[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) › 55.30 # Matsyapurana 55.30 Matsyapurāṇa 55.30 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [55.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.55.30) bhaktāya dāntāya ca guhyametad ākhyeyam ānandakaraṃ śivasya idaṃ mahāpātakabhin narāṇām apyakṣaraṃ vedavido vadanti // > The self-controlled and the devout are worthy of being told about the mystery of this observance. Those learned in the Vedas assert that it is the destroyer of all sins and giver of all peace and happiness to men.—30. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 55.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.55.29) - [Next: 55.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.55.31) - [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.p15) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.55.30) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.55.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.55.30) · Pramāṇa