[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) › 55.4 # Matsyapurana 55.4 Matsyapurāṇa 55.4 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [55.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.55.4) yadā hastena saptamyām ādityasya dinaṃ bhavet sūryasya cātha saṃkrāntis tithiḥ sā sārvakāmikī // > Hear about the Vrata, called Âditya Śayana Śankarârchana observance, as described by the learned in the Purâṇas, as well as the method of worshipping Śaṅkara, on the conjunction of the moon with particular asterism. That day is most auspicious which falls on a Sunday, when there is Saṅkrânti and the 7th day of the dark fortnight and when the moon is in the asterism Hastâ. On that day, the images of Umâ and Maheśvara should be worshipped, the former after reciting the names of the God, Sun, and the latter along with the invisible form of Śiva.—3-5. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 55.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.55.3) - [Next: 55.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.55.5) - [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.p3) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.55.4) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.55.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.55.4) · Pramāṇa