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# Matsyapurana 97.2

Matsyapurāṇa 97.2

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [97.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.97.2)

\*nandikeśvara uvāca  
yattadviśvātmano dhāma paraṃ brahma sanātanam  
sūryāgnicandrarūpeṇa tattridhā jagati sthitam //

> Nârada said :—Nandikeśvara ! Pray describe to me the ordinance that may be the giver of peace, health and everlasting benefits to the people.—1. Nandikeśvara said :—That which is the eternal abode of the soul of the universe, is known as the Sun, the Fire and the Moon, in this world; by the worship of these a man attains happiness. The devotee observing it should always take his meals at night time only on Sundays.—2-3.  
> — 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.97.p1) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English
- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.97.2) — English, machine translation

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