[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) › 69.34 # Matsyapurana 69.34 Matsyapurāṇa 69.34 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [69.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.69.34) śrutvā prabhāte saṃjāte nadīṃ gatvā viśāṃ pate snānaṃ kṛtvā mṛdā tadvat pāṣaṇḍān abhivarjayet // > With these words, he should sleep on the bare earth. Then, on day-break, he should hear recitations from the Itihâsa, and go and bathe in a river, after rubbing earth on his body. At this time, he should avoid the company of wicked persons.—29-34. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 69.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.69.33) - [Next: 69.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.69.35) - [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.p20) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.69.34) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Padmapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.padma.1.23.36) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.69.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.69.34) · Pramāṇa