[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) › 7.6 # Matsyapurana 7.6 Matsyapurāṇa 7.6 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [7.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.7.6) kathayantu bhavanto me putraśokavināśanam vrataṃ saubhāgyaphaladam ihaloke paratra ca // > "Sages! Tell me some such \*vrata\* that would free me from the crushing grief of my son's destruction and make me feel happy in this world as well as in the next."—6. Note.—Vrata means fast. Any self-imposed religious observance, Restriction, Vow, Precept, Penance. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 7.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.7.5) - [Next: 7.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.7.7) - [Up: 7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.7) ## Translations (2) - [The Matsya Puranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-taluqdar.7.p7) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.7.6) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Padmapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.padma.1.7.6) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.7.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.7.6) · Pramāṇa