[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) › 22.89 # Matsyapurana 22.89 Matsyapurāṇa 22.89 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [22.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.22.89) tilodakāñjalirdeyo jalasthaistīrthavāsibhiḥ sadarbhahastenaikena śrāddhamevaṃ viśiṣyate // > Kuśa and black sesamum were produced from the body of Viṣṇu, that is why they are necessarily employed in the performance of śrâddha. The devas have also said that a handful of water mixed with sesamum and offered by the residents of a sacred place by holding kuśa in one hand, is also a kind of śrâddha.—89-90. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 22.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.22.88) - [Next: 22.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.22.90) - [Up: 22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.22) ## Translations (2) - [The Matsya Puranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-taluqdar.22.p25) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.22.89) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.22.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.22.89) · Pramāṇa