[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) › 69.39 # Matsyapurana 69.39 Matsyapurāṇa 69.39 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [69.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.69.39) tathaiva viṣṇoḥ śirasi kṣīradhārāṃ prapātayet aratnimātraṃ kuṇḍaṃ ca kuryāttatra trimekhalam // > He should place there a pitcher of water and worship the Guardians of the quarters (Dikpâla). There the devotee should sit on a black deer skin and over his head place the pitcher of water, after making a hole in its centre. He should allow the water to trickle, drop by drop on his head, and, in the same way, should allow a stream of milk to fall on the head of the symbol of Viṣṇu.—38-39. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 69.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.69.38) - [Next: 69.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.69.40) - [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.p24) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.69.39) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.69.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.69.39) · Pramāṇa