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# Matsyapurana 93.89

Matsyapurāṇa 93.89

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [93.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.93.89)

śobhanaṃ kārayetkuṇḍaṃ yathāvallakṣaṇānvitam  
caturasraṃ samantāttu yonivaktraṃ samekhalam //

> The altar should have a slant towards north-east, and it should be made with great care. The same north-east corner of the pandal, should be selected for the purpose of digging the fire pit. This pit should be a square, beautiful and according to rules. The pit should have girdles round it and of the form of the mouth of a yoni.—88-89.  
> — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam

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## Translations (2)

- [The Matsya Puranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-taluqdar.93.p48) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English
- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.93.89) — English, machine translation

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