[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) › 72.40 # Matsyapurana 72.40 Matsyapurāṇa 72.40 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [72.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.72.40) pradakṣiṇaṃ tataḥ kṛtvā visarjya dvijapuṃgavam naktamakṣāralavaṇam aśnīyādghṛtasaṃyutam // > After this, the Brâhmaṇa should be circumambulated and dismissed, and the devotee should take his evening meal with clarified butter, avoiding salt and acid.—40. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 72.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.72.39) - [Next: 72.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.72.41) - [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.p33) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.72.40) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Varāhapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.varaha.56.6) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.72.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.72.40) · Pramāṇa