[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) › 18.26 # Matsyapurana 18.26 Matsyapurāṇa 18.26 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [18.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.18.26) yāvadabdaṃ tu yo dadyād udakumbhaṃ vimatsaraḥ pretāyānnasamāyuktaṃ so 'śvamedhaphalaṃ labhet // > The deceased, after living with the Pretas (spirits) for a long time, begins to feel uncomfortable. It is therefore necessary that Ekoddiṣṭa should be performed every year. One who, being devoid of jealousy, gives away a jar full of water along with grain for one full year, for the benefit of the departed spirit, has the same reward as is obtained by performing the Aśvamedha sacrifice.—25-26. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 18.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.18.25) - [Next: 18.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.18.27) - [Up: 18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.18) ## Translations (2) - [The Matsya Puranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-taluqdar.18.p7) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.18.26) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (6) - [Gadādharapaddhati](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.nibandha.mahanibandha.gadadharapaddhati.16.p29) — Gadādhara Rājaguru 1725, Sanskrit - [Śrāddhakaumudī](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.sraddha.mithila_bengal.sraddhakaumudi.10.p50) — Govindānanda 1500, Sanskrit - [Kālasāra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.astro.muhurta.kala.kalasara.14.p20) — Nārāyaṇa Jyotirvit, Sanskrit - [Kālasāra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.kala.kalasara.14.p20) — Gadādhara (Pāraskara commentator), Sanskrit - [Gūḍhārthadīpikā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.nibandha.nirnaya.gudharthadipika.2.p822) — Vāmadeva, Sanskrit - [Nirṇayasindhu](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.nibandha.nirnaya.nirnayasindhu.73.p11.2) — Kamalākarabhaṭṭa 1612, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.18.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.18.26) · Pramāṇa