[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) › 54.2 # Matsyapurana 54.2 Matsyapurāṇa 54.2 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [54.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.54.2) mahādevasya saṃvāde nāradasya ca dhīmataḥ yathāvṛttaṃ pravakṣyāmi dharmakāmārthasādhakam // > Sûta said :—Ṛiṣis ! I shall now relate to you in full about the gifts (Dâna Dharma), vows (Vrata) and fasts, as explained by the Lord in the form of fish. This narration is in the form of a dialogue between the great Lord Śiva and wise Nârada and also a mention of trivarga. (Dharma, Kâma and Artha). I shall relate exactly as the dialogue took place.—1-2. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 54.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.54.1) - [Next: 54.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.54.3) - [Up: 54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.54) ## Translations (2) - [The Matsya Puranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-taluqdar.54.p1) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.54.2) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.54.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.54.2) · Pramāṇa