Matsyapurāṇa 53.37 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [53.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.53.37) yatrāgniliṅgamadhyasthaḥ prāha devo maheśvaraḥ dharmārthakāmamokṣārtham āgneyamadhikṛtya ca // > 11. \*The Linga Purâṇa.\*—The Purâṇa in which Śiva explained the virtues of Agni and the four Vargas, \*viz.\*, Dharma, Artha, Kâma and Mokṣa, by manifesting Himself through the pillar of fire, which commences with the description of Âgneya Kalpa, and which was uttered by Brahmâ Himself, is styled Linga Purâṇa, and it contains 11,000 ślokas. One who gives away this Purâṇa, along with sesamum and cow in charity, on the full-moon day, in the month of Phâlguna, attains the form of and similarity with Śiva.—36-37. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 53.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.53.36) - [Next: 53.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.53.38) - [Up: 53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.53) ## Translations (2) - [The Matsya Puranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-taluqdar.53.p25) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.53.37) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.53.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.53.37) · Pramāṇa