[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) › 69.52 # Matsyapurana 69.52 Matsyapurāṇa 69.52 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [69.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.69.52) śivasya hṛdaye viṣṇur viṣṇośca hṛdaye śivaḥ yathāntaraṃ na paśyāmi tathā me svasti cāyuṣaḥ // > The devotee should follow the Brâhmaṇas for eight steps in company of his son, wife, etc., and should say : “Keśava! the destroyer of all evils, be pleased. Śiva is enthroned in the heart of Viṣṇu and the Viṣṇu in the heart of Śiva. As I do not see any difference between the two, so there may be long life and prosperity to me.”—51-52. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 69.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.69.51) - [Next: 69.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.69.53) - [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.p30) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.69.52) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.69.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.69.52) · Pramāṇa