[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) › 69.16 # Matsyapurana 69.16 Matsyapurāṇa 69.16 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [69.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.69.16) dhārmikasyāpyaśaktasya tīvrāgnitvādupoṣaṇe idaṃ vratamaśeṣāṇāṃ vratānāmadhikaṃ yataḥ // > The pious who are unable to suppress their hunger and keep up a full fast, should observe this ordinance, which is the best of all for them.—16. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 69.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.69.15) - [Next: 69.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.69.17) - [Up: 69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.69) ## Translations (2) - [The Matsya Puranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-taluqdar.69.p12) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.69.16) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Padmapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.padma.1.23.17) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.69.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.69.16) · Pramāṇa