[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) › 72.28 # Matsyapurana 72.28 Matsyapurāṇa 72.28 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [72.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.72.28) agnirmūrdhā divo mantraṃ japannāste udaṅmukhaḥ śūdrastūṣṇīṃ smaranbhaumam āste bhogavivarjitaḥ // > He should mutter the mantras, "Agnimûrdhâ diva," by turning his face towards the north. If the devotee be a Śudra, he should silently, without uttering any mantra, meditate over the form of Bhauma (Mars). The company of women should be avoided that day.—28. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 72.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.72.27) - [Next: 72.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.72.29) - [Up: 72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.72) ## Translations (2) - [The Matsya Puranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-taluqdar.72.p21) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.72.28) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.72.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.72.28) · Pramāṇa