[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) › 54.7 # Matsyapurana 54.7 Matsyapurāṇa 54.7 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [54.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.54.7) nakṣatrapuruṣaṃ nāma vrataṃ nārāyaṇātmakam pādādi kuryādvidhivad viṣṇunāmānukīrtanam // > Lord Śiva said :—Nârada ! You have put a very useful question for the benefit of all. Hear about the vow which is beneficial to widows. There is a religious observance (Vrata) which is known as nakṣatrapuruṣa Vrata, which should be devoutly kept. It (nakṣtrapuruṣa Vrata) is worship of Nârâyaṇa in the figure which should be made according to rule, having feet, etc., and the names of Viṣṇu should be recited.—6-7. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 54.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.54.6) - [Next: 54.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.54.8) - [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.p4) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.54.7) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.54.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.54.7) · Pramāṇa