[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) › 96.4 # Matsyapurana 96.4 Matsyapurāṇa 96.4 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [96.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.96.4) aṣṭādaśānāṃ dhānyānām anyacca phalamūlakam varjayedabdamekaṃ tu ṛte auṣadhakāraṇam savṛṣaṃ kāñcanaṃ rudraṃ dharmarājaṃ ca kārayet // > The prohibited grains of eighteen kinds and fruits and roots should be avoided for a period of one year ; but there is no harm in taking anything in the form of a medicine. A golden image of Śiva and a bull should be made. The image of Dharmarâja should be made similarly.—4. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 96.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.96.3) - [Next: 96.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.96.5) - [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.p4) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.96.4) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.96.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.96.4) · Pramāṇa