[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) › 141.28 # Matsyapurana 141.28 Matsyapurāṇa 141.28 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [141.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.141.28) evamāpyāyate somaḥ kṣayite ca punaḥ punaḥ samṛddhirevaṃ somasya pakṣayoḥ śuklakṛṣṇayoḥ // > The phases of the Moon that wax in course of the bright fortnight fed by Suṣumṇâ wane during the dark fortnight In this way the Moon continues to wax and wane, consequently, the full moon is called the receptacle of nectar He is luminous with the fifteen nectar giving phases. He is, therefore, called Pitṛimân—26 28 > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 141.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.141.27) - [Next: 141.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.141.29) - [Up: 141](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.141) ## Translations (2) - [The Matsya Puranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-taluqdar.141.p6) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.141.28) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.141.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.141.28) · Pramāṇa