[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) › 73.2 # Matsyapurana 73.2 Matsyapurāṇa 73.2 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [73.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.73.2) rājate vātha sauvarṇe kāṃsyapātre 'thavā punaḥ śuklapuṣpāmbarayute sitataṇḍulapūrite // > Pippalâda said.—“King! now listen to the rituals pertaining to the pacification of the malignant aspect of the planet Śukra (Venus). On the beginning of a journey or its end, or on the occasions of the appearance and the disappearance of Śukra, a vessel of silver, gold or bell metal should be made and filled in with white flowers, white cloth and uncooked rice.—1-2. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 73.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.73.1) - [Next: 73.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.73.3) - [Up: 73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.73) ## Translations (2) - [The Matsya Puranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-taluqdar.73.p1) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.73.2) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.73.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.73.2) · Pramāṇa