[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) › 55.2 # Matsyapurana 55.2 Matsyapurāṇa 55.2 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [55.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.55.2) \*īśvara uvāca upavāse 'pyaśaktānāṃ naktaṃ bhojanamiṣyate yasminvrate tadapyatra śrūyatāmakṣayaṃ mahat // > The Lord said:—One who is not in a position to keep up the fast should take his meals in the night which will also give him everlasting benefit.—2. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 55.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.55.1) - [Next: 55.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.55.3) - [Up: 55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.55) ## Translations (2) - [The Matsya Puranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-taluqdar.55.p2) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.55.2) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.55.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.55.2) · Pramāṇa