[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) › 68.2 # Matsyapurana 68.2 Matsyapurāṇa 68.2 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [68.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.68.2) \*śrībhagavānuvāca purā kṛtāni pāpāni phalantyasmiṃstapodhana rogadaurgatyarūpeṇa tathaiveṣṭavadhena ca // > Lord said:—The sins of the past fructify in one's present life. Disease, misery, loss of dear ones, are only the results of past sins.—2. I shall now describe to you the rituals of bathing on the seventh day of a bright fortnight, that washes off all the sins, which causes prosperity, and destroys all human troubles. I shall also describe to you the rituals of the ablution of a woman, whose offsprings do not survive, as well as for the longevity of old and diseased men as well as of young men. This ablution which is done according to special rites, drives away the uneasiness of the mind.—3-5. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 68.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.68.1) - [Next: 68.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.68.3) - [Up: 68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.68) ## Translations (2) - [The Matsya Puranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-taluqdar.68.p2) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.68.2) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.68.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.68.2) · Pramāṇa