[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) › 60.28 # Matsyapurana 60.28 Matsyapurāṇa 60.28 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [60.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.60.28) rasarājaṃ ca lavaṇaṃ kustumburu tathāṣṭakam dattaṃ saubhāgyamityasmāt saubhāgyāṣṭakamityataḥ // > After thus worshipping Śiva, the devotee should place before Him the Saubhâgya Aṣṭaka, the eight blessings consisting of the following eight things : clarified butter (ghee) niṣpâva (?), saffron, cow's milk, cuminseed, sugarcane (rasarâja), salt and coriander seed. All these eight things are considered as boons, and therefore their mixture is called Saubhâgya Aṣṭaka.—27-28. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 60.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.60.27) - [Next: 60.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.60.29) - [Up: 60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.60) ## Translations (2) - [The Matsya Puranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-taluqdar.60.p16) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.60.28) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.60.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.60.28) · Pramāṇa