[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) › 56.1 # Matsyapurana 56.1 Matsyapurāṇa 56.1 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [56.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.56.1) \*śrībhagavānuvāca kṛṣṇāṣṭamīmatho vakṣye sarvapāpapraṇāśinīm śāntirmuktiśca bhavati jayaḥ puṃsāṃ viśeṣataḥ // > The adorable Śiva said:—I shall now explain to you about the Kriṣṇâṣṭamî Vrata (ordinance) which is the destroyer of all evils. This fast gives victory, peace and emancipation to men. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 55.33x](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.55.33x) - [Next: 56.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.56.2) - [Up: 56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.56) ## Translations (2) - [The Matsya Puranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-taluqdar.56.p1) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.56.1) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.56.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.56.1) · Pramāṇa