[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) › 99.20 # Matsyapurana 99.20 Matsyapurāṇa 99.20 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [99.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.99.20) janmanāṃ śatasāhasraṃ na śokaphalabhāgbhavet na ca vyādhirbhavettasya na dāridryaṃ na bandhanam vaiṣṇavo vātha śaivo vā bhavejjanmani janmani // > One who observes the Vibhûti-dvâdaśî ordinance like this, liberates himself from all sins and also frees hundreds of his ancestors. He is not oppressed with grief, disease or poverty during thousands of births. He is always born as a devotee of Viṣṇu or Śiva, and, after spending 108 thousand yugas in heaven, is born as a king.—19-21. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 99.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.99.19) - [Next: 99.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.99.21) - [Up: 99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.99) ## Translations (2) - [The Matsya Puranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-taluqdar.99.p15) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.99.20) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.99.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.99.20) · Pramāṇa