Matsyapurana 17.35

17.35

vārdhrīṇasasya māṃsena tṛptir dvādaśavārṣikī
kālaśākena cānantā khaḍgamāṃsena caiva hi //

The Pitṛis say that the offering of fish keeps them satisfied for two months, the flesh of deer for three months, mutton for four months, the flesh of birds for five months, goat’s flesh for six months, Pârṣat’s flesh for seven months, eṇa’s flesh for eight months, ham and buffaloe’s flesh for ten months, hare and turtle’s flesh for eleven months, cow’s (flesh? and) milk and rice cooked in cow’s milk for a year, the flesh of Ruru for 15 months, lion’s flesh for twelve years, Kâlaśâka (pot herb) and flesh of the rhinoceros for a great number of years, the cow’s milk mixed with honey and rice cooked in cow’s milk, clarified butter made of cow’s milk offered even, in a small measure satisfies the Pitṛis—the Pûrvadevatâs to an extreme degree.—31-36.