[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) › 53.54 # Matsyapurana 53.54 Matsyapurāṇa 53.54 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [53.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.53.54) tad aṣṭādaśakaṃ caikaṃ sahasrāṇīha paṭhyate sauvarṇahaṃsasaṃyuktaṃ yo dadāti pumāniha sa siddhiṃ labhate mukhyāṃ śivaloke ca saṃsthitim // > One who gives away this Purâṇa in charity, along with a golden flamingo, attains a place in the region of Śiva, endowed with highest perfection.—53. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam > 17. \*The Garuḍa Purâṇa\*.—The Purâṇa in which Kṛiṣṇa has described the birth of Garuḍa out of the cosmic egg, in the Garuḍa Kalpa, is known as Garuḍa Purâṇa, and contains 18,000 ślokas.—52. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 53.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.53.53) - [Next: 53.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.53.55) - [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.p35) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.53.54) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Skandamahāpurāṇa (vulgate)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda*vulgate.16.2.73) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.53.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.53.54) · Pramāṇa