[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) › 141.55 # Matsyapurana 141.55 Matsyapurāṇa 141.55 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [141.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.141.55) yasmād āpūryate somaḥ pañcadaśyāṃ tu pūrṇimā daśabhiḥ pañcabhiścaiva kalābhirdivasakramāt // > When the Moon separates from the Sun, one kalâ is known as the Parva period. Every day the Moon waxes by one digit when on the fifteenth day He becomes full. Hence, that day is termed Purnimâ. Then the fifteen digits of the Moon are visible. For this reason, it was stated that after the fifteenth tithi, the Moon wanes; there is no sixteenth digit of the Moon. These Devas and Pitṛis are the drinkers of Soma (Moon) and the nourishers of Soma (Moon). Ârtavas, Ṛitus and Abda, Pitṛis are the nourishers.—54-56. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 141.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.141.54) - [Next: 141.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.141.56) - [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.p13) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.141.55) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [Brahmāṇḍapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.brahmanda.1.28.64) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit - [Vāyupurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.vayu.1.56.57) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.141.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.141.55) · Pramāṇa