[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) › 96.23 # Matsyapurana 96.23 Matsyapurāṇa 96.23 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [96.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.96.23) sauvarṇaraupyatāmreṣu yāvantaḥ paramāṇavaḥ bhavanti cūrṇyamāneṣu phaleṣu munisattama tāvadyugasahasrāṇi rudraloke mahīyate // > “O Sage ! the devotee remains in the region of Śiva for as many thousand Yugas as there are atoms of gold, silver and copper, in this world, when these latter are ground to a powder.—23. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 96.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.96.22) - [Next: 96.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.96.24) - [Up: 96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.96) ## Translations (2) - [The Matsya Puranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-taluqdar.96.p16) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.96.23) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.96.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.96.23) · Pramāṇa