[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) › 53.74 # Matsyapurana 53.74 Matsyapurāṇa 53.74 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [53.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.53.74) idaṃ pavitraṃ yaśaso nidhānam idaṃ pitṝṇāmativallabhaṃ ca idaṃ ca deveṣv amṛtāyitaṃ ca nityaṃ tvidaṃ pāpaharaṃ ca puṃsām // > The learned know of the Purâṇas of the ancient Kalpa. The recitation of this list of the Purâṇas is conducive to prosperity, fame and long life. He who reads or listens to it, gets wealth, reputation, long life and emancipation.—72. This list is the most sacred. It is the giver of fame and the destroyer of sins. It is very dear to the pitṛis, and is prized by the Devas as a nectar. It is external and destroyer of sin of all men.—73. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 53.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.53.73) - [Next: 54.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.54.1) - [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.p51) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.53.74) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Skandamahāpurāṇa (vulgate)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda*vulgate.16.2.109_6) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.53.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.53.74) · Pramāṇa