[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) › 79.6 # Matsyapurana 79.6 Matsyapurāṇa 79.6 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [79.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.79.6) namaskāreṇa tadvacca sūryāyetyānale dale dakṣiṇe tadvadarkāya tathāryamṇe ca nairṛte // > He should then salute the Sun and put some flowers and uncooked rice on the lotus leaf, in the Eastern direction by saying 'Bhâskarâya-namaḥ' in the South-East by saying 'Sûryâya namaḥ' in the South, by saying 'Arkâya namaḥ.' in the South-West, by saying “Aryamne namaḥ,” in the West by saying :—“Veda dhâmne namaḥ,” in the North-West direction by saying “Chaṇḍa Bhânave namaḥ,” in the North by saying “Puṣṇe namaḥ,” in the North-East by saying ‘Ânandâya namaḥ.’—6-7. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 79.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.79.5) - [Next: 79.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.79.7) - [Up: 79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.79) ## Translations (2) - [The Matsya Puranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-taluqdar.79.p4) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.79.6) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Matsya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.astro.samhita.matsya.79.6) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.79.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.79.6) · Pramāṇa