[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) › 72.36 # Matsyapurana 72.36 Matsyapurāṇa 72.36 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [72.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.72.36) bhūmiputra mahābhāga svedodbhava pinākinaḥ rūpārthī tvāṃ prapanno 'haṃ gṛhāṇārghyaṃ namo 'stu te // > 'O, Son of Earth, O blessed one, you have been born of the sweat drop of lord Śiva, I pray you for beauty and have taken shelter under you. Be pleased to accept this arghya, I salute you. Pray accept this libation of water.'—36. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 72.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.72.35) - [Next: 72.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.72.37) - [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.p29) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.72.36) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [Padmapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.padma.1.24.52) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit - [Matsya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.astro.samhita.matsya.72.36) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.72.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.72.36) · Pramāṇa